USA.com / Kentucky / Jefferson County School District / Income and Careers

Jefferson County School District Income and Careers

Basic InfoPopulation/RacesIncome/CareersHousingEducationOthers

Hot Rankings

Fastest / Slowest Growing Cities Nearby

Best / Worst Cities by Crime Rate Nearby

Richest / Poorest Cities by Income Nearby

Expensive / Cheapest Homes Nearby

Most / Least Educated Cities Nearby

The Richest School Districts Nearby

House Price of School Districts Nearby

As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Jefferson County School District is $28,346, which is higher than the state average of $23,741 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Jefferson County School District median household income is $47,589. On average Jefferson County School District residents spend 21.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 22.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #14

Jefferson County School District	28,346 USD
Kentucky	23,741 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jefferson County School District	30,068 USD
Kentucky	26,888 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jefferson County School District	34,004 USD
Kentucky	32,091 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jefferson County School District	26,397 USD
Kentucky	22,404 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #33

Jefferson County School District	47,589 USD
Kentucky	43,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Jefferson County School District	67,547 USD
Kentucky	59,312 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Jefferson County School District	5.04%
Kentucky	28.72%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Jefferson County School District median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Kentucky and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Jefferson County School District		Kentucky		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.88%	$17,371, see rank	16.86%	$12,787	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.51%	$17,064, see rank	33.47%	$16,444	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.91%	$3,405, see rank	2.53%	$3,221	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.89%	$22,427, see rank	19.67%	$20,842	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Jefferson County School District	62,082 USD
Kentucky	54,928 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Jefferson County School District	82,707 USD
Kentucky	70,337 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Jefferson County School District	Kentucky	U.S.
White	$53,341, see rank	$44,895	$56,900
Black	$29,086, see rank	$28,858	$35,600
Hispanic	$36,195, see rank	$34,575	$42,396
Asian	$65,743, see rank	$62,293	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$42,121, see rank	$30,713	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$60,169, see rank	$38,095	$53,370
One Race, Other	$33,834, see rank	$33,225	$40,300
Two or More Races	$35,841, see rank	$33,835	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Jefferson County School District	Kentucky	U.S.
less than 25	$23,189, see rank	$22,754	$25,788
25 to 44	$50,800, see rank	$49,463	$58,398
45 to 64	$57,814, see rank	$51,642	$65,027
65 or over	$36,234, see rank	$31,622	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Jefferson County School District	Kentucky	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	595,940, see rank	3,476,701	248,775,628
Male¹	283,102, 47.51%, see rank	48.68%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	200,918, 70.97%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	697, 0.25%, see rank	0.85%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	200,221, 70.72%, see rank	63.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	180,737, 90.27%, see rank	90.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	19,484, 9.73%, see rank	9.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	82,184, 29.03%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	312,838, 52.49%, see rank	51.32%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	191,223, 61.13%, see rank	55.12%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	145, 0.05%, see rank	0.06%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	191,078, 61.08%, see rank	55.06%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	173,996, 91.06%, see rank	91.20%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	17,082, 8.94%, see rank	8.80%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	121,615, 38.87%, see rank	44.88%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Jefferson County School District	Kentucky	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	348,075, 100%	1,845,143	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	286,197, 82.22%, see rank	82.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	29,385, 8.44%, see rank	9.92%	9.59%
Public Transportation	9,678, 2.78%, see rank	1.08%	5.06%
Walked	6,756, 1.94%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	5,074, 1.46%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	10,985, 3.16%, see rank	3.13%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Jefferson County School District	21.7 minutes
Kentucky	22.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Jefferson County School District	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	354,733	1,870,879	143,435,233
Male¹	180,737, 50.95%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	59,493, 32.92%, see rank	27.94%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	25,856, 14.31%, see rank	13.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	33,995, 18.81%, see rank	16.34%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	265, 0.15%, see rank	1.20%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	13,003, 7.19%, see rank	9.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	38,996, 21.58%, see rank	24.48%	17.94%
Female¹	173,996, 49.05%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	70,254, 40.38%, see rank	37.96%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	32,941, 18.93%, see rank	20.44%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	55,095, 31.66%, see rank	32.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	131, 0.08%, see rank	0.20%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	541, 0.31%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	14,410, 8.28%, see rank	8.09%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Jefferson County School District	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	354,733, 100%	1,870,879	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,097, 0.31%, see rank	2.82%	1.96%
Construction	16,464, 4.64%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	39,158, 11.04%, see rank	13.73%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	11,392, 3.21%, see rank	2.63%	2.75%
Retail Trade	37,312, 10.52%, see rank	11.96%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	27,035, 7.62%, see rank	5.87%	4.93%
Information	8,193, 2.31%, see rank	1.71%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	28,962, 8.16%, see rank	5.41%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	35,535, 10.02%, see rank	7.84%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	87,028, 24.53%, see rank	24.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	34,612, 9.76%, see rank	8.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	11,112, 3.13%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	16,833, 4.75%, see rank	4.72%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Jefferson County School District	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population in Poverty	123,040	16.77%, see rank	18.92%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	22,763	12.29%, see rank	14.41%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.