Jefferson County

Jefferson County has 783,022 residents across 36 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $69,866, 10% above the Kentucky figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $248,400, and 37% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

783,022residentsACS 2020–2024

$69,866median household incomeKentucky: $64K

$248,400median home valueowner-occupied homes

91%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Jefferson County in KentuckyZIP codes in Jefferson County highlighted; the rest of Kentucky in grey

Map of Kentucky with Jefferson County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 36 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
40023	6,870	$145K	$498K	96%	50%	97%	30 min
40025	565	$250K	$1.38M	93%	90%	100%	19 min
40041	564	$153K	$-666667K	18%	46%	75%	–
40118	10,697	$59K	$157K	67%	16%	84%	27 min
40202	7,261	$36K	$257K	12%	27%	81%	19 min
40203	17,742	$31K	$197K	25%	23%	81%	21 min
40204	14,034	$71K	$329K	49%	61%	95%	19 min
40205	24,664	$100K	$375K	74%	67%	95%	20 min
40206	20,161	$76K	$274K	53%	57%	93%	20 min
40207	28,903	$102K	$421K	69%	68%	95%	21 min
40208	15,605	$40K	$189K	26%	36%	84%	21 min
40209	639	$-666667K	$127K	48%	15%	99%	19 min
40210	13,518	$35K	$99K	44%	8%	76%	30 min
40211	20,407	$32K	$100K	41%	11%	77%	26 min
40212	14,661	$36K	$88K	49%	12%	85%	25 min
40213	16,054	$56K	$174K	65%	26%	92%	20 min
40214	45,405	$55K	$185K	54%	23%	92%	25 min
40215	20,532	$44K	$115K	44%	14%	87%	22 min
40216	44,047	$56K	$167K	66%	14%	87%	28 min
40217	11,663	$69K	$234K	59%	52%	92%	19 min
40218	33,736	$59K	$205K	50%	29%	90%	23 min
40219	39,909	$56K	$204K	54%	21%	91%	24 min
40220	35,078	$78K	$264K	66%	45%	92%	22 min
40222	21,470	$83K	$363K	55%	59%	93%	22 min
40223	22,798	$97K	$363K	73%	57%	97%	22 min
40228	18,085	$79K	$241K	77%	32%	94%	25 min
40229	41,299	$80K	$215K	72%	23%	94%	26 min
40241	30,696	$94K	$374K	72%	58%	93%	23 min
40242	11,168	$75K	$300K	67%	48%	93%	22 min
40243	12,002	$78K	$323K	63%	55%	89%	20 min
40245	39,835	$123K	$445K	77%	59%	95%	26 min
40258	26,841	$68K	$184K	74%	17%	91%	28 min
40272	38,289	$70K	$176K	76%	18%	92%	28 min
40280	182	$-666667K	$-666667K	–	–	–	18 min
40291	41,222	$81K	$277K	77%	32%	94%	26 min
40299	42,207	$89K	$290K	75%	43%	92%	24 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

783,022 residents in 331,554 households, next to the Kentucky figure.

22%

under 18

23%

aged 18–34

17%

aged 65 and over

35%

of households are people living alone

39%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

359,710 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $248,400 (±$2,496).

62%

of households own their home

64%

of homes are detached single-family houses

21%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,149

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%

2010–20198%

2000–200911%

1990–199910%

1980–19898%

1970–197914%

1960–196913%

1950–195915%

1940–19496%

1939 or earlier14%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,228.

$69,866

median household income

14.3%

of people live below the poverty line

5.2%

unemployment rate

37%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

24 min

average commute to work

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

81%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

14%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

91%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Jefferson County, Kentucky, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.