Jefferson County vs Kenton County

A side-by-side comparison of Jefferson County and Kenton County: population, income, housing, and more.

Jefferson County and Kenton County are counties in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jefferson County has the higher population (777,392 vs 169,817 in Kenton County). Kenton County has the higher median household income ($79,421 vs $67,849 in Jefferson County). Jefferson County has the higher median home value ($237,200 vs $227,500 in Kenton County).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson County	Kenton County
Population	777,392	169,817
Median age	38.4 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$67,849	$79,421
Median home value	$237,200	$227,500
Median gross rent	$1,097	$1,018
Housing units	357,923	72,896
Homeownership rate	61.8%	70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.6%	37.6%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson County	Kenton County
Population	767,419 → 777,392 (+1.3%)	165,668 → 169,817 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$56,586 → $67,849 (+19.9%)	$64,339 → $79,421 (+23.4%)
Median home value	$170,100 → $237,200 (+39.4%)	$161,100 → $227,500 (+41.2%)
Median gross rent	$871 → $1,097 (+25.9%)	$811 → $1,018 (+25.5%)

Jefferson County

Population

767,419777,392

Median household income

$56,586$67,849

Median home value

$170,100$237,200

Median gross rent

$871$1,097

Kenton County

Population

165,668169,817

Median household income

$64,339$79,421

Median home value

$161,100$227,500

Median gross rent

$811$1,018

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson County	Kenton County
Under 5	6.1%	6.4%
5 to 17	16.1%	17.2%
18 to 24	8.4%	8.0%
25 to 34	14.6%	14.8%
35 to 44	13.0%	13.5%
45 to 54	11.9%	11.8%
55 to 64	13.0%	13.0%
65 to 74	10.3%	9.6%
75 and over	6.6%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson County	Kenton County
White (non-Hispanic)	63.3%	86.0%
Black or African American	21.7%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.9%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.8%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson County	Kenton County
No high school diploma	8.5%	7.5%
High school graduate	25.9%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.5%	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	15.0%	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson County	Kenton County
Drove alone	73.7%	75.6%
Carpooled	8.3%	7.3%
Public transit	1.9%	1.1%
Walked	1.9%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	12.4%	13.1%
Other means	1.5%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson County	Kenton County
1-unit, detached	64.1%	67.9%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	4.3%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	13.0%	12.2%
20 or more units	7.6%	4.2%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson County	Kenton County
Poverty rate	14.5%	11.9%
Average household size	2.32	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1971	1974