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Mount Washington, KY
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Living in Mount Washington



Mount Washington is a medium-sized city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 18,637 people and six associated neighborhoods, Mount Washington is the 21st largest community in Kentucky. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Mount Washington, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Mount Washington, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Mount Washington’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Mount Washington does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $93,852.00.

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.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.27% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Mount Washington really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Mount Washington perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in Mount Washington is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Mount Washington, the average commute to work is 32.36 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

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 overall education level of Mount Washington is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.04% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Mount Washington in 2022 was $39,858, which is wealthy relative to Kentucky, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $159,432 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.