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Cities in Kentucky by median household income

Alexandria, KY had the highest median household income of 42 cities in 2023, at $103,750. Somerset, KY had the lowest, at $32,910. The median was $58,038 and the figure for Kentucky was $62,417. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest103,750Alexandria, KY
Lowest32,910Somerset, KY
Median58,03842 cities
Kentucky62,417History

All cities, 2023

Alexandria, KY: 103,750 USDAlexandria, KY103,750Fort Thomas, KY: 100,819 USDFort Thomas, KY100,819Independence, KY: 98,653 USDIndependence, KY98,653Mount Washington, KY: 93,852 USDMount Washington, KY93,852La Grange, KY: 86,222 USDLa Grange, KY86,222St. Matthews, KY: 80,716 USDSt. Matthews, KY80,716Erlanger, KY: 78,420 USDErlanger, KY78,420Georgetown, KY: 78,373 USDGeorgetown, KY78,373Jeffersontown, KY: 78,185 USDJeffersontown, KY78,185Shelbyville, KY: 73,733 USDShelbyville, KY73,733Shepherdsville, KY: 71,250 USDShepherdsville, KY71,250Florence, KY: 68,508 USDFlorence, KY68,508Lexington, KY: 67,631 USDLexington, KY67,631Nicholasville, KY: 67,514 USDNicholasville, KY67,514Lyndon, KY: 65,392 USDLyndon, KY65,392Louisville, KY: 64,731 USDLouisville, KY64,731Lawrenceburg, KY: 63,690 USDLawrenceburg, KY63,690Radcliff, KY: 60,976 USDRadcliff, KY60,976Versailles, KY: 58,834 USDVersailles, KY58,834Covington, KY: 58,814 USDCovington, KY58,814Newport, KY: 58,422 USDNewport, KY58,422Winchester, KY: 57,653 USDWinchester, KY57,653Madisonville, KY: 56,902 USDMadisonville, KY56,902Berea, KY: 56,484 USDBerea, KY56,484Elizabethtown, KY: 56,250 USDElizabethtown, KY56,250Franklin, KY: 55,552 USDFranklin, KY55,552Frankfort, KY: 54,438 USDFrankfort, KY54,438Danville, KY: 53,370 USDDanville, KY53,370Owensboro, KY: 53,295 USDOwensboro, KY53,295Ashland, KY: 52,199 USDAshland, KY52,199Paducah, KY: 51,243 USDPaducah, KY51,243Bardstown, KY: 49,781 USDBardstown, KY49,781Paris, KY: 49,464 USDParis, KY49,464Campbellsville, KY: 49,389 USDCampbellsville, KY49,389Bowling Green, KY: 48,419 USDBowling Green, KY48,419Richmond, KY: 48,223 USDRichmond, KY48,223Hopkinsville, KY: 47,428 USDHopkinsville, KY47,428Henderson, KY: 47,176 USDHenderson, KY47,176Shively, KY: 46,522 USDShively, KY46,522Glasgow, KY: 42,417 USDGlasgow, KY42,417Murray, KY: 40,348 USDMurray, KY40,348Somerset, KY: 32,910 USDSomerset, KY32,910Alexandria, KY: 103,750 USDAlexandria, KY103,750Fort Thomas, KY: 100,819 USDFort Thomas, KY100,819Independence, KY: 98,653 USDIndependence, KY98,653Mount Washington, KY: 93,852 USDMount Washington, KY93,852La Grange, KY: 86,222 USDLa Grange, KY86,222St. Matthews, KY: 80,716 USDSt. Matthews, KY80,716Erlanger, KY: 78,420 USDErlanger, KY78,420Georgetown, KY: 78,373 USDGeorgetown, KY78,373Jeffersontown, KY: 78,185 USDJeffersontown, KY78,185Shelbyville, KY: 73,733 USDShelbyville, KY73,733Shepherdsville, KY: 71,250 USDShepherdsville, KY71,250Florence, KY: 68,508 USDFlorence, KY68,508Lexington, KY: 67,631 USDLexington, KY67,631Nicholasville, KY: 67,514 USDNicholasville, KY67,514Lyndon, KY: 65,392 USDLyndon, KY65,392Louisville, KY: 64,731 USDLouisville, KY64,731Lawrenceburg, KY: 63,690 USDLawrenceburg, KY63,690Radcliff, KY: 60,976 USDRadcliff, KY60,976Versailles, KY: 58,834 USDVersailles, KY58,834Covington, KY: 58,814 USDCovington, KY58,814Newport, KY: 58,422 USDNewport, KY58,422Winchester, KY: 57,653 USDWinchester, KY57,653Madisonville, KY: 56,902 USDMadisonville, KY56,902Berea, KY: 56,484 USDBerea, KY56,484Elizabethtown, KY: 56,250 USDElizabethtown, KY56,250Franklin, KY: 55,552 USDFranklin, KY55,552Frankfort, KY: 54,438 USDFrankfort, KY54,438Danville, KY: 53,370 USDDanville, KY53,370Owensboro, KY: 53,295 USDOwensboro, KY53,295Ashland, KY: 52,199 USDAshland, KY52,199Paducah, KY: 51,243 USDPaducah, KY51,243Bardstown, KY: 49,781 USDBardstown, KY49,781Paris, KY: 49,464 USDParis, KY49,464Campbellsville, KY: 49,389 USDCampbellsville, KY49,389Bowling Green, KY: 48,419 USDBowling Green, KY48,419Richmond, KY: 48,223 USDRichmond, KY48,223Hopkinsville, KY: 47,428 USDHopkinsville, KY47,428Henderson, KY: 47,176 USDHenderson, KY47,176Shively, KY: 46,522 USDShively, KY46,522Glasgow, KY: 42,417 USDGlasgow, KY42,417Murray, KY: 40,348 USDMurray, KY40,348Somerset, KY: 32,910 USDSomerset, KY32,910
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

RankCities2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Alexandria, KY103,750+2.8%
2Fort Thomas, KY100,819+5.7%
3Independence, KY98,653+6.8%
4Mount Washington, KY93,852+2.9%
5La Grange, KY86,222+19.3%
6St. Matthews, KY80,716+2.3%
7Erlanger, KY78,420+5.8%
8Georgetown, KY78,373+5.2%
9Jeffersontown, KY78,185-0.9%
10Shelbyville, KY73,733-0.9%
11Shepherdsville, KY71,250-0.9%
12Florence, KY68,508+1.7%
13Lexington, KY67,631+2.3%
14Nicholasville, KY67,514+9.2%
15Lyndon, KY65,392+2.5%
16Louisville, KY64,731+2.6%
17Lawrenceburg, KY63,690+8.1%
18Radcliff, KY60,976+11.8%
19Versailles, KY58,834+5.8%
20Covington, KY58,814+9.4%
21Newport, KY58,422+16.2%
22Winchester, KY57,653+13.1%
23Madisonville, KY56,902+4.9%
24Berea, KY56,484+3.7%
25Elizabethtown, KY56,250+3.2%
26Franklin, KY55,552+1.4%
27Frankfort, KY54,438+1%
28Danville, KY53,370+11.1%
29Owensboro, KY53,295+2.5%
30Ashland, KY52,199+1.9%
31Paducah, KY51,243+9.1%
32Bardstown, KY49,781+4.5%
33Paris, KY49,464+5.8%
34Campbellsville, KY49,389-7.3%
35Bowling Green, KY48,419+2.8%
36Richmond, KY48,223+6.1%
37Hopkinsville, KY47,428+8.8%
38Henderson, KY47,176+1.9%
39Shively, KY46,522+1.2%
40Glasgow, KY42,417-3.9%
41Murray, KY40,348+7.8%
42Somerset, KY32,910-1%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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), Cities in Kentucky by median household income, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19013.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/kentucky-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which city has the highest median household income?

Alexandria, KY, with $103,750 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Somerset, KY, with $32,910 in 2023.

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