Jeffersontown is a medium-sized city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 26,610 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Jeffersontown is the 11th largest community in Kentucky.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Jeffersontown is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Jeffersontown is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jeffersontown who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.30%), sales jobs (12.81%), and management occupations (11.01%).

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.

Because of many things, Jeffersontown is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Jeffersontown a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Jeffersontown has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Jeffersontown's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

For most residents of Jeffersontown, getting to work requires a car. In fact, 97.6% of people in Jeffersontown drive alone to work on most days, making Jeffersontown a very car-oriented city. In general, car-oriented communities tend to emphasize streets, highways, and ease of parking, often to the detriment of walkability. Strip centers are a feature of Jeffersontown's landscape.

Jeffersontown Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Jeffersontown is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.57% of adults in Jeffersontown have a college degree.

The per capita income in Jeffersontown in 2000 was $23,977, which is wealthy relative to Kentucky, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,908 for a family of four.

Jeffersontown is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Jeffersontown home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Jeffersontown is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Jeffersontown include German, Irish, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Jeffersontown is English. Some people also speak Spanish.