Plantation

Population: 978
Median household income: $74,844
Median home value: $232,800

Plantation is a community in Jefferson County, Kentucky, home to 978 residents. Its median household income of $74,844 runs above the Jefferson County figure of $67,849.

Between 2019 and 2023, Plantation's population grew 13.2% from 864 to 978, while its median home value rose 40.7% from $165,400 to $232,800.

39.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 82.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 978
Median age: 29.8 yrs
Median household income: $74,844
Median home value: $232,800
Median gross rent: $945
Housing units: 362
Homeownership rate: 82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

864978

Median household income

$59,886$74,844

Median home value

$165,400$232,800

Median gross rent

$886$945

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	864	$59,886	$165,400	$886
2020	928	$55,417	$166,100	$857
2021	880	$62,688	$181,100	$896
2022	890	$71,250	$215,900	$925
2023	978	$74,844	$232,800	$945

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

Age distribution

Under 517.7%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3416.2%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 746.0%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	173	17.7%
5 to 17	151	15.4%
18 to 24	67	6.9%
25 to 34	158	16.2%
35 to 44	97	9.9%
45 to 54	132	13.5%
55 to 64	104	10.6%
65 to 74	59	6.0%
75 and over	37	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	726	74.2%
Black or African American	143	14.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	6	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	23	2.4%
Two or more races	36	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	44	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate26.6%

Some college or associate's23.5%

Bachelor's degree23.0%

Graduate or professional degree16.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	59	10.1%
High school graduate	156	26.6%
Some college or associate's	138	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	135	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	99	16.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone65.1%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit3.1%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home24.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	332	65.1%
Carpooled	34	6.7%
Public transit	16	3.1%
Walked	2	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	126	24.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	81	21.1%
15 to 29 min	231	60.2%
30 to 44 min	62	16.1%
45 to 59 min	8	2.1%
60+ min	2	0.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 6.6% (64 of 975)

	Count	Share
Family households	240	67.6%
Nonfamily households	115	32.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	355	98.1%
Vacant	7	1.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	294	82.8%
Renter-occupied	61	17.2%

1-unit, detached85.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units5.2%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	311	85.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	25	6.9%
5 to 19 units	19	5.2%
20 or more units	7	1.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2161554
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.2 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.2834, -85.5936