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Jeffersontown, KY
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Jeffersontown profile


Living in Jeffersontown



Jeffersontown is a medium-sized city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 28,621 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Jeffersontown is the 13th largest community in Kentucky.

Jeffersontown real estate is some of the most expensive in Kentucky, although Jeffersontown house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Jeffersontown has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Jeffersontown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.21% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The education level of Jeffersontown citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.68% of adults in Jeffersontown have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Jeffersontown in 2018 was $37,497, which is wealthy relative to Kentucky, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $149,988 for a family of four. However, Jeffersontown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Jeffersontown is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Jeffersontown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jeffersontown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Jeffersontown include Irish, German, English, Scottish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Jeffersontown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Russian.