Erlanger, KY
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2021 Population
19,506
2.09% 1-year growth
US Senator
Mitch McConnell
Republican Party
US Senator
Rand Paul
Republican Party
2021 Median Age
38.8
0.767% 1-year decrease
2021 Poverty Rate
10.6%
3.14% 1-year increase
2021 Median Household Income
$68,769
2.58% 1-year decline
2021 Median Property Value
$148,500
5.84% 1-year growth
About
In 2021, Erlanger, KY had a population of 19.5k people with a median age of 38.8 and a median household income of $68,769. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Erlanger, KY grew from 19,106 to 19,506, a 2.09% increase and its median household income declined from $70,589 to $68,769, a −2.58% decrease.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Erlanger, KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (85.5%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.41%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (4.56%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.1%), and White (Hispanic) (1.46%).
None of the households in Erlanger, KY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
98.4% of the residents in Erlanger, KY are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Erlanger, KY are Ross Medical Education Center-Erlanger (95 degrees awarded in 2021).
In 2021, the median property value in Erlanger, KY was $148,500, and the homeownership rate was 67.5%.
Most people in Erlanger, KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Erlanger, KY was 2 cars per household.
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Erlanger, KY is home to a population of 19.5k people, from which 98.4% are citizens. As of 2021, 3.54% of Erlanger, KY residents were born outside of the country (690 people).
In 2021, there were 15.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.7k people) in Erlanger, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.06k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 890 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
Citizenship
98.4%
2021 Citizenship
98.3%
2020 Citizenship
As of 2021, 98.4% of Erlanger, KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Erlanger, KY was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Erlanger, KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
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Diversity
Race and Ethnicity
The 3 largest ethnic groups in Erlanger, KY
White (Non-Hispanic)
16.7k ± 556
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
1.06k ± 322
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
890 ± 371
2.42%
Hispanic Population
473 people
In 2021, there were 15.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.7k people) in Erlanger, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.06k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 890 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
2.42% of the people in Erlanger, KY are hispanic (473 people).
The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Erlanger, KY as a share of the total population.
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Foreign-Born Population
3.54%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
690 people
3.65%
2020 Foreign-Born Population
697 people
As of 2021, 3.54% of Erlanger, KY residents (690 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Erlanger, KY was 3.65%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.
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Veterans
Most Common Service Period
Vietnam
289 ± 111
Gulf War (2001-)
196 ± 92
Gulf War (1990s)
169 ± 108
Erlanger, KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.47 times greater than any other conflict.
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Economy
The economy of Erlanger, KY employs 10.5k people. The largest industries in Erlanger, KY are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,515 people), Retail Trade (1,458 people), and Manufacturing (1,222 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($70,179), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($68,438), and Finance & Insurance ($64,891).
Employment
Occupations
10.5k
2021 Value
± 781
3.14%
1 Year growth
± 10.2%
From 2020 to 2021, employment in Erlanger, KY grew at a rate of 3.14%, from 10.2k employees to 10.5k employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Erlanger, KY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,286 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,285 people), and Management Occupations (971 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Erlanger, KY.
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Unemployment Insurance Claims
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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
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Industries
Employment by Industries
10.5k
2021 Value
± 781
3.14%
1 Year growth
± 10.2%
From 2020 to 2021, employment in Erlanger, KY grew at a rate of 3.14%, from 10.2k employees to 10.5k employees.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Erlanger, KY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,515 people), Retail Trade (1,458 people), and Manufacturing (1,222 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Erlanger, KY, though some of these residents may live in Erlanger, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
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Median Earnings by Industry
$44,416
Median earning men ± $2,244
$37,259
Median earning women ± $5,289
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Public Administration ($88,036), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($64,796), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,447).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($60,846), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,961), and Manufacturing ($44,271).
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Employment by Industry Sector
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Y-Axis
2.75%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023
As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Kentucky. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.
The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kentucky.
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Domestic Trade
Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Kentucky to other states, or from other states to Kentucky.
Top Domestic Production in Dollars
Motorized vehicles
$57.5B
Electronics
$36.5B
Machinery
$28.4B
In 2020, the top outbound Kentucky product (by dollars) was Motorized vehicles with $57.5B, followed by Electronics ($36.5B) and Machinery ($28.4B).
The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Kentucky products.
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Domestic Trade Growth
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$330B
2020 Value in Kentucky
$644B
Projected 2050 Value in Kentucky
95% growth
In 2020, total outbound Kentucky trade was $330B. This is expected to increase 95% to $644B by 2050.
The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Kentucky trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.
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Interstate Trade
Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Kentucky to other states, or from other states to Kentucky.
Most Common Trade Partners
Tennessee
$27.7B
California
$19B
Ohio
$17.7B
In 2020, the top outbound Kentucky domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Tennessee with $27.7B, followed by California with $19B and Ohio and $17.7B.
The following map shows the amount of trade that Kentucky shares with each state (excluding itself).
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Civics
In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 62.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.23%).
Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing the state of Kentucky. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.
Presidential Elections
Presidential Popular Vote Over Time
Voting results are not available for Erlanger, KY. Showing the available data for Kentucky.
2020 Election Results
Donald J. Trump (62.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.2%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.23%)
Libertarian Party
In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 62.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (36.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.23%).
The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kentucky for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.
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Senator Elections
US Senators from Kentucky
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Mitch McConnell
Senator from Kentucky2
Assumed office on January 3, 1985
Rand Paul
Senator from Kentucky3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing Kentucky.
In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
The following chart shows elected senators in Kentucky over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.
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US Representative Elections
US Representatives from Kentucky
Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.
Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kentucky have changed over time starting in 2008.
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Education
In 2021, universities in Erlanger, KY awarded 95 degrees. The student population of Erlanger, KY in 2021 is skewed towards women, with 4 male students and 90 female students.
Most students graduating from Universities in Erlanger, KY are White (61 and 64.9%), followed by Two or More Races (10 and 10.6%), Black or African American (8 and 8.51%), and Hispanic or Latino (8 and 8.51%).
The largest universities in Erlanger, KY by number of degrees awarded are Ross Medical Education Center-Erlanger (95 and 100%).
The most popular majors in Erlanger, KY are Medical Assistant (56 and 58.9%), Dental Assisting (27 and 28.4%), and Medical Insurance Specialist (2 and 2.11%).
Completions
Awarded Degrees over Time
The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.
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Working Population
Educational Pyramid
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Measure
In 2021, 0.789% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.712% of women were in the same situation.
This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.
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Educational Attainment
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Race
The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (1.17M), Some college (777k), and Secondary Education (561k).
This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.
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The median property value in Erlanger, KY was $148,500 in 2021, which is 0.606 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $140,300 to $148,500, a 5.84% increase. The homeownership rate in Erlanger, KY is 67.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.
People in Erlanger, KY have an average commute time of 21.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Erlanger, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
Median household income in Erlanger, KY is $68,769. In 2021, the place with the highest median household income in Erlanger, KY was Census Tract 655.01 with a value of $98,800, followed by Census Tract 645 and Census Tract 657, with respective values of $83,821 and $67,202.
Property
$148,500
Median Property Value 2021
±$5,627
$5,297
Median Property Taxes
±$510
The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Erlanger, KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.
The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Erlanger, KY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
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Rent vs Own
67.5%
Homeownership
2021
65.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2021
In 2021, 67.5% of the housing units in Erlanger, KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 68.3%.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in Erlanger, KY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
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Equity
Income by Location
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Race/Ethnicity
Highest Median Household Income (Total)
Census Tract 655.01
Census Tract 645
Census Tract 657
In 2021, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Erlanger, KY was Census Tract 655.01 with a value of $98,800, followed by Census Tract 645 and Census Tract 657, with respective values of $83,821 and $67,202.
The following map shows all of the places in Erlanger, KY colored by their Median Household Income (Total).
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Household Income
Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$68,769
Median Household Income
± $8,393
7.85k
Number of Households
± 646
In 2021, the median household income of the 7.85k households in Erlanger, KY declined from $68,769 from the previous year's value of $70,589.
The following chart displays the households in Erlanger, KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.
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Wage Distribution
The closest comparable wage GINI for Erlanger, KY is from Kentucky.
0.453
2021 Wage GINI in Kentucky
0.454
2020 Wage GINI in Kentucky
In 2021, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.453 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.236% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Kentucky across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
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Transportation
Commuter Transportation
Most Common Commute in 2021
Drove Alone (77.6%)
Worked At Home (9.76%)
Carpooled (8.79%)
In 2021, 77.6% of workers in Erlanger, KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.76%) and those who carpooled to work (8.79%).
The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.
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Commute Time
21.8 minutes
Average Travel Time
Using averages, employees in Erlanger, KY have a shorter commute time (21.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 0.891% of the workforce in Erlanger, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Erlanger, KY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
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Car Ownership
2 cars
Average Number
The following chart displays the households in Erlanger, KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Erlanger, KY have 2 cars.
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Poverty
10.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Erlanger, KY (2.05k out of 19.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 18 - 24.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Erlanger, KY is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.
The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.
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Social Needs
Data only available at the state level.
Most prevalent states
California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals
In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).
The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.
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Health
96.4% of the population of Erlanger, KY has health coverage, with 60.1% on employee plans, 15% on Medicaid, 12% on Medicare, 8.27% on non-group plans, and 1.08% on military or VA plans.
Primary care physicians in Kenton County, KY see 1136 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.82% decrease from the previous year (1169 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1749 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 525 patients per year.
Coverage
Patient to Clinician Ratios
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1,136 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Kenton County, KY
Primary care physicians in Kenton County, KY see an average of 1,136 patients per year. This represents a 2.82% decrease from the previous year (1,169 patients).
The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Kenton County, KY in comparison to its neighboring geographies.
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Health Care Diversity
In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.2% under 18 years, 22.1% between 18 and 34 years, 39.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.1% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
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Uninsured People
3.61%
Uninsured
60.1%
Employer Coverage
15%
Medicaid
12%
Medicare
8.27%
Non-Group
1.08%
Military or VA
Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Erlanger, KY grew by 13.7% from 3.18% to 3.61%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Erlanger, KY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
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