Kentucky · Census place 28612
Fort Wright city, KY
Quick answer
Fort Wright city has 5,882 residents, ranking #78 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $100,647, the median home is worth $305,500 and median gross rent runs $1,094 a month.
- Population
- 5,882Fort Wright city residents
- Median household income
- $100,647Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $305,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,094Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Fort Wright city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Fort Wright city median would spend about 13% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.9% of residents and 68.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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