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Cities in Kentucky by median household income

Alexandria, KY had the highest median household income of 42 cities in 2022, at $100,938. Somerset, KY had the lowest, at $33,245. The median was $54,487 and the figure for Kentucky was $60,183. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest100,938Alexandria, KY
Lowest33,245Somerset, KY
Median54,48742 cities
Kentucky60,183History

All cities, 2022

Alexandria, KY: 100,938 USDAlexandria, KY100,938Fort Thomas, KY: 95,391 USDFort Thomas, KY95,391Independence, KY: 92,355 USDIndependence, KY92,355Mount Washington, KY: 91,185 USDMount Washington, KY91,185Jeffersontown, KY: 78,929 USDJeffersontown, KY78,929St. Matthews, KY: 78,928 USDSt. Matthews, KY78,928Georgetown, KY: 74,530 USDGeorgetown, KY74,530Shelbyville, KY: 74,433 USDShelbyville, KY74,433Erlanger, KY: 74,147 USDErlanger, KY74,147La Grange, KY: 72,265 USDLa Grange, KY72,265Shepherdsville, KY: 71,875 USDShepherdsville, KY71,875Florence, KY: 67,352 USDFlorence, KY67,352Lexington, KY: 66,087 USDLexington, KY66,087Lyndon, KY: 63,806 USDLyndon, KY63,806Louisville, KY: 63,114 USDLouisville, KY63,114Nicholasville, KY: 61,832 USDNicholasville, KY61,832Lawrenceburg, KY: 58,935 USDLawrenceburg, KY58,935Versailles, KY: 55,606 USDVersailles, KY55,606Franklin, KY: 54,784 USDFranklin, KY54,784Radcliff, KY: 54,558 USDRadcliff, KY54,558Elizabethtown, KY: 54,493 USDElizabethtown, KY54,493Berea, KY: 54,481 USDBerea, KY54,481Madisonville, KY: 54,234 USDMadisonville, KY54,234Frankfort, KY: 53,905 USDFrankfort, KY53,905Covington, KY: 53,770 USDCovington, KY53,770Campbellsville, KY: 53,254 USDCampbellsville, KY53,254Owensboro, KY: 51,982 USDOwensboro, KY51,982Ashland, KY: 51,250 USDAshland, KY51,250Winchester, KY: 50,982 USDWinchester, KY50,982Newport, KY: 50,278 USDNewport, KY50,278Danville, KY: 48,038 USDDanville, KY48,038Bardstown, KY: 47,654 USDBardstown, KY47,654Bowling Green, KY: 47,118 USDBowling Green, KY47,118Paducah, KY: 46,984 USDPaducah, KY46,984Paris, KY: 46,752 USDParis, KY46,752Henderson, KY: 46,276 USDHenderson, KY46,276Shively, KY: 45,953 USDShively, KY45,953Richmond, KY: 45,457 USDRichmond, KY45,457Glasgow, KY: 44,125 USDGlasgow, KY44,125Hopkinsville, KY: 43,577 USDHopkinsville, KY43,577Murray, KY: 37,421 USDMurray, KY37,421Somerset, KY: 33,245 USDSomerset, KY33,245Alexandria, KY: 100,938 USDAlexandria, KY100,938Fort Thomas, KY: 95,391 USDFort Thomas, KY95,391Independence, KY: 92,355 USDIndependence, KY92,355Mount Washington, KY: 91,185 USDMount Washington, KY91,185Jeffersontown, KY: 78,929 USDJeffersontown, KY78,929St. Matthews, KY: 78,928 USDSt. Matthews, KY78,928Georgetown, KY: 74,530 USDGeorgetown, KY74,530Shelbyville, KY: 74,433 USDShelbyville, KY74,433Erlanger, KY: 74,147 USDErlanger, KY74,147La Grange, KY: 72,265 USDLa Grange, KY72,265Shepherdsville, KY: 71,875 USDShepherdsville, KY71,875Florence, KY: 67,352 USDFlorence, KY67,352Lexington, KY: 66,087 USDLexington, KY66,087Lyndon, KY: 63,806 USDLyndon, KY63,806Louisville, KY: 63,114 USDLouisville, KY63,114Nicholasville, KY: 61,832 USDNicholasville, KY61,832Lawrenceburg, KY: 58,935 USDLawrenceburg, KY58,935Versailles, KY: 55,606 USDVersailles, KY55,606Franklin, KY: 54,784 USDFranklin, KY54,784Radcliff, KY: 54,558 USDRadcliff, KY54,558Elizabethtown, KY: 54,493 USDElizabethtown, KY54,493Berea, KY: 54,481 USDBerea, KY54,481Madisonville, KY: 54,234 USDMadisonville, KY54,234Frankfort, KY: 53,905 USDFrankfort, KY53,905Covington, KY: 53,770 USDCovington, KY53,770Campbellsville, KY: 53,254 USDCampbellsville, KY53,254Owensboro, KY: 51,982 USDOwensboro, KY51,982Ashland, KY: 51,250 USDAshland, KY51,250Winchester, KY: 50,982 USDWinchester, KY50,982Newport, KY: 50,278 USDNewport, KY50,278Danville, KY: 48,038 USDDanville, KY48,038Bardstown, KY: 47,654 USDBardstown, KY47,654Bowling Green, KY: 47,118 USDBowling Green, KY47,118Paducah, KY: 46,984 USDPaducah, KY46,984Paris, KY: 46,752 USDParis, KY46,752Henderson, KY: 46,276 USDHenderson, KY46,276Shively, KY: 45,953 USDShively, KY45,953Richmond, KY: 45,457 USDRichmond, KY45,457Glasgow, KY: 44,125 USDGlasgow, KY44,125Hopkinsville, KY: 43,577 USDHopkinsville, KY43,577Murray, KY: 37,421 USDMurray, KY37,421Somerset, KY: 33,245 USDSomerset, KY33,245
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

RankCities2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Alexandria, KY100,938+13.7%
2Fort Thomas, KY95,391+11%
3Independence, KY92,355+11.5%
4Mount Washington, KY91,185+9.6%
5Jeffersontown, KY78,929+3.9%
6St. Matthews, KY78,928+8.3%
7Georgetown, KY74,530+11.3%
8Shelbyville, KY74,433+5.2%
9Erlanger, KY74,147+7.8%
10La Grange, KY72,265-3.4%
11Shepherdsville, KY71,875+15.8%
12Florence, KY67,352+4.1%
13Lexington, KY66,087+7.4%
14Lyndon, KY63,806+4.5%
15Louisville, KY63,114+8.2%
16Nicholasville, KY61,832+8.9%
17Lawrenceburg, KY58,935+11.6%
18Versailles, KY55,606+7%
19Franklin, KY54,784+6.7%
20Radcliff, KY54,558+12.9%
21Elizabethtown, KY54,493+5%
22Berea, KY54,481+9%
23Madisonville, KY54,234+15.8%
24Frankfort, KY53,905+4.2%
25Covington, KY53,770+12.2%
26Campbellsville, KY53,254+11.9%
27Owensboro, KY51,982+9.6%
28Ashland, KY51,250+12.9%
29Winchester, KY50,982+8.4%
30Newport, KY50,278+14%
31Danville, KY48,038+9.1%
32Bardstown, KY47,654-3.3%
33Bowling Green, KY47,118+8%
34Paducah, KY46,984+11.8%
35Paris, KY46,752+2.9%
36Henderson, KY46,276+6.6%
37Shively, KY45,953+11.8%
38Richmond, KY45,457+13%
39Glasgow, KY44,125+14.1%
40Hopkinsville, KY43,577+7.8%
41Murray, KY37,421+4%
42Somerset, KY33,245+10.4%

Other periods

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which city has the highest median household income?

Alexandria, KY, with $100,938 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Somerset, KY, with $33,245 in 2022.

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