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Jefferson County
Jefferson County, Kentucky
At a Glance
Population 782,969 County Seat Louis D Brandeis Hall of Justice State FIPS 21 County FIPS 111 Num Towns 83 Census-Designated Places 0 Total Town Population 395,577 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 779,232 Median Age 38.5 Veterans 40,446 Housing Units 356,155 Uninsured 6,326 Net Migration (recent) -11,778 Growing No
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 20,128 Total Employees 456,779 Avg Annual Pay $71,280 Median Household Income $66,296 Poverty Rate 14.1% Unemployment Rate 5.0% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $79,007 Federal Spending FY2024 $114,271,729,951 Federal Spending Per Capita $145,947
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $222,200 Median Rent $1,045 FMR Studio $1,003 FMR 1BR $1,094 FMR 2BR $1,330 FMR 3BR $1,714 FMR 4BR $1,989
Health & Safety
Hospitals 664 EMS Stations 249 Fire Stations 249 Police Stations 249 Adult Smoking 18.2% Adult Obesity 37.3% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 57.2 Air Quality Good Days 186
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 12.79 Electric Customers 2077215 Towns with Broadband Data 80 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 80
Community
Churches 605 Libraries 101 Historic Places (NRHP) 525 Homeless Population 1,728 Schools 1,711 SNAP Stores 666 Bank Branches 222
Agriculture
Total Farms 211 Land in Farms (acres) 13,266 Avg Farm Size (acres) 62.9 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2026-01-24 DR SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES 2025-04-24 DR SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES 2025-02-24 EM SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, AND LANDSLIDES 2025-02-16 DR SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES 2024-05-22 DR SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES 2023-04-10 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-28 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES 2018-04-26 DR SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES 2015-05-01
Detailed Topics
Communities in Jefferson County
Louisville — pop 246,161Jeffersontown — pop 28,474St. Matthews — pop 17,534Shively — pop 15,636Lyndon — pop 11,008Middletown — pop 9,706Douglass Hills — pop 5,456Hurstbourne — pop 4,683Prospect — pop 4,592Indian Hills — pop 2,860Graymoor-Devondale — pop 2,853Anchorage — pop 2,500Windy Hills — pop 2,427Hurstbourne Acres — pop 1,957Worthington Hills — pop 1,563St. Regis Park — pop 1,438Audubon Park — pop 1,433West Buechel — pop 1,370Coldstream — pop 1,295Beechwood Village — pop 1,280Barbourmeade — pop 1,216Heritage Creek — pop 1,209Watterson Park — pop 1,004Northfield — pop 991Woodlawn Park — pop 947Lynnview — pop 945Rolling Hills — pop 934Bellemeade — pop 909Langdon Place — pop 870Fincastle — pop 848Plantation — pop 826Hollow Creek — pop 799Blue Ridge Manor — pop 791Woodland Hills — pop 736Meadow Vale — pop 730Rolling Fields — pop 720Green Spring — pop 711Strathmoor Village — pop 684Spring Valley — pop 675Seneca Gardens — pop 674
Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.
