7.2% of Jeffersontown, KY residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 128.1% less than the poverty level of 16.5% across the entire state of Kentucky. 5.0% of high school graduates and 23.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 17.9% among disabled residents. The renting rate among poor residents was 77.5%. For comparison, it was 23.5% among residents with income above the poverty level.
Poverty rates in Jeffersontown, KY
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Jeffersontown:
7.2%
Whole state:
16.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Jeffersontown:
3.6%
Whole state:
7.5%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Jeffersontown:
17.9%
Kentucky:
26.3%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 9.9% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Jeffersontown:
27.7%
Kentucky:
29.0%
Renting rate in this city among poor and not poor residents:
Residents below poverty level:
77.5%
Residents above poverty level:
23.5%
Poverty by age in Jeffersontown, KY
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Jeffersontown,KY (percentage below poverty level)
6.7%Under 5 years
0.0%5 years
14.3%6 to 11 years
24.8%12 to 14 years
9.3%15 years
9.4%16 and 17 years
11.1%18 to 24 years
6.5%25 to 34 years
4.7%35 to 44 years
6.7%45 to 54 years
4.3%55 to 64 years
0.1%65 to 74 years
3.5%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Jeffersontown,KY (percentage below poverty level)
4.0%Under 5 years
18.7%5 years
4.2%6 to 11 years
3.7%12 to 14 years
7.0%15 years
2.7%16 and 17 years
16.5%18 to 24 years
4.9%25 to 34 years
5.1%35 to 44 years
11.7%45 to 54 years
5.0%55 to 64 years
11.0%65 to 74 years
10.2%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Jeffersontown,KY (% below half of poverty level)
1.9%Under 6 years
5.6%6 to 11 years
5.6%12 to 17 years
4.4%18 to 24 years
3.9%25 to 34 years
3.8%35 to 44 years
4.8%45 to 54 years
2.0%55 to 64 years
1.3%65 to 74 years
4.1%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Jeffersontown, KY
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Jeffersontown, KY (%)
5.9%White
6.6%Black
6.3%Asian
0.0%Native Hawaiian
52.5%Other race
5.6%2+ races
20.8%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Jeffersontown, KY (absolute numbers)
1,213White
216Black
73Asian
0Native Hawaiian
231Other race
1012+ races
299Hispanic
7.3%Below poverty level
92.7%Above poverty level
10.3%Below poverty level
89.7%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Jeffersontown, KY
Children below poverty level:
Jeffersontown, Kentucky:
10.0%
State:
20.6%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Jeffersontown:
5.0%
Kentucky:
11.8%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Jeffersontown:
23.6%
Kentucky:
33.5%
25.2%Married-couple family
23.5%Male, no wife present
51.4%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
25.6%Worked part-time
74.4%Did not work
0.0%Both worked full-time
0.0%One full-time, other part-time
10.2%One full-time, other didn't work
58.0%Both worked part-time
11.4%One part-time, other didn't work
20.5%Both didn't work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
4.2%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
11.3%1990 to 1994
8.5%1980 to 1989
37.7%1970 to 1979
13.7%1960 to 1969
9.4%1950 to 1959
11.3%1940 to 1949
3.8%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
1.2%1999 to 2000
7.4%1995 to 1998
11.3%1990 to 1994
19.5%1980 to 1989
31.8%1970 to 1979
18.5%1960 to 1969
6.1%1950 to 1959
2.3%1940 to 1949
1.9%1939 or earlier
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