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. Mount Washington has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. 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.Unlike some cities, Mount Washington isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Mount Washington are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mount Washington is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mount Washington who work in office and administrative support (15.41%), management occupations (11.74%), and sales jobs (10.07%). 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 very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Mount Washington really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Mount Washington perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. In Mount Washington, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.29 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Mount Washington is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Mount Washington citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.24% of adults in Mount Washington 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.
