What is the median household income in Ryland Heights, KY?

Name: Income and affordability in Ryland Heights, KY, 2020–2024
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The median household income in Ryland Heights, KY is $69,000 (±$12,227) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Paying the median gross rent of $1,125 a month would take about $45,000 a year at the common guideline of spending no more than 30% of income on rent.

In Ryland Heights, the median household income went from $59,375 in 2015–2019 to $69,000 in 2020–2024 (+16.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median household income: $69,000 (±$12,227)
Median renter income: $56,250 (±$28,584)
Income to afford median rent: about $45,000

Income in Ryland Heights against Kenton County, its state and the nation

Income, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ryland Heights	Kenton County	Kentucky	United States
Median household income	$69,000 (±$12,227)	$80,548 (±$2,918)	$63,726 (±$429)	$80,734
Median renter household income	$56,250 (±$28,584)	$48,858 (±$2,821)	$39,858 (±$584)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$72,083 (±$16,109)	$101,544 (±$3,241)	$78,998 (±$476)	$100,009
Median gross rent	$1,125 (±$158)	$1,069 (±$30)	$967 (±$5)	$1,413

In Ryland Heights, median household income is not measurably different from Kenton County ($80,548).

It is not measurably different from Kentucky ($63,726).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($80,734).

In Kenton County, Ryland Heights ranks 13 of 18 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median household income.

Statewide, it ranks 158 of 438.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How much you need to earn to rent in Ryland Heights

Many landlords and housing programs use 30% of gross income as the most a household should spend on rent.

At that guideline, the median gross rent of $1,125 a month ($13,500 a year) needs an income of about $45,000 a year.

The median renting household in Ryland Heights earns $56,250 a year.

This is arithmetic on the published medians, not a rule any landlord must follow; screening criteria vary and some places limit how income may be weighed.

Income against housing costs since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median household income	$59,375 (±$18,138)	$69,000 (±$12,227)	+16.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median gross rent	$921 (±$449)	$1,125 (±$158)	+22.1%	No measurable change after inflation
Median home value	$134,400 (±$21,552)	$213,700 (±$16,718)	+59.0%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median household income in places near Ryland Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ryland Heights
Place	Distance	Median household income	Compared with this place
Ryland Heights	—	$69,000 (±$12,227)	—
Cold Spring	2.4 mi	$75,000 (±$8,366)	Not measurably different
Alexandria	2.7 mi	$102,239 (±$13,744)	Higher
Fairview	3.0 mi	$56,250 (±$48,150)	Not measurably different
Crestview	3.2 mi	$93,750 (±$19,108)	Higher
Highland Heights	4.0 mi	$53,275 (±$7,658)	Lower
Taylor Mill	4.1 mi	$88,546 (±$18,363)	Not measurably different
Silver Grove	4.5 mi	$46,595 (±$3,819)	Lower
Claryville	4.7 mi	$81,458 (±$28,861)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Highland Heights, KY ($53,275), Silver Grove, KY ($46,595).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Alexandria, KY ($102,239), Crestview, KY ($93,750).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median household income across Kenton County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median household income
7	Crestview Hills	$95,441 (±$21,898)
8	Taylor Mill	$88,546 (±$18,363)
9	Fort Mitchell	$86,310 (±$12,052)
10	Crescent Springs	$83,066 (±$26,656)
11	Erlanger	$75,840 (±$8,552)
12	Bromley	$71,000 (±$36,870)
13	Ryland Heights	$69,000 (±$12,227)
14	Ludlow	$65,284 (±$10,110)
15	Kenton Vale	$63,021 (±$12,393)
16	Covington	$61,166 (±$4,263)
17	Elsmere	$60,503 (±$9,965)
18	Fairview	$56,250 (±$48,150)

Showing 12 of 18 places in Kenton County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Ryland Heights

What is the median household income in Ryland Heights?

The median household income in Ryland Heights is $69,000 (±$12,227) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much do you need to make to afford rent in Ryland Heights?

About $45,000 a year, if rent is to stay at or below 30% of income at the median gross rent of $1,125 a month.

Have incomes in Ryland Heights kept up with inflation?

In Ryland Heights, the median household income went from $59,375 in 2015–2019 to $69,000 in 2020–2024 (+16.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

What do renters earn in Ryland Heights?

The median renting household in Ryland Heights, KY earns $56,250 (±$28,584) a year.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Ryland Heights city, Kentucky (place:67602, in state:21).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B19013_001E, B19013_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.