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Fort Wright, Kentucky: commercial real estate data.
Fort Wright is a Census city of 5,887 people across 3.40 square miles of land, in Kenton County. Median household income is $105,024, 70.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fort Wright
What Fort Wright is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.4 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,732
- County holding the largest share of its areaKenton County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Wright
How many people live in Fort Wright
- Population5,887
- Median age37.5
- Population under 181,188 plus or minus 296
- Share under 1820.2 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Population 65 and over1,198
- Share 65 and over20.3 percent
- Households2,315
- Family households1,453
- Share of households that are families62.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Fort Wright
- Median household income$105,024 plus or minus $26,293
- Per capita income$44,173
- Civilian labor force3,247
- Employed3,136
- Unemployed111 plus or minus 60
- Unemployment rate3.4 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over4,126
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher45.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.0 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Wright
Housing in Fort Wright
- Housing units2,425
- Occupied units2,315
- Vacant units110 plus or minus 76
- Vacancy rate4.5 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Owner occupied1,636
- Renter occupied679 plus or minus 148
- Ownership rate70.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$328,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,142
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.0 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Single family units1,759
- Share single family72.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more666 plus or minus 174
- Share in buildings of two or more27.5 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fort Wright gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,675
- Commuting under 15 minutes618 plus or minus 187
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.1 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more584 plus or minus 186
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.8 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Drove alone74.8 percent
- Carpooled12.4 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home12.6 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Fort Wright
SBA loans in Fort Wright (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$3,765,000
- Average approval$941,250
- Median approval$715,000
- Largest approval$2,245,000
- Jobs supported38
- Jobs per approval9.5
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term127 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises75.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fort Wright, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Fort Wright
SBA loans in Fort Wright (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,794,000
- Average approval$598,000
- Median approval$618,000
- Largest approval$618,000
- Jobs supported37
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fort Wright, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Fort Wright
Flood risk in Fort Wright
- NFIP communityCity of Fort Wright
- NFIP community number210249
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/16/13
The City of Fort Wright participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 210249 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Kenton County, not Fort Wright
Kenton County context, not Fort Wright figures
- Establishments in Kenton County3,297
- Covered employment, Kenton County74,672
- Average annual pay, Kenton County$71,985
- Housing units permitted, Kenton County699
Every figure in this section is published for Kenton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fort Wright.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fort Wright questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fort Wright, Kentucky?
5,887, in 2,315 households. Fort Wright city covers 3.40 square miles of land, which is 1,732 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fort Wright in?
Kenton County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Fort Wright?
$105,024. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $328,900. Median gross rent is $1,142 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fort Wright businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $3.8 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $715,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $1.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fort Wright, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fort Wright borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fort Wright. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Fort Wright in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fort Wright appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fort Wright, city of, community 210249, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Fort Wright figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Kenton County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Fort Wright.
Is zoning published for Fort Wright?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.