Jefferson County, Kentucky (KY)

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• • 501,87364.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 155,42920.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 50,9546.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 45,1875.8%Two or more races
  • 21,1812.7%Asian alone
  • 2,2000.3%Some other race alone
  • 8710.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1790.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $275,285

Here:	$275,285
State:	$230,536

Townhouses or other attached units: $236,246

Here:	$236,246
State:	$242,261

In 2-unit structures: $192,751

Here:	$192,751
State:	$186,615

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $170,675

Here:	$170,675
State:	$166,253

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $184,794

Here:	$184,794
State:	$176,226

Mobile homes: $53,078

Here:	$53,078
State:	$73,276

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 2
• Auto thefts: 3

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 2
• Auto thefts: 0

Health of residents in Jefferson County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

Health of residents in Jefferson County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,945 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,705 (0.8%)

Area name: Louisville, KY-IN HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jefferson County is $473 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $563 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $785 a month.

Cities in this county include: Louisville, Jeffersontown, Pleasure Ridge Park, Valley Station, Newburg, Fern Creek, Okolona, St. Matthews, Highview, Shively.

Neighboring counties: Huerfano County, Colorado , Hamilton County, Illinois , Ouray County, Colorado , Henry County , Ness County, Kansas , Phelps County, Missouri , Rowan County .

Current college students: 37,969
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 36.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 72,029 (41.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 38,5542010 or later
• 16,8742000 to 2009
• 9,5361990 to 1999
• 3,4371980 to 1989
• 2,3761970 to 1979
• 3,307Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 92.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 236,681
• One, attached: 15,365
• Two: 7,631
• 3 or 4: 27,211
• 5 to 9: 25,308
• 10 to 19: 17,082
• 20 to 49: 10,236
• 50 or more: 15,287
• Mobile homes: 3,038
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 61

Housing units in Jefferson County with a mortgage: 136,174 (15,410 second mortgage, 233 home equity loan, 12,531 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,347

Religion statistics for Jefferson County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Jefferson County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Kentucky Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4497, Natural disaster type: Other
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides, Incident Period: February 21, 2018 - March 21, 2018, FEMA Id: 4361, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides, Incident Period: April 02, 2015 to April 17, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4217: May 01, 2015, FEMA Id: 4217, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Landslide, Flood
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 12, 2011 to May 20, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1976: May 04, 2011, FEMA Id: 1976, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: August 04, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1855: August 14, 2009, FEMA Id: 1855, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
• Kentucky Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 27, 2009 to February 05, 2009, Emergency Declared EM-3302: January 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 3302, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Kentucky Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to February 13, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1818: February 05, 2009, FEMA Id: 1818, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• Kentucky Severe Wind Storm associated with Tropical Depression Ike, Incident Period: September 12, 2008 to September 14, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1802: October 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1802, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tropical Depression, Wind
• Kentucky Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3231: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3231, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: May 26, 2004 to June 18, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1523: June 10, 2004, FEMA Id: 1523, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Mudslide, Flood
• 7 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.00% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($58,554 average adjusted gross income)

0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($178 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	0.01%
Kentucky average:	0.02%

1.80% relocated from other counties in Kentucky ($19,945 average AGI)
3.19% relocated from other states ($38,432 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	3.19%
Kentucky average:	2.87%

from Bullitt County, KY	0.36% ($47,338 average AGI)
from Clark County, IN	0.23% ($40,328)
from Oldham County, KY	0.23% ($138,676)
from Fayette County, KY	0.18% ($38,301)
from Hardin County, KY	0.17% ($38,416)
from Shelby County, KY	0.14% ($49,148)
from Floyd County, IN	0.13% ($44,368)

5.72% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($72,642 average adjusted gross income)

0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($55 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	0.01%
Kentucky average:	0.01%

2.32% relocated to other counties in Kentucky ($24,989 average AGI)
3.39% relocated to other states ($47,599 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	3.39%
Kentucky average:	2.73%

to Bullitt County, KY	0.55% ($53,331 average AGI)
to Clark County, IN	0.36% ($51,516)
to Oldham County, KY	0.33% ($97,485)
to Shelby County, KY	0.21% ($90,832)
to Floyd County, IN	0.18% ($55,613)
to Hardin County, KY	0.17% ($38,936)
to Fayette County, KY	0.14% ($60,459)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 13.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 10.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2018: 6.5

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Jefferson County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 155,916 (47,856 living alone), Female householders: 175,188 (60,101 living alone)

• 135,758 spouses (134,483 opposite-sex spouses), 21,629 unmarried partners, (20,122 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 204,659 children (192,478 natural, 4,630 adopted, 7,551 stepchildren), 17,061 grandchildren, 11,470 brothers or sisters, 7,225 parents, 326 foster children, 10,242 other relatives, 22,079 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 16,321

Size of family households: 94,550 2-persons, 44,628 3-persons, 34,610 4-persons, 16,081 5-persons, 5,003 6-persons, 2,867 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 107,957 1-person, 21,972 2-persons, 2,814 3-persons, 518 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 80 7-or-more-persons.

92,576 married couples with children.
55,719 single-parent households (11,588 men, 44,131 women).

88.8% of residents of Jefferson speak English at home.
4.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 31% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other language at home (39% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $5,549,009,000 ($7,927 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,606,287,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $1,707,295,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $993,543,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $28,621,000
Federal grants: $832,759,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,574,472,000 ($1,455,933,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $412,319,000 ($70,385,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $22,567,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $587,917,000
Federal Government insurance: $604,584,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-22 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 139.66 millions of gallons per day (13% from ground, 87% from surface)

• Year house built in Jefferson County, Kentucky
• 3,1712020 or later
• 27,5682010 to 2019
• 42,0572000 to 2009
• 34,1501990 to 1999
• 25,4421980 to 1989
• 50,0811970 to 1979
• 47,8241960 to 1969
• 49,4411950 to 1959
• 29,0691940 to 1949
• 49,0971939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Jefferson County, Kentucky

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson County, Kentucky
• 2421 room
• 3192 rooms
• 3,4603 rooms
• 15,5944 rooms
• 34,4955 rooms
• 46,8326 rooms
• 31,8417 rooms
• 29,0078 rooms
• 45,9209+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson County, Kentucky
• 6,6571 room
• 7,6872 rooms
• 20,6003 rooms
• 36,6044 rooms
• 23,4935 rooms
• 16,3666 rooms
• 5,8897 rooms
• 3,2858 rooms
• 2,8139+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Jefferson County, Kentucky

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Jefferson County, Kentucky
• 325no bedroom
• 4,7961 bedroom
• 34,8632 bedrooms
• 101,1073 bedrooms
• 53,7574 bedrooms
• 12,8625+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Jefferson County, Kentucky
• 6,712no bedroom
• 35,2471 bedroom
• 51,5832 bedrooms
• 22,6123 bedrooms
• 5,6324 bedrooms
• 1,6085+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson County, Kentucky in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 5,461no vehicle
• 60,4281 vehicle
• 96,2752 vehicles
• 30,6333 vehicles
• 10,9504 vehicles
• 3,9635+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Jefferson County in renter-occupied apartments
• 23,450no vehicle
• 61,4521 vehicle
• 30,6032 vehicles
• 6,0933 vehicles
• 1,0504 vehicles
• 7465+ vehicles

85.2% of Jefferson County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Kentucky.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 506,122
• Other state: 193,608
• Northeast: 22,869
• Midwest: 90,396
• South: 61,648
• West: 18,695

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 20,630
• Number of aged recipients: 1,522
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 19,108
• Number of recipients under 18: 5,103
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 12,542
• Number of recipients older than 64: 2,985
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 6,450
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 9,835

Jefferson County on our top lists:

• #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the worst general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
• #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents"
• #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents"
• #31 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations"
• #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations"
• #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #47 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations"
• #48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #56 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #59 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"