Editing Jefferson County, Kentucky (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1790 = 4765
| 1800 = 8754
| 1810 = 13399
| 1820 = 20768
| 1830 = 23979
| 1840 = 36346
| 1850 = 59831
| 1860 = 89404
| 1870 = 118953
| 1880 = 146010
| 1890 = 188598
| 1900 = 232549
| 1910 = 262920
| 1920 = 286369
| 1930 = 355350
| 1940 = 385392
| 1950 = 484615
| 1960 = 610947
| 1970 = 695055
| 1980 = 685004
| 1990 = 664937
| 2000 = 693604
| 2010 = 741096
| 2020 = 782969
| estyear = 2024
| estimate = 793881
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|access-date=March 13, 2025 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701194652/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |archive-date=July 1, 2021 |access-date=August 22, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/ |archive-date=August 11, 2012 |access-date=August 22, 2015 |publisher=University of Virginia Library}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 24, 1995 |editor-last=Forstall |editor-first=Richard L. |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/al190090.txt |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115741/http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/al190090.txt |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |access-date=August 22, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2, 2001 |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |access-date=August 22, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name=QF/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Jefferson County, Kentucky – Racial and Ethnic Composition'''<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity
!Pop 2000<ref name="2000CensusP004">{{Cite web |title=P004 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Jefferson County, Kentucky |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=050XX00US21111&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131000158/https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?q=050XX00US21111 |archive-date=January 31, 2024 |access-date=October 28, 2023 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name="2010CensusP2">{{Cite web |title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Jefferson County, Kentucky |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US21111&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131000306/https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2010.P2?g=050XX00US21111 |archive-date=January 31, 2024 |access-date=October 28, 2023 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name="2020CensusP2">{{Cite web |title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Jefferson County, Kentucky |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US21111&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131000159/https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?g=050XX00US21111 |archive-date=January 31, 2024 |access-date=October 28, 2023 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|530,056
|522,561
|style='background: #ffffe6; |490,251
|76.42%
|70.51%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |62.61%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|130,003
|152,451
|style='background: #ffffe6; |167,067
|18.74%
|20.57%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21.34%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|1,409
|1,492
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,441
|0.20%
|0.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.18%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|9,562
|16,171
|style='background: #ffffe6; |26,944
|1.38%
|2.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.44%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|224
|403
|style='background: #ffffe6; |559
|0.03%
|0.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.07%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|1,143
|1,255
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,707
|0.16%
|0.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.47%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|8,837
|14,221
|style='background: #ffffe6; |33,979
|1.27%
|1.92%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.34%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|12,370
|32,542
|style='background: #ffffe6; |59,021
|1.78%
|4.39%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.54%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''693,604'''
|'''741,096'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''782,969'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709054630/https://www.census.gov/ |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |access-date=January 31, 2008 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> of 2000, there were 693,604 people, 287,012 households, and 183,113 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1801|/sqmi|/km2}}. There were 305,835 housing units at an average density of {{convert|794|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 77.38% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 18.88% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.22% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 1.39% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.68% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.42% from two or more races. 1.78% of the population were [[Hispanics in the United States|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 287,012 households, out of which 29.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.20% were [[married couples]] living together, 14.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.20% were non-families. 30.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.30% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 30.40% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $54,357 (2018), and the median income for a family was $49,161 (2005). Males had a median income of $36,484 versus $26,255 for females (2005). The [[per capita income]] for the county was $31,980 (2018). About 14.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.1% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over (2018).
{{clear}}