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Jeffersontown, Kentucky: commercial real estate data.
Jeffersontown is a Census city of 29,199 people across 10.66 square miles of land, in Jefferson County. Median household income is $81,506, 70.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $325,900 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Jeffersontown
What Jeffersontown is
- Census place typecity
- Land area10.66 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,738
- County holding the largest share of its areaJefferson County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Jeffersontown
How many people live in Jeffersontown
- Population29,199
- Median age40.5
- Population under 186,747
- Share under 1823.1 percent
- Population 65 and over6,398
- Share 65 and over21.9 percent
- Households12,479
- Family households7,935
- Share of households that are families63.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Jeffersontown
Income and work in Jeffersontown
- Median household income$81,506
- Per capita income$41,471
- Civilian labor force14,599
- Employed14,188
- Unemployed411 plus or minus 152
- Unemployment rate2.8 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Adults 25 and over20,949
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher39.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Jeffersontown
Housing in Jeffersontown
- Housing units13,040
- Occupied units12,479
- Vacant units561 plus or minus 230
- Vacancy rate4.3 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Owner occupied8,747
- Renter occupied3,732
- Ownership rate70.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$250,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,320
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.4 percent
- Single family units9,697
- Share single family74.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,330
- Share in buildings of two or more25.5 percent
- Mobile homes13 plus or minus 20
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Jeffersontown
How Jeffersontown gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute11,956
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,628
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,003
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.1 percent
- Drove alone72.4 percent
- Carpooled10.3 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home15.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Jeffersontown
SBA loans in Jeffersontown (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$325,900
- Average approval$325,900
- Median approval$325,900
- Largest approval$325,900
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Jeffersontown, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Jefferson County, not Jeffersontown
Jefferson County context, not Jeffersontown figures
- Establishments in Jefferson County20,164
- Covered employment, Jefferson County482,313
- Average annual pay, Jefferson County$71,280
- Housing units permitted, Jefferson County2,863
Every figure in this section is published for Jefferson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Jeffersontown.
All Jefferson County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Jeffersontown questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Jeffersontown, Kentucky?
29,199, in 12,479 households. Jeffersontown city covers 10.66 square miles of land, which is 2,738 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Jeffersontown in?
Jefferson County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Jeffersontown?
$81,506. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $250,700. Median gross rent is $1,320 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Jeffersontown businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $325,900 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $325,900. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Jeffersontown, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Jeffersontown borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Jeffersontown. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Jeffersontown figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jefferson County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Jeffersontown.
Is zoning published for Jeffersontown?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.