COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fort Wright vs Erlanger
PLACE A
Fort Wright, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Erlanger, Kentucky
Fort Wright is 69% smaller than Erlanger. Fort Wright earns more, with a median household income $29,184 higher. Erlanger has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs 2%).
FORT WRIGHTERLANGERDIFFERENCE
Total population6,24020,158−69% vs Erlanger
Population density1,8362,402−567
Population growth2.2%8.5%−6.2 pts
Median age37.538.0−0.5
Male52.3%51.1%+1.2 pts
Female47.7%48.9%−1.2 pts
Foreign-born7.4%4.1%+3.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.5%81.3%+3.2 pts
Black1.7%6.0%−4.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.9%4.8%+1.1 pts
Asian0.2%1.3%−1.1 pts
Other7.7%6.6%+1.1 pts
Median household income$105,024$75,840+$29,184
Per capita income$44,173$41,170+$3,003
Poverty rate3.0%13.7%−10.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3790.440−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher45.3%32.1%+13.2 pts
Graduate degree17.0%11.5%+5.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.4%4.3%−0.9 pts
Labor force participation66.5%69.1%−2.5 pts
Median home value$328,900$209,000+$119,900
Median gross rent$1,142$970+$172
Owner-occupied70.7%69.3%+1.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.5%4.7%−0.2 pts
Rent-burdened households25.8%39.1%−13.4 pts
Average commute19.521.2−1.6
Worked from home12.6%16.8%−4.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured6.2%4.0%+2.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025