Jury Pool Profile
Kenton County, Kentucky
- County seat
- Covington and Independence
- Judicial district
- 16th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 175,779
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 171,288.
At a glance
Kenton County is a 175,779-person venue. The county population is 86% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $82,787, $18,306 above the KY state median of $64,481; 37.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Arabic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 22.4% of covered employment, average pay $68,738/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.85%, below the 4.43% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 59% to 60% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 171,288
- Median household income
- $80,548
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 86% / 4%.
Kenton County has a population of 171,288, with a median age of 37.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 86.1%; Black residents 3.9%. Independently, 4.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $82,787; 37.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 22% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 22.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.85%, below the Kentucky state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 59%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Kenton County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 59.9% in 2024, 58.6% in 2020, 59.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 5.7% of the adult civilian population (7,465 individuals).