With 17,169 people, Fort Thomas is a city in Kentucky. Households here earn about 64% more than in Kentucky as a whole. This is an unusually credentialed place: 55% of adults have a four-year degree. Few US cities rank higher on income. 3% of locals were born outside the United States. There are 3,026 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $104,350, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
55% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 41%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Fort Thomas
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree30.1% → 55.3%(+25.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share98.9% → 88.8%(−10.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age36.1 → 38.8(+2.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Fort Thomas's population equals 18% of Campbell County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 10% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 9.6% 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)21%(125)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)13.1%(78)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.5%(211)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.4%(32)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.7%(4)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 594 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
Fort Thomas, decade by decade
Fort Thomas 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
15,995
$88,747
$192,006
30.1%
2.8
2000
16,495
$90,309
$236,997
37.0%
6.9
2010
16,325
$86,339
$275,199
43.0%
11.8
2020
17,438
$97,629
$279,133
53.8%
21.6
2024
17,169
$104,350
$335,000
55.3%
26.0
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.
