Jefferson County vs. Shelby County

Jefferson County (KY)Shelby County (KY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)770,51748,518
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)4.0%15.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)741,07542,048
Population, Census, April 1, 2010741,09642,074
Persons under 5 years, percent6.3%6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.2%23.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.2%15.4%
Female persons, percent51.7%51.4%
White alone, percent72.0%88.3%
Black or African American alone, percent22.2%7.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.2%0.6%
Asian alone, percent3.1%1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent2.5%2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.7%10.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent67.0%79.7%
Veterans, 2014-201846,9652,518
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.4%6.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)347,11718,257
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201861.7%69.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$164,400$187,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,288$1,298
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$474$432
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$834$791
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201329.5%13.3%
Building permits, 20183,318232
Households, 2014-2018310,31816,569
Persons per household, 2014-20182.422.73
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.4%86.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20189.2%9.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.3%87.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.5%77.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.0%85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201832.7%24.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.4%11.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.3%8.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.9%64.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.2%59.2%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)7,401,323110,808
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)28,642,1251,484,511
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)10,964,388569,082
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,603$13,048
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.425.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$54,357$64,240
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$31,980$30,932
Persons in poverty, percent15.4%10.0%
Total employer establishments, 201719,796992
Total employment, 2017430,48818,496
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)21,650,256609,695
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.5%3.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201755,8683,439
All firms, 201263,9123,461
Men-owned firms, 201235,2051,711
Women-owned firms, 201221,2241,137
Minority-owned firms, 201211,554226
Nonminority-owned firms, 201249,5853,076
Veteran-owned firms, 20126,122303
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201253,7202,848
Black-owned firms, percent, 20078.5%1.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.4%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.6%1.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.1%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%1.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.9%24.0%
Population per square mile, 20101,948.1110.8
Land area in square miles, 2010380.42379.64

Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Jefferson county (KY) and Shelby county (KY) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
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