Northern Kentucky Demographics
There are seven Northern Kentucky counties in the Cincinnati Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA).
With an estimated population in 2009 of 419,783 residents in those counties, Northern Kentucky represents 19% of the total MSA population of 2,161,116.
Northern Kentucky Tri-ED
Estimated Population 2009
Projected Growth 2014 |
| Northern Kentucky |
2009 Population
Estimates |
2014 Percent Projected
Population Growth |
| Boone County |
117,079 |
15.51% |
| Campbell County |
86,998 |
-1.8% |
| Kenton County |
158,183 |
3.4% |
| Bracken County |
8,684 |
1.6% |
| Gallatin County |
8,083 |
1.5% |
| Grant County |
25,731 |
7.1% |
| Pendleton County |
15,025 |
1.8% |
| Total N. Kentucky |
419,783 |
4.1% |
| Cincinnati MSA |
2,161,116 |
2.9% |
| Kentucky |
4,286,552 |
3.8% |
| U.S. Average |
305,548,770 |
4.7% |
| Source: Right Site Analytic Software, 2010 |
Median Age
In 2009, the median age in Northern Kentucky was 34.2 years, younger than the statewide average of 36 years and a national average of 35.3 years. Northern Kentucky's decrease in median age reflects an increase in the number of persons age 24 and under.
Source: Kentucky Data Center, 2009; Right Site Analytical Software, 2009 |