Kentucky · Census place 40222
Jeffersontown city, KY
Quick answer
Jeffersontown city has 28,988 residents, ranking #13 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $78,185, the median home is worth $236,800 and median gross rent runs $1,253 a month.
- Population
- 28,988Jeffersontown city residents
- Median household income
- $78,185Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $236,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,253Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Jeffersontown city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Jeffersontown city median would spend about 19.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.8% of residents and 66.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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