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Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY

624,450 Population
263.2 square miles 2,372.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.3 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 39.6 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in Kentucky: 39.4 ±0.2

Economics

$38,692 ±$1,590 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: $40,341 ±$1,101
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Kentucky: $33,980 ±$506
$63,049 ±$2,258 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: $69,547 ±$1,552
  • a little higher than the amount in Kentucky: $59,341 ±$924

16.3% ±1.4% (99,807  ±8,286) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 12.1% 152,776 (±0.8% / ±10,072)
  • about the same as the rate in Kentucky: 16.5% 722,865 (±0.5% / ±23,794)

22.7 minutes ±0.8 (6,142,625  ±263,359) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 23.8 13,206,645 (±0.5 / ±341,042)
  • a little less than the figure in Kentucky: 24.1 43,888,620 (±0.3 / ±606,955)

Families

269,210 ±3,359 Number of households
  • the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 535,884 ±3,799
  • Kentucky: 1,828,680 ±8,263
2.3 ±0 (612,820  ±531) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 2.4 1,262,584 (±0 / ±2,214)
  • a little less than the figure in Kentucky: 2.4 4,392,235

5.3% ±1.4% (8,138  ±2,093) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 5.6% † 16,621 (±0.8% / ±2,358)
  • a little less than the rate in Kentucky: 5.5% 56,396 (±0.4% / ±4,465)

Housing

288,933 ±2,121 Number of housing units
  • the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 569,973 ±1,144
  • Kentucky: 2,023,679 ±185

$229,400 ±$6,244 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: $245,700 ±$3,993
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Kentucky: $196,300 ±$2,572

13.9% ±1.4% (85,799  ±8,293.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 12.2% 154,896 (±0.8% / ±10,687.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Kentucky: 12.8% 569,433 (±0.5% / ±20,264.7)

Social

91.3% ±2.3% (393,797  ±10,398) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 91.8% 823,672 (±1.5% / ±13,678.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Kentucky: 89% 2,751,440 (±0.8% / ±24,664.5)
35.3% ±1.5% (152,360  ±6,440.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 35.3% 316,688 (±1% / ±8,556.3)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Kentucky: 27.9% 861,336 (±0.4% / ±13,374.1)

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

8.5% ±0.8% (53,131  ±5,151) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 6.2% 79,465 (±0.4% / ±5,410)
  • more than double the rate in Kentucky: 4% 180,899

6% ±0.7% (29,281  ±3,338) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 6.5% 65,428 (±0.5% / ±4,502)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 6.7% 233,436 (±0.2% / ±6,659)
29,281 Total veterans ±3,338 26,848 Male ±3,189 2,433 Female ±1,070

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