Spencer County vs. Jefferson County

	Spencer County (KY)	Jefferson County (KY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	18,794	770,517
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10.1%	4.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	17,063	741,075
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	17,061	741,096
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.5%	6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.7%	22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.0%	16.2%
Female persons, percent	49.4%	51.7%
White alone, percent	96.2%	72.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.8%	22.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	3.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.2%	5.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	94.3%	67.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,138	46,965
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.2%	7.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	7,395	347,117
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	85.0%	61.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$201,300	$164,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,344	$1,288
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$435	$474
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$646	$834
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.5%	29.5%
Building permits, 2018	132	3,318
Households, 2014-2018	6,709	310,318
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.70	2.42
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.8%	84.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.3%	9.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.7%	87.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	87.9%	80.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.8%	90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	20.2%	32.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.2%	10.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.1%	6.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	69.1%	65.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.4%	61.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	7,002	2,006,261
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	13,447	7,401,323
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	81,095	10,964,388
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$4,656	$14,603
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.3	22.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$77,738	$54,357
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$33,568	$31,980
Persons in poverty, percent	7.3%	15.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	219	19,796
Total employment, 2017	1,209	430,488
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	30,932	21,650,256
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	5.3%	2.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,288	55,868
All firms, 2012	1,006	63,912
Men-owned firms, 2012	354	35,205
Women-owned firms, 2012	487	21,224
Minority-owned firms, 2012	60	11,554
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	932	49,585
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	51	6,122
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	941	53,720
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	8.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	26.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	91.4	1,948.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	186.68	380.42

Source: United States Census Bureau

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