The 100 Richest Cities in Kentucky for 2024
In this article, we'll look at the top 100 richest cities in Kentucky and explore some of the demographic statistics of each to see if we can find out why they are the richest.
Before we get started, let's talk about how we determine "the richest cities" by explaining how we calculate it.
We use the mean household income for each city, which can be found on the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates. The ACS is an ongoing survey conducted by the US Census Bureau and, because it's updated yearly, is more up-to-date that the Decennial Survey.
The latest year we have ACS data for is 2022.
Using the mean (or average) household income, we only really have two criteria to determine the richest cities:
- The city must have a population of at least 500 people.
- The margin of error provided by the Census Bureau for the city must be less than 50% of the mean household income estimate.
Richest Cities in Kentucky
If you're in a rush and just want to see the top 100 cities in Kentucky, here they are, sorted by highest average household income.
The list is long, so you might have to scroll the table to see all of the cities. You can click the links in the table to view more demographic statistics about the city.
Rank |
City |
County |
Mean Income |
1 |
Glenview |
Jefferson County |
$508,303.00 |
2 |
Anchorage |
Jefferson County |
$314,691.00 |
3 |
Rolling Fields |
Jefferson County |
$270,191.00 |
4 |
Indian Hills |
Jefferson County |
$259,128.00 |
5 |
Riverwood |
Jefferson County |
$258,024.00 |
6 |
Prospect |
Jefferson County, Oldham County |
$228,801.00 |
7 |
Pewee Valley |
Oldham County |
$180,859.00 |
8 |
Seneca Gardens |
Jefferson County |
$172,767.00 |
9 |
Spring Valley |
Jefferson County |
$169,973.00 |
10 |
Villa Hills |
Kenton County |
$169,757.00 |
11 |
Bellefonte |
Greenup County |
$164,505.00 |
12 |
Green Spring |
Jefferson County |
$164,181.00 |
13 |
Beechwood Village |
Jefferson County |
$162,371.00 |
14 |
Lakeside Park |
Kenton County |
$161,704.00 |
15 |
Hurstbourne |
Jefferson County |
$160,277.00 |
16 |
Edgewood |
Kenton County |
$154,798.00 |
17 |
Windy Hills |
Jefferson County |
$150,271.00 |
18 |
Union |
Boone County |
$144,094.00 |
19 |
Brownsboro Farm |
Jefferson County |
$142,108.00 |
20 |
Northfield |
Jefferson County |
$141,781.00 |
21 |
Crestwood |
Oldham County |
$140,758.00 |
22 |
Fort Thomas |
Campbell County |
$128,825.00 |
23 |
Strathmoor Village |
Jefferson County |
$128,550.00 |
24 |
Langdon Place |
Jefferson County |
$124,796.00 |
25 |
Fort Mitchell |
Kenton County |
$123,951.00 |
26 |
Audubon Park |
Jefferson County |
$123,863.00 |
27 |
Crestview Hills |
Kenton County |
$119,922.00 |
28 |
Barbourmeade |
Jefferson County |
$118,503.00 |
29 |
Bellemeade |
Jefferson County |
$117,317.00 |
30 |
Fort Wright |
Kenton County |
$115,859.00 |
31 |
Goshen |
Oldham County |
$115,498.00 |
32 |
Cold Spring |
Campbell County |
$115,490.00 |
33 |
Murray Hill |
Jefferson County |
$115,225.00 |
34 |
St. Regis Park |
Jefferson County |
$114,640.00 |
35 |
Alexandria |
Campbell County |
$113,061.00 |
36 |
Rolling Hills |
Jefferson County |
$112,467.00 |
37 |
Douglass Hills |
Jefferson County |
$111,409.00 |
38 |
Orchard Grass Hills |
Oldham County |
$110,808.00 |
39 |
Crescent Springs |
Kenton County |
$110,420.00 |
40 |
Meadow Vale |
Jefferson County |
$109,234.00 |
41 |
Hollow Creek |
Jefferson County |
$108,944.00 |
42 |
Simpsonville |
Shelby County |
$107,162.00 |
43 |
Woodland Hills |
Jefferson County |
$105,698.00 |
44 |
Middletown |
Jefferson County |
$105,695.00 |
45 |
Park Hills |
Kenton County |
$105,569.00 |
46 |
St. Matthews |
Jefferson County |
$105,124.00 |
47 |
Independence |
Kenton County |
$105,066.00 |
48 |
Coldstream |
Jefferson County |
$104,103.00 |
49 |
Russell |
Greenup County |
$103,895.00 |
50 |
Woodlawn Park |
Jefferson County |
$103,129.00 |
51 |
Graymoor-Devondale |
Jefferson County |
$101,563.00 |
52 |
Houston Acres |
Jefferson County |
$101,175.00 |
53 |
Fox Chase |
Bullitt County |
$99,188.00 |
54 |
Greenville |
Muhlenberg County |
$98,343.00 |
55 |
Mount Washington |
Bullitt County |
$97,601.00 |
56 |
Erlanger |
Kenton County |
$97,581.00 |
57 |
Central City |
Muhlenberg County |
$97,153.00 |
58 |
Plantation |
Jefferson County |
$96,802.00 |
59 |
Lexington-Fayette |
Fayette County |
$96,124.00 |
60 |
Parkway Village |
Jefferson County |
$95,000.00 |
61 |
Jeffersontown |
Jefferson County |
$91,675.00 |
62 |
Taylor Mill |
Kenton County |
$90,403.00 |
63 |
Fincastle |
Jefferson County |
$90,289.00 |
64 |
Shelbyville |
Shelby County |
$89,669.00 |
65 |
La Grange |
Oldham County |
$89,242.00 |
66 |
Walton |
Boone County, Kenton County |
$89,226.00 |
67 |
Moorland |
Jefferson County |
$88,878.00 |
68 |
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government |
Jefferson County |
$88,552.00 |
69 |
Georgetown |
Scott County |
$88,295.00 |
70 |
Midway |
Woodford County |
$88,002.00 |
71 |
Bellevue |
Campbell County |
$87,467.00 |
72 |
Pioneer Village |
Bullitt County |
$87,182.00 |
73 |
Heritage Creek |
Jefferson County |
$87,152.00 |
74 |
Dayton |
Campbell County |
$86,806.00 |
75 |
Newport |
Campbell County |
$86,075.00 |
76 |
Hanson |
Hopkins County |
$85,152.00 |
77 |
Hebron Estates |
Bullitt County |
$84,862.00 |
78 |
Worthington Hills |
Jefferson County |
$84,799.00 |
79 |
Blue Ridge Manor |
Jefferson County |
$84,766.00 |
80 |
Paducah |
McCracken County |
$84,686.00 |
81 |
Pembroke |
Christian County |
$84,449.00 |
82 |
Florence |
Boone County |
$83,578.00 |
83 |
Vine Grove |
Hardin County |
$82,674.00 |
84 |
Inez |
Martin County |
$82,594.00 |
85 |
Lyndon |
Jefferson County |
$82,263.00 |
86 |
Ryland Heights |
Kenton County |
$82,260.00 |
87 |
Wilder |
Campbell County |
$81,921.00 |
88 |
Melbourne |
Campbell County |
$80,828.00 |
89 |
Elsmere |
Kenton County |
$78,917.00 |
90 |
Hartford |
Ohio County |
$78,869.00 |
91 |
Elizabethtown |
Hardin County |
$78,624.00 |
92 |
Kuttawa |
Lyon County |
$78,459.00 |
93 |
Hawesville |
Hancock County |
$78,105.00 |
94 |
Versailles |
Woodford County |
$77,720.00 |
95 |
Morehead |
Rowan County |
$76,903.00 |
96 |
Morganfield |
Union County |
$76,443.00 |
97 |
Radcliff |
Hardin County |
$76,177.00 |
98 |
Nicholasville |
Jessamine County |
$75,983.00 |
99 |
Hillview |
Bullitt County |
$75,920.00 |
100 |
Wilmore |
Jessamine County |
$75,425.00 |
Demographic Statistics for the 10 Richest Cities in Kentucky
Now that we've seen the top 100 cities in Kentucky, let's take a look at some of the demographic statistics for each city.
We'll focus on the top 10 richest cities in Kentucky to see if there any similarities or differences between them.
Household Income by Age
In the table below, we can compare the household income by age for each of the cities.
City |
Under 25 |
25 to 44 |
45 to 64 |
65 and Over |
Glenview |
$0.00 |
$250,001.00 |
$250,001.00 |
$235,000.00 |
Anchorage |
$0.00 |
$214,500.00 |
$250,001.00 |
$121,250.00 |
Rolling Fields |
$0.00 |
$250,001.00 |
$235,625.00 |
$166,250.00 |
Indian Hills |
$0.00 |
$250,001.00 |
$168,021.00 |
$121,944.00 |
Riverwood |
$0.00 |
$250,001.00 |
$250,001.00 |
$121,250.00 |
Prospect |
$0.00 |
$197,625.00 |
$250,001.00 |
$102,750.00 |
Pewee Valley |
$0.00 |
$133,000.00 |
$149,688.00 |
$93,333.00 |
Seneca Gardens |
$0.00 |
$163,125.00 |
$133,750.00 |
$91,250.00 |
Spring Valley |
$0.00 |
$147,841.00 |
$181,250.00 |
$123,750.00 |
Villa Hills |
$48,889.00 |
$130,592.00 |
$137,333.00 |
$76,250.00 |
Note than any fields showing as $0 are because the data was not available from the latest ACS.
We can see from the data above that the most common age bracket for the richest cities in Kentucky is 25 to 44, with 50.00% of the top earners falling into this age bracket.
The list below shows all of the top age brackets for the richest cities in Kentucky.
- 50.00% of the richest cities in Kentucky were aged 25 to 44
- 50.00% of the richest cities in Kentucky were aged 45 to 64
Race and Ethnicity
We can also look at the race and ethnicity for the richest cities in Kentucky. To do that, we created averages for each race reported for the city by the ACS survey.
The chart below shows the most common races living in the richest cities in Kentucky:
This shows that the most common race across the richest cities in Kentucky is "Black/African American".
Education Levels
Another interesting demographic to look at would be the education levels of the people living in the richest cities in Kentucky.
Just like we did with the race and ethnicity numbers, we can create averages for each of the education levels the Census Bureau tracks for each city, by summing them and dividing by the number of cities we're comparing.
The chart below shows the most common education level of people living in the richest cities in Kentucky:
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Bachelor's degree
51.69%
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Master's degree or higher
30.73%
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High school diploma or equivalent
10.92%
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Some college or associate's degree
5.91%
-
Less than high school diploma
0.76%
The data shows that 82.41% of people living in the richest cities in Kentucky have a bachelor's degree or higher.
Conclusion
Hopefully, this article has given you some interesting insights into why the richest cities in Kentucky are so wealthy based on the common demographics between them.
In the future, we will try to add more data to this article and pull out more interesting insights from the information.
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