Compare Jefferson County, KY vs Louisville Metro Area, KY vs Kentucky (KY) vs United States
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| Metric |
Jefferson County, KY County |
Louisville Metro Area, KY Metro Area |
Kentucky (KY) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 783,022 | 1,372,558 | 4,534,824 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,149 | $1,116 | $967 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1972 | 1978 | 1982 | 1980 |
| Household income | $69,866 | $73,863 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $42,087 | $41,207 | $35,821 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 14.3% | 12.3% | 16.1% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 44.2% | 43.2% | 40.4% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 783,022 | 1,372,558 | 4,534,824 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 543,045 | 954,675 | 3,098,758 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 331,554 | 558,306 | 1,814,469 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $69,866 | $73,863 | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $42,087 | $41,207 | $35,821 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 14.3% | 12.3% | 16.1% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 44.2% | 43.2% | 40.4% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $1,149 | $1,116 | $967 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1972 | 1978 | 1982 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 37.9% | 31.1% | 31.7% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 62.1% | 68.9% | 68.3% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 63.1% | 73.5% | 82.6% | 61% |
| Black | 20.8% | 13.5% | 7.6% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 3.2% | 2.2% | 1.6% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 10.2% | 8.6% | 6.2% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 8.6% | 7% | 5% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 91.4% | 93% | 95% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 85.8% | 86.8% | 89.8% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 22.0 min | 24.0 min | 24.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 14.2% | 13.2% | 10.2% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 27.4% | 27.3% | 27.7% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 25.7% | 29.1% | 32.6% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 9.9% | 10.7% | 12.2% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 37% | 32.9% | 27.6% | 35.7% |