County profile
Kenton County, KY
United States · GDP 2024
#377 of 3,127 US counties by GDP67th-percentile growthmore diversified than 96% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$12.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
68,018
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
3,297
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$71.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
175,779
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.7%
Median HH income
$80.5k±$2.9k
Bachelor's degree+
37.4%±1.5%
Poverty rate
11.8%±1.1%
Business applications
1,826 · 2025
Retail establishments
378
21.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Flagship Communities Real Estate Investment TrustReal Estate———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care27%
Food & accommodation18%
Finance & insurance15%
Transportation14%
Manufacturing13%
Professional services12%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
175,779
residents · 2025 · +3.8% since 2020
Income per capita $78.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+870
International migration+3,043
Natural change+2,569
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$9.0B2019
$9.6B2020
$10.5B2021
$10.7B2022
$11.7B2023
$12.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$244.4k±$4.4k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$30/mo
Vacancy rate
8.0%±0.8%
Affordability
3.4× wages
Residential permits
$200.9M
681 units · 3.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
77.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.4k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 95Tornado 92Cold wave 86
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4272016
4462017
4712018
4982019
5232020
5802021
6692022
7212023
7702024
7982025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 4% since 20216532021
5842022
3632023
6992024
6812025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
8.3 km
I-71
Nearest freight rail
3.0 km
CSXT
Nearest port
10.2 km
GREATER CINCINNATI MARINE SERVICE, INC.
Nearest commercial airport
17.0 km
CINCINNATI/NORTHERN KENTUCKY INTL
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$71.9k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Kenton?
Kenton's economy produced $12.4B in 2024, growing 5.9% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.