- State:KentuckyCounty:Jefferson CountyZips:40018,40270,40297,40231,40232,40251,40269,40253,40225,40250,40253,40255,40257,40280,40233,40256,40025,40252,40027,40041,40118,40118,40201,40222,40222,40291,40258,40292,40272,40222,40219,40223,40023,40243,40216,40118,40242,40209,40210,40212,40299,40215,40228,40207,40229,40208,40272,40258,40217,40211,40059,40245,40291,40243,40216,40220,40204,40213,40214,40219,40241,40205,40203,40206,40218,40222,40223,40299,40207,40202Coordinates:38.18719263892083, -85.65910705856359Area total:397.68 sq. mi., 1030.00 sq. km, 254517.76 acresArea land:380.71 sq. mi., 986.03 sq. km, 243653.76 acresArea water:16.98 sq. mi., 43.96 sq. km, 10864.00 acresEstablished:1780Capital seat:
Louisville
Address: 527 W Jefferson St
Metro Hall
Louisville, KY 40202-2814
Governing Body: Urban County Council with 26 board size
Governing Authority: Home Rule
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Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States
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- Population:782,969; Population change: 5.65% (2010 - 2020)Population density:2,056 persons per square mileHousehold income:$45,333Households:17,106Unemployment rate:6.80% per 390,487 county labor force
- Sales taxes:6.00%Income taxes:6.00%GDP:$49.34 B, gross domestic product (GDP)
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Jefferson County's population of Kentucky of 12,431 residents in 1930 has increased 4,26-fold to 52,991 residents after 90 years, according to the official 2020 census. U.S. Bureau of the Census beginning in 1900. Data for 1870-1890 are on a de facto or unspecified basis; data for 1900 and later years are resident totals.
Approximately 50.99% female residents and 49.01% male residents live in as of 2020, 63.27% in Jefferson County, Kentucky are married and the remaining 36.73% are single population.
As of 2020, 63.27% in Jefferson County, Kentucky are married and the remaining 36.73% are single population.
- Housing units:356,887 residential units of which 91.95% share occupied residential units.
23.8 minutes is the average time that residents in Jefferson County require for a one-way commute to work. A long commute can have different effects on health. A Gallup poll in the US found that in terms of mental health, long haul commuters are up to 12 percent more likely to experience worry, and ten percent less likely to feel well rested. The Gallup poll also found that of people who commute 61–90 minutes each day, a whopping one third complained of neck and back pain, compared to less than a quarter of people who only spend ten minutes getting to work.
81.28% of the working population which commute to work alone in their car, 10.81% of the working population which commutes to work in a carpool, 2.85% of the population that commutes using mass transit, including bus, light rail, subway, and ferry. 2.30% of the population that has their home as their principal place of work.
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Of the total residential buildings in Jefferson County, Kentucky 60.82% are owner-occupied homes, another 31.29% are rented apartments, and the remaining 7.88% are vacant.
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The 52.84% of the population in Jefferson County, Kentucky who identify themselves as belonging to a religion are distributed among the following most diverse religions.
Since the 1860s, the two main parties have been the Republican Party (here in 2022 = 43.380%) and the Democratic Party (here in 2022 = 55.340%) of those eligible to vote in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
