Simmons College of Kentucky's Living Circumstances

Jefferson County School District Overview

Simmons College of Kentucky located in Jefferson County School District area. A total of 311,890 households are located in Jefferson County School District area. Among them, 87,971 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.10 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 210,101 and 177,674 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

4.39% (32,855) of residents are non-citizens and 9.20% (68,912) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Jefferson County School District, Kentucky
Household	311,890
Population	748,984
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	87,971 (28.21%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	210,101
Total Students	177,674
Pre-Kindergarten	11,136
Kindergarten	8,306
Grade 1-8	74,897
Grade 9-12	37,168
College/Graduate School	46,167
Veterans	594,349
Non-citizen	32,855
Non-English Home Language	68,912
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

613,867 residents are over the age of 16 and 404,041 people are in labor force. Among them, 403,556 people are in civilian labor force and 485 are in armed labor force. 381,560 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.50%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Jefferson County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	374,379	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	300,090	80.16%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	32,622	8.71%
Public transportation	10,281	2.75%
Walked	7,262	1.94%
Other method	7,062	1.89%
Worked from home	17,062	4.56%
Average Commute Time	23 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	381,560	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	145,260	38.07%
Service	60,083	15.75%
Sales and office	84,937	22.26%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	23,462	6.15%
Production, transportation, and material moving	67,818	17.77%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	381,560	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,398	0.37%
Construction	19,074	5.00%
Manufacturing	44,813	11.74%
Wholesale trade	10,239	2.68%
Retail trade	42,040	11.02%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	31,022	8.13%
Information	7,182	1.88%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	29,321	7.68%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	39,190	10.27%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	89,998	23.59%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	38,739	10.15%
Other services, except public administration	17,690	4.64%
Public administration	10,854	2.84%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	381,560	-
Private wage and salary workers	324,353	85.01%
Government workers	39,947	10.47%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	16,431	4.31%
Unpaid family workers	829	0.22%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $78,903 for the 311,890 households in Jefferson County School District area, Kentucky. The average income of a single worker is $34,463. 716,979 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.76%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	311,890	-
Less than $10,000	20,871	6.69%
$10,000 - $14,999	14,143	4.53%
$15,000 - $24,999	30,234	9.69%
$25,000 - $34,999	30,261	9.70%
$35,000 - $49,999	43,430	13.92%
$50,000 - $74,999	56,212	18.02%
$75,000 - $99,999	39,428	12.64%
$100,000 - $149,999	42,269	13.55%
$150,000 - $199,999	17,938	5.75%
More than $200,000	17,104	5.48%
Median Household Income	$56,472	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$78,903	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	185,239	-
Less than $10,000	7,874	4.25%
$10,000 - $14,999	4,333	2.34%
$15,000 - $24,999	11,771	6.35%
$25,000 - $34,999	14,125	7.63%
$35,000 - $49,999	22,712	12.26%
$50,000 - $74,999	33,356	18.01%
$75,000 - $99,999	27,522	14.86%
$100,000 - $149,999	33,230	17.94%
$150,000 - $199,999	15,402	8.31%
More than $200,000	14,914	8.05%

Median Family Income	$73,678	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$97,248	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$34,463	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$50,888	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$50,888	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	756,649	-
With health insurance coverage	716,979	94.76%
Public coverage	291,950	38.58%
Private health insurance	526,003	69.52%
Without health insurance coverage	39,670	5.24%

Housing

There are 344,400 housing units in Jefferson County School District area, Kentucky with 311,890 units (90.56%) occupied. 192,325 houses (61.66%) are occupied by owner and 119,565 houses (38.34%) are rented. The average housing value is $169,700 and the average rental cost is $870. 7,318 houses (2.12%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 76,059 houses (22.08%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	344,400	-
Occupied	311,890	90.56%
Owner Occupied	192,325	61.66%
Renter Occupied	119,565	38.34%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	222,892	64.72%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	13,728	3.99%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	103,148	29.95%
Mobile Homes	4,518	1.31%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	114	0.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	344,400	-
Built 2014 or later	7,318	2.12%
Built 2010 - 2013	5,854	1.70%
Built 2000 - 2009	35,165	10.21%
Built 1990 - 1999	39,935	11.60%
Built 1980 - 1989	27,554	8.00%
Built 1970 - 1979	50,293	14.60%
Built 1960 - 1969	49,038	14.24%
Built 1950 - 1959	53,184	15.44%
Built 1949 or earlier	76,059	22.08%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	344,400	-
1 room	6,922	2.01%
2 rooms	8,444	2.45%
3 rooms	32,195	9.35%
4 rooms	60,956	17.70%
5 rooms	70,369	20.43%
6 rooms	55,762	16.19%
7 rooms	38,679	11.23%
8 rooms	29,041	8.43%
9 rooms or more	42,032	12.20%
Median Number of Rooms	5.4 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	344,400	-
no bedroom	7,543	2.19%
1 bedroom	43,730	12.70%
2 bedrooms	96,190	27.93%
3 bedrooms	128,894	37.43%
4 bedrooms	54,204	15.74%
5 bedrooms or more	13,839	4.02%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	192,325	-
Less than $50,000	8,666	4.51%
$50,000 - $99,999	26,838	13.95%
$100,000 - $149,999	43,696	22.72%
$150,000 - $199,999	35,436	18.43%
$200,000 - $299,999	39,202	20.38%
$300,000 - $499,999	27,684	14.39%
$500,000 - $999,999	9,063	4.71%
$1,000,000 or more	1,740	0.90%
Median House Value	$169,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	115,401	-
Less than $500	14,252	12.35%
$500 - $999	61,137	52.98%
$1,000 - $1,499	32,033	27.76%
$1,500 - $1,999	5,969	5.17%
$2,000 - $2,499	999	0.87%
$2,500 - $2,999	589	0.51%
$3,000 or more	422	0.37%
Median Rental Costs	$870	-

Demographic

A total of 764,996 people lives in Jefferson County School District area, Kentucky with 369,785 male and 395,211 female. The males to female ratio is 48.34 to 51.66. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	764,996	-
Male	369,785	48.34%
Female	395,211	51.66%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	764,996	-
Under 5 years	48,369	6.32%
5 - 9 years	46,221	6.04%
10 - 14 years	47,446	6.20%
15 - 19 years	45,802	5.99%
20 - 24 years	48,300	6.31%
25 - 34 years	113,089	14.78%
35 - 44 years	95,688	12.51%
45 - 54 years	96,697	12.64%
55 - 59 years	53,110	6.94%
60 - 64 years	49,865	6.52%
65 - 74 years	70,379	9.20%
75 - 84 years	34,369	4.49%
85 years and older	15,661	2.05%
Median Age	38.3 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	764,996	-
One Race	745,541	97.46%
White	547,273	71.54%
Black or African American	166,764	21.80%
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,379	0.18%
Asian	21,955	2.87%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	385	0.05%
Other	7,785	1.02%

Two or more races	19,455	2.54%
White and Black or African American	9,906	1.29%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	2,312	0.30%
White and Asian	2,984	0.39%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	734	0.10%