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Jefferson County, KY

Demographic and economic profile of Jefferson County, KY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Jefferson County (Louisville) anchors Kentucky's economy with a labor force drawn from a population of nearly 794,000, where 36.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings run $42,306. GDP per capita of $80,159 sits well above median household income of $69,866, pointing to productive output relative to local wages. Housing costs remain comparatively low—median home value of $237,200 and median gross rent of $1,097/month—alongside a 4.8% unemployment rate and modest 5-year population growth of 1.3%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

793,881

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$69,866

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.3% since 2018

Jefferson County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone494,460 (63.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone162,586 (20.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race40,122 (5.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races39,879 (5.1%)
  • Asian Alone24,685 (3.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone19,785 (2.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish43,955
  2. 2.Other Indo-European8,056
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island5,777
  4. 4.Arabic4,795
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)4,360

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

10.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

37,679

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$80,159

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$41,267

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance91,975
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)47,948
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services41,457
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)40,710
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities36,515

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations160,531
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations78,392
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations70,880
  4. 4.Service Occupations54,930
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations24,033

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.57×)35,625
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.25×)48,117
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.19×)30,943
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.07×)9,543
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.02×)18,739

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$237,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,097/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

62.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99934,324 (16.7%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99931,001 (15.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99923,243 (11.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99919,545 (9.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,99918,257 (8.9%)
  • $500,000 to $749,99916,180 (7.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

36.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$42,306

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone276,920 (72.4%)
  • Worked At Home54,122 (14.2%)
  • Carpooled31,985 (8.4%)
  • Walked6,687 (1.7%)
  • Public Transit5,872 (1.5%)
  • Other4,803 (1.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.