Cities in Kentucky by median household income, 2024

Fort Thomas, KY had the highest median household income of 42 cities in 2024, at $104,350. Somerset, KY had the lowest, at $34,704. The median was $60,128 and the figure for Kentucky was $63,726. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest104,350Fort Thomas, KY
Lowest34,704Somerset, KY
Median60,12842 cities
Kentucky63,726History

All cities, 2024

Fort Thomas, KY: 104,350 USDFort Thomas, KY104,350Independence, KY: 102,361 USDIndependence, KY102,361Alexandria, KY: 102,239 USDAlexandria, KY102,239Mount Washington, KY: 96,239 USDMount Washington, KY96,239La Grange, KY: 88,464 USDLa Grange, KY88,464St. Matthews, KY: 82,412 USDSt. Matthews, KY82,412Jeffersontown, KY: 81,506 USDJeffersontown, KY81,506Georgetown, KY: 80,088 USDGeorgetown, KY80,088Erlanger, KY: 75,840 USDErlanger, KY75,840Shelbyville, KY: 75,610 USDShelbyville, KY75,610Shepherdsville, KY: 71,476 USDShepherdsville, KY71,476Florence, KY: 71,003 USDFlorence, KY71,003Lexington, KY: 69,479 USDLexington, KY69,479Nicholasville, KY: 68,503 USDNicholasville, KY68,503Louisville, KY: 66,849 USDLouisville, KY66,849Lawrenceburg, KY: 66,486 USDLawrenceburg, KY66,486Lyndon, KY: 65,679 USDLyndon, KY65,679Versailles, KY: 62,368 USDVersailles, KY62,368Covington, KY: 61,166 USDCovington, KY61,166Newport, KY: 60,853 USDNewport, KY60,853Elizabethtown, KY: 60,760 USDElizabethtown, KY60,760Berea, KY: 59,495 USDBerea, KY59,495Franklin, KY: 59,052 USDFranklin, KY59,052Radcliff, KY: 58,559 USDRadcliff, KY58,559Owensboro, KY: 56,357 USDOwensboro, KY56,357Paris, KY: 55,839 USDParis, KY55,839Winchester, KY: 54,378 USDWinchester, KY54,378Madisonville, KY: 53,860 USDMadisonville, KY53,860Frankfort, KY: 53,073 USDFrankfort, KY53,073Ashland, KY: 52,715 USDAshland, KY52,715Danville, KY: 52,646 USDDanville, KY52,646Bardstown, KY: 51,381 USDBardstown, KY51,381Richmond, KY: 50,870 USDRichmond, KY50,870Shively, KY: 50,221 USDShively, KY50,221Paducah, KY: 49,915 USDPaducah, KY49,915Campbellsville, KY: 49,644 USDCampbellsville, KY49,644Hopkinsville, KY: 49,139 USDHopkinsville, KY49,139Bowling Green, KY: 48,873 USDBowling Green, KY48,873Henderson, KY: 48,186 USDHenderson, KY48,186Murray, KY: 44,091 USDMurray, KY44,091Glasgow, KY: 43,074 USDGlasgow, KY43,074Somerset, KY: 34,704 USDSomerset, KY34,704Fort Thomas, KY: 104,350 USDFort Thomas, KY104,350Independence, KY: 102,361 USDIndependence, KY102,361Alexandria, KY: 102,239 USDAlexandria, KY102,239Mount Washington, KY: 96,239 USDMount Washington, KY96,239La Grange, KY: 88,464 USDLa Grange, KY88,464St. Matthews, KY: 82,412 USDSt. Matthews, KY82,412Jeffersontown, KY: 81,506 USDJeffersontown, KY81,506Georgetown, KY: 80,088 USDGeorgetown, KY80,088Erlanger, KY: 75,840 USDErlanger, KY75,840Shelbyville, KY: 75,610 USDShelbyville, KY75,610Shepherdsville, KY: 71,476 USDShepherdsville, KY71,476Florence, KY: 71,003 USDFlorence, KY71,003Lexington, KY: 69,479 USDLexington, KY69,479Nicholasville, KY: 68,503 USDNicholasville, KY68,503Louisville, KY: 66,849 USDLouisville, KY66,849Lawrenceburg, KY: 66,486 USDLawrenceburg, KY66,486Lyndon, KY: 65,679 USDLyndon, KY65,679Versailles, KY: 62,368 USDVersailles, KY62,368Covington, KY: 61,166 USDCovington, KY61,166Newport, KY: 60,853 USDNewport, KY60,853Elizabethtown, KY: 60,760 USDElizabethtown, KY60,760Berea, KY: 59,495 USDBerea, KY59,495Franklin, KY: 59,052 USDFranklin, KY59,052Radcliff, KY: 58,559 USDRadcliff, KY58,559Owensboro, KY: 56,357 USDOwensboro, KY56,357Paris, KY: 55,839 USDParis, KY55,839Winchester, KY: 54,378 USDWinchester, KY54,378Madisonville, KY: 53,860 USDMadisonville, KY53,860Frankfort, KY: 53,073 USDFrankfort, KY53,073Ashland, KY: 52,715 USDAshland, KY52,715Danville, KY: 52,646 USDDanville, KY52,646Bardstown, KY: 51,381 USDBardstown, KY51,381Richmond, KY: 50,870 USDRichmond, KY50,870Shively, KY: 50,221 USDShively, KY50,221Paducah, KY: 49,915 USDPaducah, KY49,915Campbellsville, KY: 49,644 USDCampbellsville, KY49,644Hopkinsville, KY: 49,139 USDHopkinsville, KY49,139Bowling Green, KY: 48,873 USDBowling Green, KY48,873Henderson, KY: 48,186 USDHenderson, KY48,186Murray, KY: 44,091 USDMurray, KY44,091Glasgow, KY: 43,074 USDGlasgow, KY43,074Somerset, KY: 34,704 USDSomerset, KY34,704
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
USD
Change on 2023
1Fort Thomas, KY104,350+3.5%
2Independence, KY102,361+3.8%
3Alexandria, KY102,239-1.5%
4Mount Washington, KY96,239+2.5%
5La Grange, KY88,464+2.6%
6St. Matthews, KY82,412+2.1%
7Jeffersontown, KY81,506+4.2%
8Georgetown, KY80,088+2.2%
9Erlanger, KY75,840-3.3%
10Shelbyville, KY75,610+2.5%
11Shepherdsville, KY71,476+0.3%
12Florence, KY71,003+3.6%
13Lexington, KY69,479+2.7%
14Nicholasville, KY68,503+1.5%
15Louisville, KY66,849+3.3%
16Lawrenceburg, KY66,486+4.4%
17Lyndon, KY65,679+0.4%
18Versailles, KY62,368+6%
19Covington, KY61,166+4%
20Newport, KY60,853+4.2%
21Elizabethtown, KY60,760+8%
22Berea, KY59,495+5.3%
23Franklin, KY59,052+6.3%
24Radcliff, KY58,559-4%
25Owensboro, KY56,357+5.7%
26Paris, KY55,839+12.9%
27Winchester, KY54,378-5.7%
28Madisonville, KY53,860-5.3%
29Frankfort, KY53,073-2.5%
30Ashland, KY52,715+1%
31Danville, KY52,646-1.4%
32Bardstown, KY51,381+3.2%
33Richmond, KY50,870+5.5%
34Shively, KY50,221+8%
35Paducah, KY49,915-2.6%
36Campbellsville, KY49,644+0.5%
37Hopkinsville, KY49,139+3.6%
38Bowling Green, KY48,873+0.9%
39Henderson, KY48,186+2.1%
40Murray, KY44,091+9.3%
41Glasgow, KY43,074+1.5%
42Somerset, KY34,704+5.5%

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Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Somerset, KY, with $34,704 in 2024.

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