Jessamine County, Kentucky

Jessamine County has a population of 54,588 and has grown 7.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $268,100, about 3.6 times the county's median household income of $74,576.

Home price
$268,100
Income
$74,576
Population
54,588
Unemployment
3.1%

Housing

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

Median home price$268,100county
Median gross rent$1,124county
Median year homes here were built1992county
Share of homes built before 198030.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented33.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,542county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,272county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,079county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,743county
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$74,576county
Family health premium / yr$23,584(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$8,756(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.573(statewide)
Poverty rate11.3%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 home11.2%county
Unemployment rate3.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.0%county
Share of workers employed by government16.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry28.0%county
Economic output per resident$55,879county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.73%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 time23.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service10 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport776297county
Miles to nearest general aviation field22 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station69 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.0%county
Traffic deaths7.3county
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 higher33.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.4%county
Public schools in the county13county
Public school enrollment8331county
Students per full-time teacher15.2county
Free lunch eligible55.9%county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution4.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians75county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.9%county
Frequent mental distress15.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.1%county

Place

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

Population54,588county
Land area in square miles172county
People per square mile of land317.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store12.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+7.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents7county
Median age38.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over16.3%county
Share of households that are one person24.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.6%county
Second languages7.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls55.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents106county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in1,833county
Households that moved away1,640county
Average income of arriving households$78,064county
Average income of departing households$62,466county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes24county
Housing units authorised in the latest year512county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings4.7%county
Violent crime rate213(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature56.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation64.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.11 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F28 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing88 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7a(statewide)
Frost-free days202 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$137county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.1¢county
Household electricity use1,132 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity62.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas32.6%county
Homes heated by propane2.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.5%county
Homes heated by wood1.3%county
Households with broadband91.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk42.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk17.3county
Landslide risk19.9county
Hail risk62.7county
Earthquake risk55.7county
Tornado risk69.3county
Tropical cyclone risk40.4county
Extreme heat risk41.3county
Winter weather risk70.2county
Strong wind risk84.8county
Wildfire risk6.7county

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 teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Jessamine 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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