Jury Pool Profile
Jefferson County, Kentucky
- County seat
- Louisville
- Judicial district
- 30th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 795,222
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 783,022.
At a glance
Jefferson County is a 795,222-person venue. The county population is 63% White and 21% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $70,659, $6,178 above the KY state median of $64,481; 37.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 12.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Arabic. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 23.1% of covered employment, average pay $71,735/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.55%, above the 4.43% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 54% to 59% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 783,022
- Median household income
- $69,866
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 63% / 21%.
Jefferson County has a population of 783,022, with a median age of 38.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 63.1%; Black residents 20.8%. Independently, 8.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $70,659; 37.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 111,120 jobs; Education & health services, about 110,180, is within 20% of it, counting the jobs BLS withholds.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 23.1% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 19.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.55%, above the Kentucky state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 57%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Jefferson County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 57.4% in 2024, 59.1% in 2020, 54.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 58% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 12.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
12.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Arabic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 6.2% of the adult civilian population (37,679 individuals).