Moving to Jeffersontown, Kentucky
About Jeffersontown, Kentucky

Jeffersontown is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 28,474 at the 2020 census.
It is a major suburb of Louisville. When the Louisville Metro government was established in 2003, Jeffersontown chose to retain its status as an independent city. It is the metro area's largest municipality outside Louisville. Locally, the city is often referred to by the abbreviated name J-town.
Gender
Gender | Jeffersontown | Kentucky | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Female | 52% | 50.8% | 50.8% |
Male | 48% | 49.2% | 49.2% |
Gender
Female Male
Household Income
< $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more
Income | Jeffersontown | Kentucky | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 3.2% | 8.1% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1.7% | 5.5% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 2.8% | 10.4% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 6.6% | 10.4% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 15.6% | 13.5% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 23.3% | 18% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 17.2% | 12.4% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 19.8% | 13% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 6.7% | 4.5% | 7.1% |
$200,000 or more | 3.1% | 4.2% | 8.3% |
Education
< 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree
Education | Jeffersontown | Kentucky | Country |
---|---|---|---|
< 9th Grade | 2% | 4% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 4% | 8% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 25% | 33% | 27.0% |
Other College | 24% | 21% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 9% | 9% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 22% | 15% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 11% | 7% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 1% | 2% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 2% | 1% | 1.0% |
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Race / Ethnicity
White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other
Ethnicity | Jeffersontown | Kentucky | Country |
---|---|---|---|
White | 75.8% | 84.1% | 60.1% |
African American | 9.6% | 8% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
Asian | 5.8% | 1.5% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Other | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Multiracial | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 5.3% | 3.8% | 18.2% |
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