Name: Plantation, KY statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Plantation

Jefferson County loses about 6.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in24,637

Moved out28,643

Net−4,006

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Bullitt County, KY1,9502,795−845

Oldham County, KY1,2921,896−604

Clark County, IN1,0631,731−668

Shelby County, KY6481,038−390

Floyd County, IN6091,054−445

Hardin County, KY751819−68

Fayette County, KY712621+91

Miami-Dade County, FL661

Within Kentucky, other states or abroad

Arrivals

37%63%

Leavers

39%60%

Within KentuckyOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$60K

Leavers$75K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Jefferson County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 5.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.5% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Jefferson County report $60,500 a year in income on average; those leaving, $74,700, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need: $57,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,425 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,625 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $246,000.
Getting to work: 19 minutes each way on average; 26.0% work from home; 1.5% take transit.
If it is close but not quite: La Vista, NE matches it on character. Compare the two

Net movers per 1,000 people8
-6.6
below the median place (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8
$60,469
14% below the median place
Moved from another state1
2.5%
26% above the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Plantation	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	5.0%	13% below
Moved from another state1County figure	2.5%	26% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure	-6.6	below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure	$60,469	14% below
Income of households moving out8County figure	$74,732	6% above

What it costs to live here

Median year built is 1963, 1% below the median place.

Plantation20.8%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$57,000

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

20.8%

2% above the median place

Home price to income

3.0x

21% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

21%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$67,600

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

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Median year built1
1963
1% below the median place
Homeownership1
79.6%
20% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$2,167
34% below the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	Plantation	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,425	4% above
Rent to income1	20.8%	2% above
Property tax rate1	0.9%	3% below
Home price to income1	3.0x	21% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	93.1	8% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,276	21% below
HUD area median income4County figure	$99,000	8% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$2,167	34% below
Median home value1	$246,000	23% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	4.0%	26% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	43.3%	16% below
Homeownership1	79.6%	20% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure	47.2%	7% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,625	13% below
Vacant homes1County figure	7.8%	11% above
Median year built1	1963	1% below

Work and pay

Works from home is 26.0%, 109% above the median place.

Works from home1
26.0%
109% above the median place
Mean commute1
19 min
24% below the median place
Poverty rate1
7.2%
33% below the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Plantation	Vs median
Median household income1	$82,167	2% above
Income per person1	$35,543	11% below
Unemployment1County figure	5.2%	6% above
Average annual pay6County figure	$74,424	13% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	4.4%	19% above
Jobs6County figure	480,013	219% above
Poverty rate1	7.2%	33% below
Mean commute1	19 min	24% below
Works from home1	26.0%	109% above
Commutes by transit1County figure	1.5%	81% above

Who lives here

Median age is 32.9, 16% below the median place.

Median age1
32.9
16% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
96.7%
5% above the median place
Household size1
2.8
13% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher89.5% −3%

Born abroad12.6% +43%

Bachelor's or higher35.9% +12%

All 9 people measures

Measure	Plantation	Vs median
Population1	1,013	6646th largest
Population change since 20207	1.9%	68% above
Median age1	32.9	16% below
Bachelor's or higher1	35.9%	12% above
High school or higher1	89.5%	3% below
Household size1	2.8	13% above
Born abroad1	12.6%	43% above
No health insurance1County figure	5.7%	11% below
Homes with broadband1	96.7%	5% above

Life in Plantation

533 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 8 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%

Playgrounds per 10k19.7 2.1×

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi14.8 70.7×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.2 +7%

Shops32.4 +7%

Arts, recreation and fitness4.6 +12%

Doctors' offices and clinics25.8 +28%

Child care centers2.6 +13%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools12
174
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students12
95,579
above the median place (median 4,897)
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9
25.8
28% above the median place

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	Plantation	Vs median
Public schools12County figure	174	above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure	95,579	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure	15.4	0% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure	22.2	7% above
Shops per 10k9County figure	32.4	7% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure	4.6	12% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure	25.8	28% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure	2.6	13% above
Parks per 10k10	0.0	below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k10	19.7	110% above
Grocery stores per 10k10	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k10	0.0	below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k10	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails10	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi10	14.8	above (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure	533	above (median 13)

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 99.8, 23% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Plantation. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk14
99.8
23% above the median place
Natural hazard risk14
98.3
6% above the median place
Annual precipitation13
50.1 in
14% above the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Plantation	Vs median
July average high13County figure	87°F	1% above
January average low13County figure	25°F	1% below
Average temperature13County figure	57°F	3% above
Annual precipitation13County figure	50.1 in	14% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure	98.3	6% above
Hurricane risk14County figure	35.8	49% below
Tornado risk14County figure	99.8	23% above
Wildfire risk14County figure	56.1	8% below
Heat wave risk14County figure	96.9	8% above
Median air quality index15County figure	49	14% above
Good air days15County figure	51.5%	25% below

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 60.8% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 37.2% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 48.7% from 2019 to 2024.

Population estimate

Up 1.8% from 2020 to 2025.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$67,700

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 48% of places

Pay vs rent

-3.4 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 13% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

of 100 on population and income growth

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Plantation in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 21% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 21% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,425/mo (2024)	$1,850/mo	$1,520 to $2,250/mo	+4.4%
Median household income	$82,167 (2024)	$105,500	$89,000 to $124,500	+4.2%
Median home value	$246,000 (2024)	$355,000	$258,000 to $489,000	+6.3%
Population	843 (2025)	860	820 to 900	+0.4%

The median home would be worth 3.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.0 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like Plantation

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
La Vista, NE	$1,317	$81,961	Compare
College, AK	$1,454	$83,895	Compare
Conroe, TX	$1,393	$76,206	Compare
Georgetown, KY	$1,255	$80,088	Compare

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Common questions

Is Plantation a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 105 hours a year commuting, less than in 93% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. The median resident is 32.9 years old, younger than in 88% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 88 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Plantation expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 20.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $246,000.

What salary do you need to live in Plantation?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $57,000 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Plantation?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are La Vista, NE, College, AK, Conroe, TX and Georgetown, KY.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Plantation with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Plantation itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/plantation-kentucky

Citytistics. “Plantation, Kentucky.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/plantation-kentucky/

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