Jefferson County, Kentucky demographics

Population: 780,449
Median age: 38.4

Median household income: 61,633

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Jefferson County, Kentucky.

Population

2021780,449
2020768,419
2019767,419
2018767,154
2017764,378
2016759,724
2015755,809
2014751,485
2013746,580
2012741,285
2011735,804
2010729,452
2009711,317

Jefferson County, KY cities

Anchorage city - 2,607

Audubon Park city - 1,398

Bancroft city - 516

Barbourmeade city - 1,252

Beechwood Village city - 1,372

Bellemeade city - 938

Bellewood city - 233

Blue Ridge Manor city - 731

Briarwood city - 397

Broeck Pointe city - 269

Brownsboro Farm city - 572

Brownsboro Village city - 294

Cambridge city - 156

Coldstream city - 1,299

Creekside city - 345

Crossgate city - 195

Douglass Hills city - 5,480

Druid Hills city - 301

Fincastle city - 564

Forest Hills city - 379

Glenview city - 546

Glenview Hills city - 326

Glenview Manor city - 198

Goose Creek city - 241

Graymoor-Devondale city - 2,886

Green Spring city - 637

Heritage Creek city - 975

Hickory Hill city - 104

Hills and Dales city - 138

Hollow Creek city - 740

Hollyvilla city - 376

Houston Acres city - 841

Hurstbourne city - 4,644

Hurstbourne Acres city - 1,762

Indian Hills city - 2,878

Jeffersontown city - 28,800

Kingsley city - 408

Langdon Place city - 966

Lincolnshire city - 113

Louisville/Jefferson County (balance) metro government - 630,260

Lyndon city - 11,033

Lynnview city - 689

Manor Creek city - 276

Maryhill Estates city - 245

Meadow Vale city - 1,041

Meadowbrook Farm city - 124

Meadowview Estates city - 168

Middletown city - 9,473

Mockingbird Valley city - 154

Moorland city - 516

Murray Hill city - 599

Norbourne Estates city - 496

Northfield city - 1,181

Norwood city - 395

Old Brownsboro Place city - 377

Parkway Village city - 656

Plantation city - 880

Poplar Hills city - 534

Prospect city - 4,653

Richlawn city - 382

Riverwood city - 509

Rolling Fields city - 503

Rolling Hills city - 869

Seneca Gardens city - 675

Shively city - 15,638

South Park View city - 0

Spring Mill city - 330

Spring Valley city - 837

St. Matthews city - 17,588

St. Regis Park city - 1,524

Strathmoor Manor city - 462

Strathmoor Village city - 526

Sycamore city - 138

Ten Broeck city - 82

Thornhill city - 197

Watterson Park city - 818

Wellington city - 452

West Buechel city - 1,974

Westwood city - 530

Wildwood city - 256

Windy Hills city - 2,381

Woodland Hills city - 680

Woodlawn Park city - 832

Worthington Hills city - 1,741

Census data for Jefferson County, Kentucky

Demographic and housing estimates in Jefferson County, Kentucky

Total population
Total population780,449
Male379,269
Female401,180
Population by age
Total population780,449
Under 5 years48,004
5 to 9 years46,543
10 to 14 years49,860
15 to 19 years47,654
20 to 24 years48,148
25 to 34 years114,398
35 to 44 years99,439
45 to 54 years95,508
55 to 59 years52,988
60 to 64 years51,819
65 to 74 years76,757
75 to 84 years34,336
85 years and over14,995
Median age (years)38.4
Under 18 years173,577
16 years and over626,238
18 years and over606,872
21 years and over578,519
62 years and over156,046
65 years and over126,088
Population by race
Total population780,449
One race744,470
   White538,438
   Black or African American171,539
   American Indian and Alaska Native852
   Asian23,417
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander385
   Some other race9,839
Two or more races35,979
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population575,818
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population274,696
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population301,122

Social characteristics in Jefferson County, Kentucky

Households by type
Total households323,293
Family households (families)129,573
Married-couple family21,030
Male householder, no wife present, family67,995
Female householder, no husband present, family49,926
Nonfamily households104,695
Average household size93,759
Average family size2.37

Economic characteristics in Jefferson County, Kentucky

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households323,293
Less than $10,00019,698
$10,000 to $14,99913,630
$15,000 to $24,99926,679
$25,000 to $34,99929,553
$35,000 to $49,99942,258
$50,000 to $74,99959,532
$75,000 to $99,99940,208
$100,000 to $149,99948,813
$150,000 to $199,99920,763
$200,000 or more22,159
Median household income (dollars)61,633

Housing characteristics in Jefferson County, Kentucky

Housing occupancy
Total housing units354,062
Occupied housing units323,293
Vacant housing units30,769
Units in structure
Total housing units354,062
1-unit, detached229,275
1-unit, attached13,711
2 units7,751
3 or 4 units28,864
5 to 9 units25,408
10 to 19 units19,369
20 or more units25,123
Mobile home4,491
Boat, RV, van, etc.70
Year structure built
Total housing units354,062
Built 2014 or later623
Built 2010 to 201321,137
Built 2000 to 200935,616
Built 1990 to 199939,253
Built 1980 to 198927,923
Built 1970 to 197951,523
Built 1960 to 196949,150
Built 1950 to 195953,725
Built 1940 to 194924,897
Built 1939 or earlier50,215
Rooms
Total housing units354,062
1 room6,796
2 rooms8,018
3 rooms31,318
4 rooms59,908
5 rooms72,884
6 rooms58,338
7 rooms40,535
8 rooms30,367
9 rooms or more45,898
Median rooms5.5
Bedrooms
Total housing units354,062
No bedroom7,172
1 bedroom44,761
2 bedrooms99,919
3 bedrooms132,459
4 bedrooms54,909
5 or more bedrooms14,842
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units323,293
Owner-occupied199,076
Renter-occupied124,217
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.45
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.23
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units323,293
Moved in 2017 or later35,393
Moved in 2015 to 201699,709
Moved in 2010 to 201452,982
Moved in 2000 to 200963,210
Moved in 1990 to 199934,650
Moved in 1989 and earlier37,349
Value
Owner-occupied units199,076
Less than $50,0008,839
$50,000 to $99,99921,180
$100,000 to $149,99938,322
$150,000 to $199,99936,836
$200,000 to $299,99944,974
$300,000 to $499,99935,111
$500,000 to $999,99911,599
$1,000,000 or more2,215
Median (dollars)190,700
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units199,076
Housing units with a mortgage130,264
Housing units without a mortgage68,812
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent119,854
Less than $50012,461
$500 to $99954,464
$1,000 to $1,49941,639
$1,500 to $1,9998,532
$2,000 to $2,4991,741
$2,500 to $2,999316
$3,000 or more701
Median (dollars)954
No rent paid4,363

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