City safety & data profile
Mount WashingtonKY
Mount Washington, KY is a 14K-resident city in Bullitt County with a median household income of $96,239.
Bullitt County, Kentucky. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Mount Washington, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Mount Washington has a population larger than 23% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $268,200.
Data updated 2026-07-20
- 14K
- Population
- Top 77%
- By size
- $96,239
- Median income
- $268,200
- Median home
- 5.3%
- Poverty rate
The read on Mount Washington
Mount Washington posts a median household income higher than 66% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.
- Top 34%
- by median income, US cities
Where Mount Washington income ranks nationally
Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)
$96,239 Top 34% higher than 66% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year
The quick read
Reading Mount Washington, KY beyond the headline numbers
Mount Washington sits inside Bullitt County, Kentucky, at roughly 38.05°N, -85.55°W. Population 14,028, $96,239 median household income. Median home value $268,200, median rent $1,008. Poverty rate 5.3%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.
CDC PLACES: Mount Washington's highest-prevalence health measure is short sleep duration at 41.5%.
Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Mount Washington from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Comparison bars benchmark each metric against the national reference.
10-Year Trends 2013–2024
County-level trend (Bullitt County) - Mount Washington's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.
Economics
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Rent | |
| Poverty Rate | 5.3% -63% vs avg |
| Unemployment | 4.6% |
| Bachelor's Degree+ | 26.1% |
| Work From Home | 13.5% |
| Public Transit | 0% |
Population
Health Profile 2 measures
Health Indicators
Preventive Care
Frequently Asked Questions 5
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Safety Context
Mount Washington, KY is located in Bullitt County, Kentucky. With a population of 14K and a $96,239 median household income, the community faces health challenges including short sleep duration. Safety alerts for the Mount Washington area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.
Safety Guides
Primary source data
EPA Outdoor Air Quality Data
Federal monitoring network, every measurement we report
AirNow - Kentucky
Real-time AQI for every monitored Kentucky location
National Weather Service
NOAA active watches, warnings, advisories
CDC Air Quality & Health
Health-impact reference for every AQI category
EPA NAAQS standards
National Ambient Air Quality Standards, the regulatory thresholds
Nearby Cities 8
Using Mount Washington's profile
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- Compare Mount Washington against Kentucky peers on any ranking lens. Explore Kentucky
Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city.
Data Sources
All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Bullitt County) where that is the smallest published unit.
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