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Jessamine County, KY

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

AI Overview

Jessamine County is a small Kentucky county of 53,792 residents that grew 2.6% over the past five years, with a median household income of $74,576 and a median home value of $245,100 keeping housing costs relatively contained. The labor force participation rate stands at 62.8%, unemployment is 3.2%, and 32.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, with median worker earnings of $39,079. A 10.5% poverty rate, median gross rent of $994/month, and a mean commute of 24.2 minutes round out a county profile that sits in the orbit of the broader Lexington metro area.

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

Population

53,792

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$74,576

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone47,486 (87.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,221 (4.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,807 (3.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,305 (2.4%)
  • Asian Alone979 (1.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone719 (1.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,825
  2. 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1,001
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island463
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)147
  5. 5.Other Indo-European96

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,541

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$40,407

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$40,444

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance7,206
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)3,725
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,298
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)2,065
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,820

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations10,380
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations6,216
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,688
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,321
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,092

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Other Services (LQ 1.43×)1,725
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.32×)3,690
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.23×)7,367
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.19×)707
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 0.97×)1,454

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$245,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$994/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

66.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,220 (16.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,957 (14.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,350 (10.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,289 (9.7%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,139 (8.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999993 (7.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

32.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,079

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone19,149 (76.3%)
  • Worked At Home2,800 (11.2%)
  • Carpooled2,514 (10.0%)
  • Walked493 (2.0%)
  • Public Transit99 (0.4%)
  • Other39 (0.2%)

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.