Watterson Park

Population: 736
Median household income: $38,984
Median home value: $187,500

Located in Jefferson County, Kentucky, Watterson Park is a community with a population of 736. At $38,984, its median household income sits below Jefferson County's $67,849.

Between 2019 and 2023, Watterson Park's population declined 31.5% from 1,074 to 736, while its median home value rose 43.1% from $131,000 to $187,500.

18.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 48.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 736
Median age: 41.9 yrs
Median household income: $38,984
Median home value: $187,500
Median gross rent: $820
Housing units: 409
Homeownership rate: 48.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.8%
Unemployment rate: 13.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,074736

Median household income

$30,948$38,984

Median home value

$131,000$187,500

Median gross rent

$479$820

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,074	$30,948	$131,000	$479
2020	969	$23,333	$130,300	$481
2021	818	$32,880	$148,900	$547
2022	807	$42,059	$187,500	$748
2023	736	$38,984	$187,500	$820

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

Age distribution

Under 59.6%

5 to 1715.6%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 348.4%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5417.9%

55 to 6421.9%

65 to 746.0%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	71	9.6%
5 to 17	115	15.6%
18 to 24	45	6.1%
25 to 34	62	8.4%
35 to 44	82	11.1%
45 to 54	132	17.9%
55 to 64	161	21.9%
65 to 74	44	6.0%
75 and over	24	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	314	42.7%
Black or African American	238	32.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	21	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	161	21.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.8%

High school graduate26.9%

Some college or associate's33.5%

Bachelor's degree10.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	105	20.8%
High school graduate	136	26.9%
Some college or associate's	169	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	53	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	42	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone82.8%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit1.8%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	231	82.8%
Carpooled	13	4.7%
Public transit	5	1.8%
Walked	1	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	29	10.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	72	28.8%
15 to 29 min	136	54.4%
30 to 44 min	33	13.2%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	9	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.93
Poverty rate: 24.0% (177 of 736)

	Count	Share
Family households	132	34.6%
Nonfamily households	249	65.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	381	93.2%
Vacant	28	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	186	48.8%
Renter-occupied	195	51.2%

1-unit, detached48.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units11.5%

20 or more units17.1%

Mobile home & other20.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	198	48.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11	2.7%
5 to 19 units	47	11.5%
20 or more units	70	17.1%
Mobile home & other	83	20.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2180913
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.44 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.1953, -85.6822