Jessamine County is a county of 54,588 people in Kentucky. That puts it in the top 7% of US counties for household income. Growth has run 40% since 2000, or 15,547 more people. 6% of residents were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $268,100. That is roughly 17% ahead of the Kentucky median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,576, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.7
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 49%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Jessamine County
What changed most since 1990
Population30,508 → 54,588(+79%)US over the same years: +35%
White share95.4% → 85.5%(−9.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share0.6% → 5.0%(+4.4 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
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)20.4%(519)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16%(407)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.2%(690)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War11.2%(285)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.4%(35)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,541 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
Jessamine County, decade by decade
Jessamine County 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
30,508
$64,943
$151,444
19.1%
11.1
2000
39,041
$73,041
$179,797
21.5%
15.0
2010
48,586
$68,323
$216,073
27.4%
20.6
2020
52,991
$78,607
$225,924
29.2%
33.5
2024
54,588
$74,576
$268,100
33.5%
33.0
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.
