Census Reporter

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

1,296,815 Population
3,578.8 square miles 362.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.2 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Kentucky: 39.1 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$32,095 ±$728 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Kentucky: $27,823 ±$388
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$57,405 ±$1,456 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Kentucky: $50,247 ±$567
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

13.6% ±1% (171,887  ±12,439) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 16.9% 730,408 (±0.5% / ±22,182)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

23.8 minutes ±0.4 (14,245,120  ±284,417) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Kentucky: 23.5 44,232,510 (±0.3 / ±636,810)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

507,467 ±5,436 Number of households
  • Kentucky: 1,732,713 ±8,718
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
2.5 ±0 (1,270,790  ±5,005) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Kentucky: 2.5 4,336,705 (±0)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

5.3% ±0.8% (15,947  ±2,295) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Kentucky: 5.6% 56,995 (±0.4% / ±3,846)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

562,814 ±1,735 Number of housing units
  • Kentucky: 1,995,187 ±228
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$178,500 ±$3,395 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Kentucky: $148,100 ±$1,710
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

14.1% ±0.8% (180,622  ±9,785.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Kentucky: 15.2% 670,526 (±0.5% / ±19,842.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

89.8% ±1.4% (808,504  ±13,184.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Kentucky: 86.8% 2,638,350 (±0.7% / ±22,847.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
30.2% ±0.8% (272,068  ±7,678) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Kentucky: 24.8% 753,785 (±0.4% / ±11,944.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2018 5-year data

6.1% ±0.3% (78,608  ±3,970) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Kentucky: 3.8% 169,346 (±0.2% / ±6,623)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

7.8% ±0.4% (78,393  ±4,063) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Kentucky: 7.6% 261,887 (±0.2% / ±7,670)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
78,393 Total veterans ±4,063 71,992 Male ±3,842 6,401 Female ±1,306

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