Jeffersontown is a city located in Kentucky. Jeffersontown has a 2020 population of 27,145. Jeffersontown is currently declining at a rate of -0.70% annually and its population has decreased by -2.55% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 27,854 in 2010.
The average household income in Jeffersontown is $81,287 with a poverty rate of 6.68%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $1,015 per month, and the median house value is $186,600. The median age in Jeffersontown is 38.5 years, 37.4 years for males, and 39.7 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Jeffersontownwas:
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 21,914 | 78.45% |
Black or African American | 2,832 | 10.14% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 156 | 0.56% |
Asian | 1,626 | 5.82% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 8 | 0.03% |
Some Other Race | 480 | 1.72% |
Two or More Races | 917 | 3.28% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 11,572 | 2.4 | 67.6 |
Married | 5,797 | 3 | 78.8 |
Male | 501 | 3.33 | 71.7 |
Female | 1,167 | 3.27 | 48.6 |
Non Family | 4,107 | 1.19 | 56.8 |
2.96
Average Family Size
2.4
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 283 | 1.43% |
9th to 12th Grade | 757 | 3.81% |
High School Graduate | 4,962 | 25.00% |
Some College | 4,857 | 24.47% |
Associates Degree | 1,720 | 8.67% |
Bachelors Degree | 4,394 | 22.14% |
Graduate Degree | 2,872 | 14.47% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
Islander | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Asian | 1,046 | 1,028 | 699 |
White | 15,871 | 15,052 | 5,775 |
Black | 1,634 | 1,518 | 535 |
2+ Races | 524 | 511 | 128 |
Other Race | 216 | 200 | 32 |
Hispanic | 949 | 856 | 114 |
Native American | 107 | 107 | 7 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among native american people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among islander people with a rate of 100.00%.
$48,025
Average Earnings
$52,328
Average Male
$41,404
Average Female
88.48% of Jeffersontown residents speak only English, while 11.52% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 4.74% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Native | 156 | 149 | 95.51% |
Black | 2,706 | 262 | 9.68% |
Multiple | 917 | 86 | 9.38% |
Hispanic | 1,494 | 135 | 9.04% |
White | 20,736 | 984 | 4.75% |
Asian | 1,626 | 61 | 3.75% |
Other | 153 | NaN% |
6.68%
Overall Poverty Rate
5.36%
Male Poverty Rate
7.92%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Jeffersontown is Native, with 95.51% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Jeffersontown is Other, with NaN% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 0.94%. Among those working part-time, it was 11.53%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 9.40%.
52.9%
Overall Marriage Rate
54.5%
Male Marriage Rate
51.4%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 45-54.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 1,560 | 9.07% |
Black | 133 | 6.60% |
Asian | 7 | 0.62% |
Other Race | 32 | 11.19% |
2+ Races | 26 | 4.26% |
Hispanic | 46 | 4.43% |
2.24%
Veteran Poverty Rate
16.89%
Veteran Disability Rate
69.5%
Labor Force Participation
66.4%
Employment Rate
4.2%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
64.02%
Born in Jeffersontown
90.04%
Native Born
9.96%
Foreign Born
4.69%
Non Citizen
5.28%
Naturalized
90.04% of Jeffersontown residents were born in the United States, with 64.02% having been born in Kentucky. 4.69% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Asia.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1900 | 400 | 0.00% | |
1940 | 900 | 500 | 2.05% |
1960 | 3,431 | 2,531 | 6.92% |
1970 | 9,701 | 6,270 | 10.95% |
1980 | 15,795 | 6,094 | 5.00% |
1990 | 23,221 | 7,426 | 3.93% |
2000 | 26,633 | 3,412 | 1.38% |
2010 | 27,854 | 1,221 | 0.45% |
2011 | 28,014 | 160 | 0.57% |
2012 | 28,152 | 138 | 0.49% |
2013 | 28,292 | 140 | 0.50% |
2014 | 28,233 | -59 | -0.21% |
2015 | 28,208 | -25 | -0.09% |
2016 | 28,195 | -13 | -0.05% |
2017 | 28,143 | -52 | -0.18% |
2018 | 27,905 | -238 | -0.85% |
2019 | 27,715 | -190 | -0.68% |
2020 | 27,525 | -190 | -0.69% |
2021 | 27,335 | -190 | -0.69% |
2022 | 27,145 | -190 | -0.70% |