Mount Washington is a medium-sized city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 18,424 people and six associated neighborhoods, Mount Washington is the 21st largest community in Kentucky. Much of the housing stock in Mount Washington was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Mount Washington economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Mount Washington, where the median household income is $91,185.00.
Mount Washington real estate is some of the most expensive in Kentucky, although Mount Washington house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Also of interest is that Mount Washington has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.53% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Because of many things, Mount Washington is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Mount Washington a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Mount Washington has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Mount Washington’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
One downside of living in Mount Washington is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Mount Washington, the average commute to work is 33.29 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Being a small city, Mount Washington does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Mount Washington overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Mount Washington, 23.24% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Mount Washington in 2022 was $37,321, which is wealthy relative to Kentucky, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $149,284 for a family of four. However, Mount Washington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Mount Washington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mount Washington residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Mount Washington include Irish, German, English, Italian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Mount Washington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.