Highland Heights, Kentucky demographics

Highland Heights, KY demographics: median age 30.8; 40.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Highland Heights city, Kentucky · Incorporated city · GEOID 2136604. The survey estimates a population of 6,444 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Highland Heights is 30.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.5 years. There are 2,528 households (±242). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	30.8 ±2.5	39.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,444
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Under 18	967 ±238	15.0% ±3.7 pp	22.6%	22.0%
18–34	2,557 ±383	39.7% ±5.9 pp	22.2%	22.8%
35–64	1,899 ±345	29.5% ±5.4 pp	37.9%	38.0%
65 and older	1,021 ±240	15.8% ±3.7 pp	17.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,444
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Male	3,060 ±266	47.5% ±4.1 pp	49.5%	49.5%
Female	3,384 ±271	52.5% ±4.2 pp	50.5%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,444
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
White alone	5,665 ±272	87.9% ±4.2 pp	82.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	187 ±80	2.9% ±1.2 pp	7.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	139 ±96 · low precision	2.2% ±1.5 pp · low precision	1.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	129 ±99 · low precision	2.0% ±1.5 pp · low precision	1.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	324 ±189 · low precision	5.0% ±2.9 pp · low precision	6.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,444
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,306 ±109	97.9% ±1.6 pp	95.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	138 ±109 · low precision	2.1% ±1.7 pp · low precision	5.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,528
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Married-couple family	713 ±168	28.2% ±6.1 pp	46.6%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	71 ±60 · low precision	2.8% ±2.4 pp · low precision	5.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	324 ±149	12.8% ±5.8 pp	12.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,015 ±271	40.2% ±10.0 pp	29.8%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	405 ±128	16.0% ±4.8 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,528
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Households with people under 18	641 ±158	25.4% ±5.8 pp	29.8%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,887 ±332	74.6% ±11.0 pp	70.2%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,528
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,015 ±271	40.2% ±10.0 pp	29.8%	28.7%
Two-person households	867 ±196	34.3% ±7.0 pp	34.9%	33.8%
Three-person households	211 ±104	8.3% ±4.0 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	219 ±108	8.7% ±4.2 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	131 ±131 · low precision	5.2% ±5.2 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	38 ±58 · low precision	1.5% ±2.3 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	47 ±48 · low precision	1.9% ±1.9 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,444
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Native	6,117 ±184	94.9% ±2.8 pp	95.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	327 ±186 · low precision	5.1% ±2.9 pp · low precision	4.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 6,272
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
English only	5,808 ±200	92.6% ±3.0 pp	93.2%	77.7%
Spanish	185 ±135 · low precision	2.9% ±2.2 pp · low precision	3.4%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	126 ±139 · low precision	2.0% ±2.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	40 ±35 · low precision	0.6% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	3 ±7 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	4 ±9 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	12 ±21 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	65 ±76 · low precision	1.0% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	21 ±32 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	8 ±16 · low precision	0.1% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 3,716
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	193 ±110 · low precision	5.2% ±2.9 pp · low precision	11.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,160 ±292	31.2% ±7.5 pp	32.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	556 ±172	15.0% ±4.5 pp	19.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	294 ±159 · low precision	7.9% ±4.2 pp · low precision	9.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	949 ±210	25.5% ±5.3 pp	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	564 ±203	15.2% ±5.3 pp	11.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 6,382
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Same house	5,153 ±315	80.7% ±4.9 pp	87.5%	87.7%
Moved within same county	317 ±198 · low precision	5.0% ±3.1 pp · low precision	6.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	376 ±137	5.9% ±2.1 pp	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	424 ±183	6.6% ±2.9 pp	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	112 ±137 · low precision	1.8% ±2.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

7.9% of Highland Heights residents (±2.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.0% in Kentucky and 8.4% nationally. 89.2% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Highland Heights	Kentucky	U.S.	Compared with Kentucky
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	7.9% ±2.9 pp	6.0%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.2% ±1.9 pp	88.6%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.7% ±1.8 pp	6.5%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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