What is the population of Fort Wright city?

Fort Wright city has 5,882 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #78 of 554 in Kentucky.

What is the median household income in Fort Wright city?

Median household income in Fort Wright city is $100,647 a year, 28.2% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Fort Wright city?

Median gross rent is $1,094 a month and the median home value is $305,500, so rent absorbs about 13% of median household income.

Is Fort Wright city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Fort Wright city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Fort Wright, KY population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Fort Wright, Kentucky (Fort Wright, KY — Census place “Fort Wright city”) is 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. Looking for the Fort Wright Kentucky ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Fort Wright, KY: 41011, 41017.

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

Fort Wright ZIP codes (Kentucky)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Fort Wright.

The Fort Wright KY ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

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

Fort Wright city, KY in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Fort Wright city is a mid-size town in Kentucky, with 5,882 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #78 of 554 ranked by population — larger than 86% of them. The median age here is 37.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Fort Wright city earn a median of $100,647 a year, 28.2% above the national figure of $78,538 and 81% above the $55,469 median for the 246 Kentucky cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 3.9% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Fort Wright city is valued at $305,500, essentially level with the national figure and 94% above the $157,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,094 a month, 22.2% below the national figure, or roughly $13,128 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 13% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 68.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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What is the population of Fort Wright city?: Fort Wright city has 5,882 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #78 of 554 in Kentucky.
What is the median household income in Fort Wright city?: Median household income in Fort Wright city is $100,647 a year, 28.2% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Fort Wright city?: Median gross rent is $1,094 a month and the median home value is $305,500, so rent absorbs about 13% of median household income.
Is Fort Wright city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Fort Wright city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Fort Wright city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.