Elsmere is home to 9,205 people in Kentucky. This skews young, with a median age of 30.6. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $171,900, having more than doubled since 2000. 77% were living in the same home a year earlier. There are 3,503 people per square mile.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,503, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 30.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Elsmere
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate8.6% → 15.6%(+7.0 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$127,444 → $171,900(+35%)US over the same years: +67%
Elsmere's population equals 5.4% of Kenton County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 3.2% of the county's. Its number of households earning $100,000 or more equals 3.6% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)17.6%(57)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)7.4%(24)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era54.5%(176)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 323 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Elsmere, decade by decade
Elsmere population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
6,847
$67,826
$127,444
5.9%
11.8
2000
8,139
$76,987
$155,387
11.2%
21.0
2010
8,451
$63,944
$156,660
12.0%
40.8
2020
9,159
$67,772
$142,415
18.9%
52.9
2024
9,205
$60,503
$171,900
24.3%
43.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
