Census Reporter

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

1,266,389 Population
3,236.8 square miles 391.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.4 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Kentucky: 39.2 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$32,999 ±$758 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Kentucky: $29,029 ±$351
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$61,172 ±$995 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Kentucky: $52,295 ±$625
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

12% ±0.9% (148,048  ±11,028) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Kentucky: 16.3% 703,627 (±0.5% / ±22,815)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

24.2 minutes ±0.4 (14,246,715  ±323,146) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Kentucky: 24.2 45,744,185 (±0.3 / ±675,421)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

495,246 ±3,949 Number of households
  • Kentucky: 1,748,732 ±8,789
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.5 ±0 (1,240,902  ±4,186) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Kentucky: 2.5 4,335,006 (±0)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

4.6% ±0.7% (13,536  ±2,043) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Kentucky: 4.6% 47,407 (±0.3% / ±3,456)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

551,989 ±1,678 Number of housing units
  • Kentucky: 2,006,335 ±404
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$186,800 ±$3,244 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Kentucky: $151,700 ±$1,390
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

12.8% ±0.9% (160,886  ±10,898.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 14.2% 629,075 (±0.5% / ±20,581.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

90.8% ±1.4% (797,952  ±12,665.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Kentucky: 87.2% 2,657,789 (±0.8% / ±23,739.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
30.7% ±0.9% (269,885  ±7,695.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Kentucky: 25.1% 765,923 (±0.4% / ±12,779.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

8.1% ±0.7% (95,961  ±7,819.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Kentucky: 6% 253,227 (±0.3% / ±11,587.3)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 22% 67,802,345 (±0.1% / ±214,346.6)

6.9% ±0.6% (86,715  ±6,949) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Kentucky: 4.4% 196,618 (±0.2% / ±9,888)
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

7.4% ±0.4% (72,987  ±3,931) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Kentucky: 7.2% 250,036 (±0.2% / ±6,989)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
72,987 Total veterans ±3,931 66,362 Male ±3,620 6,625 Female ±1,342

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