City safety & data profile

JeffersonvilleIN

Jeffersonville, IN is a 47K-resident city in Clark County with a median household income of $70,930.

Clark County, Indiana. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Jeffersonville, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Jeffersonville has a population larger than 78% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $216,800, and 2 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

47K
Population (place)
Top 22%
By size
$70,930
Median income (place)
$216,800
Median home (place)
11.2%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Jeffersonville

Jeffersonville posts a median household income higher than 38% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 2 hospitals serve the Jeffersonville area.

Bottom 39%
by median income, US cities
2
hospitals in & near Jeffersonville

Where Jeffersonville income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$70,930 Bottom 38% higher than 38% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Jeffersonville $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in IN

Population among 79 IN places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Indianapolis is the largest IN city on this list; Zionsville leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in IN

Median household income among the same 79-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Zionsville posts the highest place-level median income in IN; Indianapolis is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Jeffersonville, IN beyond the headline numbers

Jeffersonville sits inside Clark County, Indiana, at roughly 38.28°N, -85.74°W. Population 46,960, $70,930 median household income. Median home value $216,800, median rent $1,148. Poverty rate 11.2%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

2 hospitals in/around Jeffersonville, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Poverty in Jeffersonville, IN stands at 11.2%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Jeffersonville runs about 3.1 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

13.5% of Jeffersonville workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, obesity departs furthest from its peer median: 45% in Jeffersonville, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Jeffersonville from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
46,960
Jeffersonville · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$70,930
-21% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$216,800
-48% vs avg
Median Age (place)
39.5
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Clark County): Jeffersonville's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
124K+12%
Median Income
$74,214+47%
Median Home Value
$222,900+75%
Poverty Rate
10.2%-16%
Unemployment
4%-55%

Economics

Economics indicators for Jeffersonville, IN
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,148/mo
Poverty Rate
11.2% -10% vs avg
Unemployment 4%
Bachelor's Degree+ 28.2%
Work From Home 13.5%
Public Transit 0.2%

Population

White 74.6%
African American 12.5%
Asian 1.9%
Two or More Ethnicities 5.2%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
45%
High Blood Pressure
40.1%
Short Sleep Duration
37.2%
Physical Inactivity
25.4%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.9%
Current Smoking
17.1%
Binge Drinking
16.4%
Frequent Physical Distress
14%
Diabetes
12.9%
Current Asthma
11.7%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 59.9%
Annual Checkup 80.2%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
8.4%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.6%
Stroke
3.5%

Hospitals 2 total

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
0
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0
★★★
1
★★
0
0
Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
2
With ER
1
NORTON CLARK HOSPITAL
JEFFERSONVILLE · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Jeffersonville?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Jeffersonville right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet IN-JEFFERSONVILLE · Jeffersonville

Jeffersonville: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Jeffersonville; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Indiana state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Jeffersonville, IN?
Jeffersonville, IN has a population of 46,960 people, located in Clark County, Indiana.
What is the median household income in Jeffersonville?
The median household income in Jeffersonville, IN is $70,930 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 11.2%.
What is the median home value in Jeffersonville?
The median home value in Jeffersonville, IN is $216,800. Median rent is $1,148/month.
What are the top health concerns in Jeffersonville?
The top health indicators in Jeffersonville include Obesity (45%), High Blood Pressure (40.1%), Short Sleep Duration (37.2%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Jeffersonville?
Jeffersonville has 2 hospitals with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Jeffersonville?
The median age in Jeffersonville, IN is 39.5 years. 28.2% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Jeffersonville, both outside Indiana so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside IN (11.2% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside IN ($70,930 here).

Compare Jeffersonville with another city

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Using Jeffersonville's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Jeffersonville area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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  • Compare Jeffersonville against Indiana peers on any ranking lens. Explore Indiana

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Clark County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.