Erlanger is a medium-sized city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 19,756 people and four associated neighborhoods, Erlanger is the 18th largest community in Kentucky. Erlanger real estate is some of the most expensive in Kentucky, although Erlanger house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Erlanger is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Erlanger is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Erlanger who work in office and administrative support (12.98%), sales jobs (12.53%), and management occupations (9.64%). Also of interest is that Erlanger 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: 12.89% 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. Overall, Erlanger’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.In terms of college education, Erlanger is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 33.99% of adults in Erlanger have a college degree. The per capita income in Erlanger in 2022 was $39,877, which is wealthy relative to Kentucky, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $159,508 for a family of four. However, Erlanger contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Erlanger is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Erlanger home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Erlanger residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Erlanger include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Erlanger is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
