With 29,199 people, Jeffersontown is a city in Kentucky. Households here earn about 28% more than in Kentucky as a whole. There are 2,745 people per square mile. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $250,700. Poverty is uncommon here, at 6.5% of residents. 9% of residents were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $81,506, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.5
US median: 38.9
More educated
40% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Jeffersontown
What changed most since 1990
Black share6.4% → 13.9%(+7.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$93,511 → $81,506(−13%)US over the same years: +14%
Jeffersontown's population equals 3.7% of Jefferson County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.7% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 2.0% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)12.7%(236)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)42.3%(787)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.1%(616)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.7%(88)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,860 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Jeffersontown, decade by decade
Jeffersontown population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
23,235
$93,511
$175,925
27.5%
19.1
2000
26,633
$94,724
$222,424
32.6%
32.6
2010
26,595
$79,170
$230,747
30.3%
43.3
2020
28,474
$85,995
$226,166
36.6%
59.0
2024
29,199
$81,506
$250,700
39.8%
55.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
