City profile · Kentucky · Census ACS 2023

Fort Wright, KY

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Fort Wright - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

5,882
Residents
$100,647
Median income
$305,500
Median home
$1,353
Median rent (state)

Fort Wright - the verdict

Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Fort Wright lands in the 78th percentile for household income and the 82nd percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

78th
percentile, household income
66th
percentile, home value
50th
percentile, median rent
82nd
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Fort Wright, KY

5,882 people live in Fort Wright, Kentucky - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Fort Wright brings in $100,647 a year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 5.1%. Fort Wright's housing stock carries a median value of $305,500, and the median resident age is 37.6 years. About 44.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 65.7% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 80 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Building Boom), up 1500% from five years earlier. Fort Wright reports a comparatively low crime rate: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 570.7 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, below the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).

Living costs in Kentucky run below the national norm: the state registers 90.2 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Well Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,353 monthly. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Kentucky's average monthly utility costs around $225 (state average). On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 77.4 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (High).

Population

5,882 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Kentucky

Median Household Income

$100,647 /yr

Poverty 5.1%

Cost of Living Index (state)

90.2 (US=100)

Well Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, Kentucky average

How does Fort Wright compare to other US cities?

Where Fort Wright sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 78% higher than other cities
Home value 66% pricier than other cities
Median rent 50% pricier than other cities
Safety 82% safer than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

Zoom in to just Kentucky and the picture shifts: Fort Wright ranks #66 of 181 Kentucky cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

For each metric we count every US city with population 1,000+ and a non-null value, then compute what share of them fall below Fort Wright's value: round(cities-below ÷ total × 100). Safety is inverted (percentile = share of cities with a higher crime rate) so a higher number always means safer. The in-state rank narrows that same crime-rate comparison to only the cities PlainCities tracks in Kentucky, breaking ties alphabetically. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

78thIncome percentile
82ndSafety percentile

78th percentile nationally for median household income · 82nd percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Fort Wright's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

Fort Wright's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown. 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Income, Affordability, Safety. IncomeAffordabilitySafety 67 Avg. percentile National median
Fort Wright's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.

How Fort Wright's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$305,500 34th percentile more affordable than 34% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). This entry sits in this band. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Fort Wright $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Fort Wright, KY Fort Wright, KY's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Fort Wright, KY-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Fort Wright, KY median $100,647/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Fort Wright, KY's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Fort Wright, KY. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 44.6%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 5.1%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 65.7%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
5,882
Median Income
$100,647
Median Home Value
$305,500
Median Age
37.6
Poverty Rate
5.1%
Labor force participation
65.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
44.6%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
570.7
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
65.2
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
505.5
per 100,000 residents

Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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5,600 residents5,800 residents6,000 residents6,200 residents6,400 residents 202020212022202320242025 5,803 residents 6,240 residents ▲ +7.5%
Fort Wright's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Housing Supply

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
80
housing units authorized
Single-Family
0
detached homes
Multifamily
80
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
13.6
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 5
2020 1
2021 3
2022 122
2023 2
2024 80

Permit volume increased 1500% from 2019 to 2024.

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
78.9%
Carpool
7.8%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
13.2%

Based on 3,097 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Kentucky - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$115
avg/month
Natural Gas
$70
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$40
avg/month
Total Utilities
$225
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Kentucky state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Kentucky state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Fort Wright sits in

Cost of Living Index
90.2
Well Below Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,353/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
77.4 / 100
High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Kentucky

Monticello
5,741 people
Central City
5,736 people
Wilmore
6,031 people
Dayton
5,703 people
Bellevue
5,598 people
Princeton
6,242 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Fort Wright's 5,882 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Grayson Valley, AL
5,882 people
Alma, AR
5,879 people
Bonadelle Ranchos, CA
5,879 people
Estes Park, CO
5,879 people
Northchase, NC
5,879 people
Millersville, TN
5,885 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Fort Wright's $100,647 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Bartlett, TN
$100,660 median income
Manassas Park, VA
$100,668 median income
Grand Lake, CO
$100,625 median income
Kossuth, MS
$100,625 median income
Hillsboro, VA
$100,625 median income
Alpine, WY
$100,625 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Fort Wright, KY Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Fort Wright, KY - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 86.9% 7.3% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.3% White 86.9% Black or African American 1.2% Asian 1.5% American Indian 0.5% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 2.6% Two or more races 7.3% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Fort Wright compares to nearby Kentucky cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Fort Wright (this city) 5,882 $100,647
Monticello 5,741 $37,733
Central City 5,736 $49,025
Wilmore 6,031 $64,245
Census ACS 5-year FIPS KY FBI UCR Census BPS 2024 OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Fort Wright, KY?

What is the population of Fort Wright, KY? +

Fort Wright, KY has a population of 5,882 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Fort Wright, KY? +

In Fort Wright, the typical household earns $100,647 per year, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Fort Wright? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Fort Wright; the closest available measure is the Kentucky state average, a cost of living index of 90.2 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Well Below Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Kentucky vary by metro area.

Is Fort Wright, KY safe? +

Fort Wright has a total crime rate of 570.7 per 100,000 residents, which is below the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.

What is the median home value in Fort Wright, KY? +

The median home value in Fort Wright is $305,500, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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