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South Jefferson CCD, Jefferson County, KY

39,547 Population
21.3 square miles 1,860.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.9 ±2.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Jefferson County: 38.4 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Kentucky: 39.1 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$38,710 ±$2,177 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Jefferson County: $42,087 ±$591
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Kentucky: $35,821 ±$245
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$85,008 ±$5,605 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Jefferson County: $69,866 ±$1,228
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Kentucky: $63,726 ±$429
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

10.7% ±2.9% (4,239  ±1,192) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Jefferson County: 14.3% 109,898 (±0.7% / ±5,204)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Kentucky: 16.1% 708,321 (±0.3% / ±11,594)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.9 minutes ±1.2 (458,165  ±45,885) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Jefferson County: 22.2 7,291,335 (±0.3 / ±140,391)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Kentucky: 24 43,402,560 (±0.2 / ±384,929)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

15,054 ±758 Number of households
  • Jefferson County: 331,554 ±1,638
  • Kentucky: 1,814,469 ±5,224
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.1 (39,542  ±2,389) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Jefferson County: 2.3 768,727 (±0 / ±339)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Kentucky: 2.4 4,413,943
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.8% ±2.7% (516  ±248) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Jefferson County: 5.1% 9,463 (±0.4% / ±762)
  • a little higher than the rate in Kentucky: 5.4% 55,780 (±0.2% / ±1,896)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

15,512 ±767 Number of housing units
  • Jefferson County: 359,710 ±216
  • Kentucky: 2,023,116 ±474
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$252,800 ±$8,892 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Jefferson County: $248,400 ±$2,496
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Kentucky: $205,600 ±$1,096
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.7% ±2.4% (5,356  ±998.2) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Jefferson County: 13.6% 105,231 (±0.5% / ±3,757.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Kentucky: 12.5% 560,545 (±0.2% / ±9,289)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

90.6% ±3.3% (23,880  ±1,462) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Jefferson County: 91.3% 495,567 (±1% / ±5,183.8)
  • about the same as the rate in Kentucky: 88.9% 2,753,821 (±0.4% / ±12,191.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
30.6% ±2.8% (8,076  ±849.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Jefferson County: 37% 201,080 (±0.6% / ±3,255.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Kentucky: 27.6% 853,791 (±0.2% / ±7,457.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

12.7% ±2.4% (5,034  ±999) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Jefferson County: 10% 78,086
  • more than double the rate in Kentucky: 4.7% 211,210
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9% ±1.9% (2,601  ±563) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Jefferson County: 6.2% 37,679 (±0.3% / ±1,736)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Kentucky: 6.5% 228,692 (±0.1% / ±3,138)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
2,601 Total veterans ±563 2,174 Male ±468 427 Female ±288

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