Douglass Hills

Population: 5,437
Median household income: $92,826
Median home value: $331,500

Douglass Hills, a community in Jefferson County, Kentucky, has 5,437 residents. At $92,826, its median household income sits above Jefferson County's $67,849.

From 2019 to 2023, Douglass Hills's population declined 4.8% from 5,710 to 5,437, while its median home value rose 29.3% from $256,300 to $331,500.

Households average 2.20 people. The median gross rent is $1,164.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,437
Median age: 48.2 yrs
Median household income: $92,826
Median home value: $331,500
Median gross rent: $1,164
Housing units: 2,681
Homeownership rate: 81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.7%
Unemployment rate: 8.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,7105,437

Median household income

$74,485$92,826

Median home value

$256,300$331,500

Median gross rent

$1,113$1,164

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,710	$74,485	$256,300	$1,113
2020	5,713	$77,321	$269,000	$1,151
2021	5,480	$83,592	$278,600	$1,143
2022	5,466	$90,760	$317,400	$1,179
2023	5,437	$92,826	$331,500	$1,164

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1712.4%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 7415.9%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	288	5.3%
5 to 17	673	12.4%
18 to 24	352	6.5%
25 to 34	661	12.2%
35 to 44	621	11.4%
45 to 54	566	10.4%
55 to 64	902	16.6%
65 to 74	864	15.9%
75 and over	510	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,607	84.7%
Black or African American	581	10.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	35	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	111	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	103	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate16.7%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree32.1%

Graduate or professional degree19.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	186	4.5%
High school graduate	687	16.7%
Some college or associate's	1,118	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,324	32.1%
Graduate or professional degree	809	19.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone77.9%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.7%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,186	77.9%
Carpooled	131	4.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	61	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	385	13.7%
Other means	42	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	686	28.3%
15 to 29 min	1,439	59.5%
30 to 44 min	184	7.6%
45 to 59 min	98	4.0%
60+ min	13	0.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 3.9% (212 of 5,421)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,530	61.8%
Nonfamily households	946	38.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,476	92.4%
Vacant	205	7.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,023	81.7%
Renter-occupied	453	18.3%

1-unit, detached69.2%

1-unit, attached6.0%

2 to 4 units5.9%

5 to 19 units17.9%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,855	69.2%
1-unit, attached	161	6.0%
2 to 4 units	158	5.9%
5 to 19 units	479	17.9%
20 or more units	28	1.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2122204
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.33 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.2361, -85.5532