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 where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Mount Washington is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.53% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Mount Washington a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Mount Washington has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Mount Washington’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. One downside of living in Mount Washington, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.29 minutes every day commuting to work. As is often the case in a small city, Mount Washington doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.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.
