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Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

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At a glance

Market profile

Population
1,372,558
Households
558,306
Average household size
2.41
Median age
39.4 years
Median household income
$73,863
Housing units
602,727
Population comparison
2020 Census1,362,180
2024 estimate1,372,558
Change+0.8%

People

Who lives here

Population
1,372,558
Median age
39.4 years
Male
674,888
Female
697,670
Median age by sex
Male median age
38.2 years
Female median age
40.5 years
Age by sexPopulation distribution
41,254Under 538,699
116,3165–17110,510
56,58218–2454,522
93,63225–3494,702
90,52935–4490,886
84,94945–5485,873
87,56655–6492,340
104,06065+130,138
Age by sex values
CategoryMaleFemale
Under 541,25438,699
5–17116,316110,510
18–2456,58254,522
25–3493,63294,702
35–4490,52990,886
45–5484,94985,873
55–6487,56692,340
65+104,060130,138
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5–17
Male
5–9
42,864
10–14
45,747
15–17
27,705
Female
5–9
40,103
10–14
44,102
15–17
26,305
18–24
Male
18–19
15,395
20
7,278
21
8,188
22–24
25,721
Female
18–19
14,851
20
8,027
21
7,060
22–24
24,584
25–34
Male
25–29
45,886
30–34
47,746
Female
25–29
45,854
30–34
48,848
35–44
Male
35–39
45,462
40–44
45,067
Female
35–39
45,732
40–44
45,154
45–54
Male
45–49
41,677
50–54
43,272
Female
45–49
42,337
50–54
43,536
55–64
Male
55–59
43,817
60–61
18,132
62–64
25,617
Female
55–59
44,893
60–61
19,054
62–64
28,393
65+
Male
65–66
15,690
67–69
21,732
70–74
29,251
75–79
18,793
80–84
10,224
85+
8,370
Female
65–66
18,201
67–69
23,265
70–74
34,992
75–79
23,902
80–84
14,756
85+
15,022
Detailed source values for Age by sex
RaceMutually exclusive counts
White alone
1,009,06973.5%
Black alone
185,14913.5%
Two or more races
117,5598.6%
Asian alone
30,3762.2%
Some other race
27,2992.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2,6160.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
4900.0%
Residents: 1,372,558.

Derived from published counts

Race values
CategoryValue
White alone1,009,069
Black alone185,149
Two or more races117,559
Asian alone30,376
Some other race27,299
American Indian / Alaska Native2,616
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander490

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino
96,172
White, not Hispanic
993,052

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Households

Household structure

Family households
350,960
Married-couple share
71%
Derived from published counts
With children
46%
Derived from published counts
Household sizeShare of households
171,42930.7%
1 person
192,91634.6%
2 people
86,52715.5%
3 people
64,97911.6%
4 people
42,4557.6%
5+ people
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5+ people
5 People
27,951
6 People
9,669
7 Plus People
4,835
Detailed source values for Household size
Household size values
CategoryValue
1 person171,429
2 people192,916
3 people86,527
4 people64,979
5+ people42,455
Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent
All family households350,960
Married-couple families249,21471% of family households
With children
92,50737.1%
Without children
156,70762.9%
Other families101,74629% of family households
Male householder
29,98329.5%
Female householder
71,76370.5%
Family households values
GroupValueShare of parent
All family households350,960Not applicable
Married-couple families249,21471%
With children92,50737.1%
Without children156,70762.9%
Other families101,74629%
Male householder29,98329.5%
Female householder71,76370.5%

Income

Income distribution

Median household
$73,863
Median family
$93,011
Per capita
$41,207
Household incomeShare of households
83,97315.0%
Under $25k
103,75918.6%
$25–49k
95,61917.1%
$50–74k
76,65113.7%
$75–99k
97,62517.5%
$100–149k
47,2868.5%
$150–199k
53,3939.6%
$200k+
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Under $25k
Under $10,000
27,984
$10,000–$14,999
20,073
$15,000–$19,999
17,790
$20,000–$24,999
18,126
$25–49k
$25,000–$29,999
19,188
$30,000–$34,999
21,037
$35,000–$39,999
21,467
$40,000–$44,999
22,328
$45,000–$49,999
19,739
$50–74k
$50,000–$59,999
40,208
$60,000–$74,999
55,411
$100–149k
$100,000–$124,999
57,237
$125,000–$149,999
40,388
Detailed source values for Household income
Household income values
CategoryValue
Under $25k83,973
$25–49k103,759
$50–74k95,619
$75–99k76,651
$100–149k97,625
$150–199k47,286
$200k+53,393

Education

Attainment and marital status

Education universe
954,675
High school or higher
91.3%
Derived from published counts
Bachelor’s or higher
32.9%
Derived from published counts
Educational attainmentAttainment distribution
26,8322.8%
Less than 9th grade
55,9315.9%
Grades 9–12, no diploma
277,71029.1%
High school or equivalent
194,59420.4%
Some college, no degree
85,1678.9%
Associate degree
188,63519.8%
Bachelor’s degree
125,80613.2%
Graduate or professional
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Less than 9th grade
No Schooling
13,070
Nursery School
178
Kindergarten
213
First Grade
153
Second Grade
321
Third Grade
631
Fourth Grade
495
Fifth Grade
583
Sixth Grade
2,587
Seventh Grade
1,918
Eighth Grade
6,683
Grades 9–12, no diploma
Ninth Grade
10,152
Tenth Grade
13,805
Eleventh Grade
14,950
Twelfth No Diploma
17,024
High school or equivalent
Regular High School Diploma
227,919
Ged Or Alternative Credential
49,791
Some college, no degree
Some College Under 1 Year
66,262
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree
128,332
Graduate or professional
Masters Degree
91,779
Professional School Degree
21,813
Doctorate Degree
12,214
Detailed source values for Educational attainment
Educational attainment values
CategoryValue
Less than 9th grade26,832
Grades 9–12, no diploma55,931
High school or equivalent277,710
Some college, no degree194,594
Associate degree85,167
Bachelor’s degree188,635
Graduate or professional125,806
Marital status by sexMale and Female
16,22851,222
Widowed
63,51281,237
Divorced
7,37010,739
Separated
274,486273,452
Now Married
190,797168,855
Never Married
20,25721,459
Married Spouse Absent
254,229251,993
Married Spouse Present
Marital status by sex values
CategoryMaleFemale
Widowed16,22851,222
Divorced63,51281,237
Separated7,37010,739
Now Married274,486273,452
Never Married190,797168,855
Married Spouse Absent20,25721,459
Married Spouse Present254,229251,993

Housing

Tenure, occupancy, and housing stock

Median home value
$248,700
Median gross rent
$1,116
Housing tenure
Owner
384,75768.9%
Renter
173,54931.1%
Occupied homes: 558,306.
Housing tenure values
CategoryValue
Owner384,757
Renter173,549
Housing occupancy
Occupied
558,30692.6%
Vacant
44,4217.4%
Housing units: 602,727.

Derived from published counts

Housing occupancy values
CategoryValue
Occupied558,306
Vacant44,421

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage
246,934
Owners without mortgage
137,823
Vacancy reason
For rent12,086
For sale3,205
Rented, not occupied2,125
Sold, not occupied1,932
Seasonal4,388
Migrant workers61
Other20,624
Vacancy reason values
CategoryValue
For rent12,086
For sale3,205
Rented, not occupied2,125
Sold, not occupied1,932
Seasonal4,388
Migrant workers61
Other20,624
Structure type
Detached418,799
Attached21,772
2–4 units45,791
5–19 units58,881
20+ units36,148
Mobile or other21,336
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2–4 units
Structure 2 Units
12,262
Structure 3–4 Units
33,529
5–19 units
Structure 5–9 Units
33,695
Structure 10–19 Units
25,186
20+ units
Structure 20–49 Units
14,511
Structure 50 Plus Units
21,637
Mobile or other
Structure Mobile Home
20,965
Structure Boat Rv Van Other
371
Detailed source values for Structure type
Structure type values
CategoryValue
Detached418,799
Attached21,772
2–4 units45,791
5–19 units58,881
20+ units36,148
Mobile or other21,336
Year builtHousing units by period
167,60527.8%
Before 1960
152,65625.3%
1960–79
134,90922.4%
1980–99
135,54422.5%
2000–19
12,0132.0%
2020+
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Before 1960
1939 Earlier
68,689
1940–1949
28,746
1950–1959
70,170
1960–79
1960–1969
65,241
1970–1979
87,415
1980–99
1980–1989
56,412
1990–1999
78,497
2000–19
2000–2009
81,850
2010–2019
53,694
Detailed source values for Year built
Year built values
CategoryValue
Before 1960167,605
1960–79152,656
1980–99134,909
2000–19135,544
2020+12,013
Move-in periodOwner and Renter
Before 1990
51,545
1,954
1990s
51,360
3,363
2000s
81,643
12,482
2010s
142,447
78,732
2020–22
50,525
58,911
2023+
7,237
18,107
Move-in period values
CategoryOwnerRenter
Before 199051,5451,954
1990s51,3603,363
2000s81,64312,482
2010s142,44778,732
2020–2250,52558,911
2023+7,23718,107
Home valueOwner-occupied homes
38,75010.1%
Under $100k
155,21840.3%
$100–249k
147,45638.3%
$250–499k
29,0027.5%
$500–749k
8,5922.2%
$750–999k
3,2520.8%
$1–1.49m
2,4870.6%
$1.5m+
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Under $100k
Under 10000
5,116
10000–14999
1,972
15000–19999
1,907
20000–24999
2,653
25000–29999
1,788
30000–34999
1,548
35000–39999
906
40000–49999
2,070
50000–59999
2,717
60000–69999
3,486
70000–79999
2,943
80000–89999
4,982
90000–99999
6,662
$100–249k
100000–124999
18,944
125000–149999
16,826
150000–174999
32,832
175000–199999
26,953
200000–249999
59,663
$250–499k
250000–299999
44,095
300000–399999
67,145
400000–499999
36,216
$1.5m+
1500000–1999999
818
2000000+
1,669
Detailed source values for Home value
Home value values
CategoryValue
Under $100k38,750
$100–249k155,218
$250–499k147,456
$500–749k29,002
$750–999k8,592
$1–1.49m3,252
$1.5m+2,487
Gross rentRenter-occupied homes
Under $50014,532
$500–99948,928
$1,000–1,49969,579
$1,500–1,99923,211
$2,000–2,4995,608
$2,500–2,9991,432
$3,000+1,716
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Under $500
Under 100
889
100–149
381
150–199
916
200–249
1,562
250–299
2,568
300–349
2,141
350–399
2,369
400–449
1,736
450–499
1,970
$500–999
500–549
1,886
550–599
1,547
600–649
2,822
650–699
3,610
700–749
4,257
750–799
5,996
800–899
11,758
900–999
17,052
$1,000–1,499
1000–1249
41,154
1250–1499
28,425
$3,000+
3000–3499
411
3500+
1,305
Detailed source values for Gross rent
Gross rent values
CategoryValue
Under $50014,532
$500–99948,928
$1,000–1,49969,579
$1,500–1,99923,211
$2,000–2,4995,608
$2,500–2,9991,432
$3,000+1,716
Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter
No vehicle
10,138
28,290
1 vehicle
99,332
88,715
2 vehicles
166,435
43,526
3 vehicles
71,816
9,836
4 vehicles
25,519
2,280
5+ vehicles
11,517
902
Vehicle availability values
CategoryOwnerRenter
No vehicle10,13828,290
1 vehicle99,33288,715
2 vehicles166,43543,526
3 vehicles71,8169,836
4 vehicles25,5192,280
5+ vehicles11,517902

Transportation

How residents get to work

Workers age 16+
666,634
Average commute
24.1 min
Travel mode
Drive alone
497,61074.6%Derived from published counts
Carpool
56,0088.4%Derived from published counts
Public transit
6,1870.9%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle
10,6461.6%Derived from published counts
Work from home
88,00713.2%Derived from published counts
Other
8,1761.2%Derived from published counts
Workers: 666,634.

Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle
Walked
9,297
Bicycle
1,349
Other
Other Transportation
6,472
Motorcycle
435
Taxi Or Ride Hailing
1,269
Detailed source values for Travel mode
Travel mode values
CategoryValue
Drive alone497,610
Carpool56,008
Public transit6,187
Walk or bicycle10,646
Work from home88,007
Other8,176
Commute timeWorkers by travel time
135,18123.4%
Under 15 min
261,88145.3%
15–29 min
120,90620.9%
30–44 min
34,7136.0%
45–59 min
25,9464.5%
60+ min
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Under 15 min
Under 5
11,492
5–9
50,297
10–14
73,392
15–29 min
15–19
96,219
20–24
109,790
25–29
55,872
30–44 min
30–34
82,596
35–39
19,943
40–44
18,367
60+ min
60–89
16,872
90+
9,074
Detailed source values for Commute time
Commute time values
CategoryValue
Under 15 min135,181
15–29 min261,881
30–44 min120,906
45–59 min34,713
60+ min25,946

Workforce

Labor force and job flows

Population age 16+
1,101,643
Civilian labor force
711,106
Employed
677,890
Unemployed
33,216
Unemployment rate
4.7%
Poverty universe
1,347,422
Persons below poverty
166,306
Gini index
0.46
White-collar workers
404,396
Blue-collar workers
177,384
Occupation by sexMale and Female
Service Occupations
40,660
55,450
Sales Office Occupations
49,670
87,006
Management Business Science Arts
119,656
148,064
Production Transportation Material Moving
93,451
33,924
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance
47,741
2,268
Occupation by sex values
CategoryMaleFemale
Service Occupations40,66055,450
Sales Office Occupations49,67087,006
Management Business Science Arts119,656148,064
Production Transportation Material Moving93,45133,924
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance47,7412,268

Employment and commuting

Resident workers
622,329
Workplace jobs
658,424
Internal commuters
520,298
Inbound commuters
138,126
Outbound commuters
102,031
Net worker inflow
36,095

Health insurance

Insurance coverage

Coverage status
Insured
1,281,18994.6%Derived from published counts
Uninsured
72,9935.4%
Residents: 1,354,182.
Coverage status values
CategoryValue
Insured1,281,189
Uninsured72,993
Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage
11,22915.4%
Under 19
26,55836.4%
Age 19–34
34,18146.8%
Age 35–64
1,0251.4%
Age 65+
Uninsured by age values
CategoryValue
Under 1911,229
Age 19–3426,558
Age 35–6434,181
Age 65+1,025

Community

Nativity, citizenship, and mobility

Nativity
Native born
1,275,92093.0%
Foreign born
96,6387.0%
Residents: 1,372,558.
Nativity values
CategoryValue
Native born1,275,920
Foreign born96,638

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen
39,768
Not a citizen
56,870

Residential mobility

Same house
1,196,367
Within same county
88,461
From another county
31,959
From another state
31,469
From abroad
8,455

Sources and method

Vintages, quality, and methodology

Source vintages

Demographics
2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline
2020 Census
Employment
2023 LODES

Report quality

Status
complete
kind
published geography
estimated
false
Historical housing baseline
2020 housing units
592,437

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

Metropolitan area demographics

About Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area has 1,372,558 residents and a median age of 39.4 years. It ranks No. 43 by population within this indexed metropolitan area cohort. Population has grown 0.8% since the 2020 Census. Median household income is $6,871 below United States.

Market context

Compare the numbers.

Published values on the same 2024 ACS basis.
Comparison of selected demographic measures
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeMedian ageOwner occupied
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area1,372,558$73,86339.4 years68.9%
United States334,922,500$80,73438.9 years65.2%
Kentucky4,534,824$63,72639.1 years68.3%
Indiana6,851,073$71,95738.1 years70.6%

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