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Jefferson County School District, KY

769,588 Population
377.8 square miles 2,036.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Jefferson County: 38.5 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in Kentucky: 39.2 ±0.2

Economics

$39,211 ±$1,063 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Jefferson County: $39,368 ±$1,050
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Kentucky: $34,676 ±$484
$64,320 ±$2,842 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Jefferson County: $64,542 ±$2,806
  • a little higher than the amount in Kentucky: $61,118 ±$653

16.1% ±1.5% (121,761  ±11,012) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Jefferson County: 16.1% 121,836 (±1.5% / ±11,002)
  • about the same as the rate in Kentucky: 16.4% 720,642 (±0.5% / ±20,801)

22.6 minutes ±0.5 (7,234,230  ±224,469) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Jefferson County: 22.5 7,251,125 (±0.5 / ±222,084)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Kentucky: 24.2 45,143,416 (±0.3 / ±662,711)

Families

330,348 ±3,339 Number of households
  • Jefferson County: 331,206 ±3,370
  • Kentucky: 1,853,603 ±7,950
2.3 ±0 (756,190  ±1,204) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Jefferson County: 2.3 758,697 (±0 / ±849)
  • a little less than the figure in Kentucky: 2.4 4,404,947

5.1% ±0.9% (9,182  ±1,716) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Jefferson County: 5.1% † 9,199 (±0.9% / ±1,714)
  • a little less than the rate in Kentucky: 5.4% 54,757 (±0.4% / ±3,624)

Housing

359,949 ±479 Number of housing units
  • Jefferson County: 360,822 ±375
  • Kentucky: 2,036,559 ±301

$250,000 ±$5,879 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Jefferson County: $250,800 ±$6,007
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Kentucky: $211,800 ±$2,250

14% ±1.3% (106,202  ±9,708.7) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Jefferson County: 14% 106,414 (±1.3% / ±9,710.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Kentucky: 12.3% 549,779 (±0.4% / ±18,178.2)

Social

91.7% ±2.1% (491,642  ±11,472.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Jefferson County: 91.7% 493,283 (±2.1% / ±11,469.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Kentucky: 89.5% 2,782,267 (±0.8% / ±26,576.2)
36.7% ±1.3% (196,701  ±6,791.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Jefferson County: 36.9% 198,172 (±1.3% / ±6,790.9)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Kentucky: 27.9% 865,265 (±0.5% / ±15,692.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

10% ±0.8% (76,823  ±6,229) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Jefferson County: 10% 76,889
  • more than double the rate in Kentucky: 4.5% 201,672

6% ±0.6% (36,013  ±3,285) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Jefferson County: 6% 36,186 (±0.6% / ±3,282)
  • a little less than the rate in Kentucky: 6.2% 216,667 (±0.2% / ±6,866)
36,013 Total veterans ±3,285 30,877 Male ±2,628 5,136 Female ±1,462

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