Jeffersontown

Population: 28,988
Median household income: $78,185
Median home value: $236,800

Located in Jefferson County, Kentucky, Jeffersontown is a community with a population of 28,988. At $78,185, its median household income sits above Jefferson County's $67,849.

From 2019 to 2023, Jeffersontown's population grew 3.4% from 28,035 to 28,988, while its median home value rose 30.5% from $181,500 to $236,800.

The typical home was built around 1977. 6.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,988
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $78,185
Median home value: $236,800
Median gross rent: $1,253
Housing units: 12,881
Homeownership rate: 66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,03528,988

Median household income

$68,803$78,185

Median home value

$181,500$236,800

Median gross rent

$981$1,253

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,035	$68,803	$181,500	$981
2020	27,933	$70,951	$186,600	$1,015
2021	28,800	$75,985	$196,500	$1,102
2022	28,796	$78,929	$225,500	$1,175
2023	28,988	$78,185	$236,800	$1,253

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,932	6.7%
5 to 17	5,106	17.6%
18 to 24	1,492	5.1%
25 to 34	4,285	14.8%
35 to 44	3,722	12.8%
45 to 54	2,925	10.1%
55 to 64	3,805	13.1%
65 to 74	3,416	11.8%
75 and over	2,305	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,506	74.2%
Black or African American	3,604	12.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,244	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	822	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,804	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate21.9%

Some college or associate's34.4%

Bachelor's degree23.6%

Graduate or professional degree15.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	970	4.7%
High school graduate	4,486	21.9%
Some college or associate's	7,035	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	4,838	23.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,129	15.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone76.7%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit1.1%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.7%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,674	76.7%
Carpooled	1,204	8.7%
Public transit	147	1.1%
Walked	97	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,766	12.7%
Other means	20	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,291	18.9%
15 to 29 min	6,533	53.8%
30 to 44 min	2,704	22.3%
45 to 59 min	216	1.8%
60+ min	398	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 6.8% (1,939 of 28,394)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,902	64.3%
Nonfamily households	4,386	35.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,288	95.4%
Vacant	593	4.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,173	66.5%
Renter-occupied	4,115	33.5%

1-unit, detached67.5%

1-unit, attached5.4%

2 to 4 units9.2%

5 to 19 units13.4%

20 or more units4.0%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,701	67.5%
1-unit, attached	690	5.4%
2 to 4 units	1,188	9.2%
5 to 19 units	1,728	13.4%
20 or more units	509	4.0%
Mobile home & other	65	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2140222
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 38.2055, -85.5697