Jeffersontown.
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Kentucky·Jefferson County
11 tracts·26K people·$251K median·2,489/mi²
White 73 · Black 14 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 3 · Other 0
Married couple 48 · Living alone 32 · Other 20
Professional 35 · Retail 26 · Manufacturing 18 · Health 9 · Leisure 8 · Public admin 1 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 44 · Sales · office 19 · Service 16 · Production · transport 14 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 72 · Carpool 21 · Work from home 16 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Jeffersontown is $250,700 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Jeffersontown has 29,199 residents across 7 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.5; the population is 72.6% White, 13.9% Black, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% Multiracial, 3.3% Asian and 0.1% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 39.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 6.5% (Census ACS).
Tully Elementary (54%), Cochrane Elementary (27%) and Jeffersontown Elementary (24%) lead the elementary schools; Carrithers Middle is the middle school with reported scores (27%); Jeffersontown High is the high school with reported scores (27%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,320/month, 16% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Jeffersontown is $81,506 a year, 5% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Jeffersontown, median rent is $1,320/month and the median home value is $250,700 (Census ACS).
Jeffersontown reported 1.1 violent crimes and 27.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 27°F; there are 75 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 53 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Jeffersontown are tornado (94), earthquake (72) and inland flooding (59), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.15g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Jeffersontown, 0.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).