Jeffersontown, Kentucky

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Jeffersontown is a city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 26,633 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 26,232. When the Louisville and Jefferson County governments merged in 2003, Jeffersontown (commonly called "J'Town" by those familiar with the area) did not join the consolidated government, resulting in some descrepancy between the official Census Bureau statistics for Louisville-Jefferson County and those compiled by the Metro government, as the Census Bureau does not include the incorporated cities within Jefferson County in the population for Louisville Metro.

[edit] Geography

Jeffersontown is located at 38°12′22″N, 85°34′25″W (38.206102, -85.573619)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 25.8 km² (10.0 mi²). 25.8 km² (9.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.10% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 26,633 people, 10,653 households, and 7,275 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,033.5/km² (2,675.9/mi²). There were 11,220 housing units at an average density of 435.4/km² (1,127.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 86.74% White, 8.65% African American, 0.21% Native American, 1.77% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.14% from other races, and 1.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.54% of the population.

There were 10,653 households out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 33.4% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $51,999, and the median income for a family was $60,951. Males had a median income of $41,345 versus $29,537 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,977. About 3.7% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.

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