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Mount Washington is a city in northeast Bullitt County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 8,624 at the 2005 census. It is located at was once the crossroads of two stagecoach routes, which spurred early population growth and the incorporation in 1822 of a town called Mt. Vernon, after George Washington's home. The name was changed to Mount Washington in 1833 to avoid confusion with Mount Vernon in Rockcastle County. It became the economic enter of Bullitt County by the 1850s. In Fall 1862, the town was held by John Wharton's Confederate cavalry, who skirmished with Maj. Gen. Thomas L. Crittenden's men north of Mount Washington along Floyds Fork on October 1. A defeat the following day lead to a Confederate retreat from the area. Mount Washington's industries aged and by the 1930s it was no longer the most prominent town in the county. The decline continued when fire burned much of the business district on November 18 1940. Mount Washington enjoyed an influx of new residents...more

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Among the most common occupations in Mount Washington are Sales and office occupations, 26%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 23%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 21%. Approximately 84 percent of workers in Mount Washington, Kentucky work for companies, 10 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Mount Washington Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, registered nurse jobs, rn jobs, physical therapy assistant jobs, occupational therapist jobs and financial advisor jobs.

The leading industries in Mount Washington, Kentucky are Manufacturing, 18%; Educational, health and social services, 17%; and Retail trade, 13%. Simply Hired's Mount Washington job listings indicate that the following industries in Mount Washington are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Clinics & Outpatient Services, Home Health Care, Catering Services and Food Service Contractors.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Mount Washington, Kentucky is $29,520, and the median income of households in Mount Washington was $43,813.

Mount Washington has an unemployment rate of 3.1%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Mount Washington Trends data, the number of Mount Washington, Kentucky jobs has increased by 288% since March 2008.

Population of Mount Washington Total population 8,485 Male 47.88% Female 52.12% Median age 32.0     Mount Washington Housing Owner-occupied homes 77.2% Median cost of a home $103,700 Median mortgage payment $608 Renter-occupied homes 22.8% Vacant housing 5.6% Median monthly rent $497     Average Income Median for all male full-time $35,439 Median for all female full-time $23,600     Household Income Less than $10,000 6% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 13% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 20% $50,000 to $74,999 25% $75,000 to $99,999 10% $100,000 to $149,999 4% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 6% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 13% High school graduate 40% Some college, no degree 24% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 8% Graduate degree 4%     Marital Status Never married 20% Currently married 61% Separated 1% Widowed 4% Divorced 14%     Race White 99% Black or African American 0% Asian 0% Other 1%     Mount Washington Commute Carpool 10.6% Public transportation 0.1% Average travel time 26 minutes

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