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Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY

622,987 Population
263.1 square miles 2,368.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 39.5 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in Kentucky: 39.2 ±0.2

Economics

$36,797 ±$1,286 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: $38,759 ±$778
  • a little higher than the amount in Kentucky: $34,676 ±$484
$61,488 ±$2,403 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: $68,921 ±$2,463
  • about the same as the amount in Kentucky: $61,118 ±$653

18% ±1.8% (110,279  ±10,766) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 13.5% 181,155 (±0.9% / ±12,523)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Kentucky: 16.4% 720,642 (±0.5% / ±20,801)

23.3 minutes ±0.6 (6,017,330  ±229,362) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 24.5 14,190,865 (±0.4 / ±337,070)
  • a little less than the figure in Kentucky: 24.2 45,143,416 (±0.3 / ±662,711)

Families

264,694 ±3,579 Number of households
  • the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 563,933 ±4,376
  • Kentucky: 1,853,603 ±7,950
2.3 ±0 (610,735  ±854) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 2.4 1,340,478 (±0 / ±2,178)
  • a little less than the figure in Kentucky: 2.4 † 4,404,947 (±,299.7 / ±-555,555,600)

5.3% ±1.2% (7,916  ±1,735) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 5.4% † 17,045 (±0.8% / ±2,451)
  • about the same as the rate in Kentucky: 5.4% 54,757 (±0.4% / ±3,624)

Housing

290,346 ±2,808 Number of housing units
  • the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 608,323 ±1,209
  • Kentucky: 2,036,559 ±301

$233,900 ±$5,589 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: $253,600 ±$4,539
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Kentucky: $211,800 ±$2,250

14% ±1.4% (85,856  ±8,506.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 11.9% 161,002 (±0.8% / ±11,031.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Kentucky: 12.3% 549,779 (±0.4% / ±18,178.2)

Social

90.7% ±2.4% (389,418  ±10,834.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 91.7% 873,033 (±1.5% / ±14,754.9)
  • about the same as the rate in Kentucky: 89.5% 2,782,267 (±0.8% / ±26,576.2)
33.1% ±1.4% (142,163  ±6,061.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 32.3% 307,376 (±0.9% / ±8,610.8)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Kentucky: 27.9% 865,265 (±0.5% / ±15,692.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

10.3% ±0.9% (64,276  ±5,746) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 6.8% 92,423 (±0.5% / ±6,391)
  • more than double the rate in Kentucky: 4.5% † 201,672 (±,546.9% / ±11,100)

6% ±0.7% (28,944  ±3,160) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 6.7% 71,024 (±0.4% / ±3,892)
  • a little less than the rate in Kentucky: 6.2% 216,667 (±0.2% / ±6,866)
28,944 Total veterans ±3,160 24,765 Male ±2,417 4,179 Female ±1,427

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