Jefferson County, Kentucky

Jefferson County has a population of 783,022 and has grown 1.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $248,400, about 3.6 times the county's median household income of $69,866.

Home price
$248,400
Income
$69,866
Population
783,022
Unemployment
5.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$248,400county
Median gross rent$1,149county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198061.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile1.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented37.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,400county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,272county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,047county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,625county
Home insurance / yr$4,042(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.5(statewide)
Median household income$69,866county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate14.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home14.2%county
Unemployment rate5.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force65.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.8%county
Share of workers employed by government11.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.7%county
Economic output per resident$100,640county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.86%county
Top state income tax3.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax3.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time22.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service3.3 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2343305county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station88 micounty
Households without a vehicle8.7%county
Traffic deaths31.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-2.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher37.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.3%county
Public schools in the county169county
Public school enrollment95579county
Students per full-time teacher15.4county
Free lunch eligible61.1%county
Elementary schools93county
Middle schools23county
High schools23county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above8county
Share of local colleges that are public18.2%county
Two-year institutions3county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians92county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county8county
Hospitals here with an emergency department6county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter9.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.7%county
Frequent mental distress16.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population783,022county
Land area in square miles381county
People per square mile of land2056.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores145county
Convenience stores68county
Share living far from a food store16.6%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract4.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents9county
Median age38.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.2%county
Share of households that are one person34.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States10.0%county
Second languages12.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls51.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents102county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-10county
Households that moved in15,433county
Households that moved away17,018county
Average income of arriving households$60,469county
Average income of departing households$74,732county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year3,001county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings62.5%county
Violent crime rate213(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature56.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation54.0 incounty
Annual snowfall32.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.10 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F41 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing90 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days212 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 4county
Average first fall frostNov 2county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$131county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.3¢county
Household electricity use1,181 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity38.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas58.9%county
Homes heated by propane1.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband90.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk99.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk21.2county
Landslide risk35.4county
Hail risk89.7county
Earthquake risk96.8county
Tornado risk99.7county
Tropical cyclone risk35.8county
Extreme heat risk96.9county
Winter weather risk92.3county
Strong wind risk90.8county
Wildfire risk56.1county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams1county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams1county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Jefferson County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Kentucky figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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