Demographics of Fort Wright city, Kentucky

Fort Wright city, Kentucky had 6,240 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +437 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Fort Wright city, in four figures

6,240
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,887 ±36.; +7.5%
Change since July 2020: +437 people.; 37.5 ±6.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $105,024 ±$26,293
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Fort Wright city, Kentucky's population grew 7.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Fort Wright city, Kentucky's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Fort Wright city, Kentucky's population grew 7.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Fort Wright city, Kentucky's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	5,803	100.0	100.0
2021	5,792	99.8	100.2
2022	5,771	99.4	100.7
2023	6,032	103.9	101.6
2024	6,082	104.8	102.5
2025	6,240	107.5	103.1

Population of Fort Wright city, Kentucky on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,803	—
2021	5,792	−11
2022	5,771	−21
2023	6,032	+261
2024	6,082	+50
2025	6,240	+158

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.5 ±6.3: for men 33.2 ±5.2 and for women 46.5 ±4.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Fort Wright city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under 5	372 ±122	6.3% ±2.1	5.9% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	816 ±270	13.9% ±4.6	16.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	573 ±179	9.7% ±3.0	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,515 ±247	25.7% ±4.2	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,413 ±281	24.0% ±4.8	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,198 ±225	20.3% ±3.8	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $105,024 ±$26,293, and income per person $44,173 ±$4,602, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,726 ±$429 in Kentucky and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Fort Wright city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Kentucky	United States
Under $25,000	180 ±87	7.8% ±3.7	19.6% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	503 ±158	21.7% ±6.5	20.4% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	291 ±92	12.6% ±3.8	17.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	86 to 274	3.8% to 11.8%	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	529 ±156	22.9% ±6.4	15.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	397 ±136	17.1% ±5.6	7.1% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	235 ±75	10.2% ±3.1	7.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Fort Wright city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Kentucky	United States
All ages	179 ±86	3.0% ±1.5	16.1% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 31	0% to 2.6%	20.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	7 to 105	0.2% to 3.4%	15.4% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	58 to 188	3.8% to 11.6%	13.4% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Fort Wright city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fort Wright city	Kentucky	United States
Housing units	2,425 ±228	2,023,116 ±474	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.5% ±2.0	89.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.4% to 7.6%	10.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.7% ±5.0	68.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.3% ±5.7	31.7% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$328,900 ±$17,872	$205,600 ±$1,096	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,142 ±$125	$967 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±4	1982 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Fort Wright city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Hispanic or Latino	81 to 619	1.4% to 10.5%	5.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,974 ±343	84.5% ±5.8	81.5% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	33 to 165	0.6% to 2.8%	7.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 34	0% to 0.6%	1.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 68	0% to 1.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	418 ±184	7.1% ±3.1	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Fort Wright city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Kentucky	United States
Born in the state	3,365 ±444	57.2% ±7.5	67.3% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,001 ±318	34.0% ±5.4	27.1% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 182	0% to 3.1%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	121 to 753	2.1% to 12.8%	4.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 112	0% to 1.9%	1.9% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	89 to 679	1.5% to 11.5%	2.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Fort Wright city among the places of Kentucky

77th of 86 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Kentucky page.

Places of Kentucky near Fort Wright city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Hebron CDP	6,407 ±1,148
Crestwood city	6,356 ±23
Cold Spring city	6,341 ±40
Princeton city	6,241 ±18
Wilmore city	6,057 ±33
Fort Wright city	5,887 ±36
Monticello city	5,753 ±32
Dayton city	5,743 ±22
Walton city	5,730 ±324
Central City city	5,707 ±16
Bellevue city	5,636 ±19

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026