CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Louisville

Colorado · 12,361 residents · 7.97 sq mi

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With 12,361 people, Louisville is a city in Colorado. 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. Households here earn about 44% more than in Colorado as a whole. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. There are 6,576 fewer people here than in 2000. Median household income runs $43,379, well clear of the $30,130 US median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.6

US median: 33.0

More educated

43% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 44%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,361

−35%vs 2000

vs 18,937 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.6

−12%vs 2000

vs 36.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.97 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202421K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 511.1%(1,376)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.7%(1,204)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(829)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.3%(530)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.1%(386)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3424.9%(3,072)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4425.3%(3,123)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.4%(786)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 643.8%(473)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743%(365)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.4%(174)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(43)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$43,379

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $69,945 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,146

−43%vs 2000

vs $31,828 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.6%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$97,300

−44%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $230,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$561

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $924 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.9%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.1% in 2000

22.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.6%(16,774)

Black0.9%(163)

Hispanic / Latino5%(950)

Asian3.5%(667)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.7%(11,710)

Black0.9%(107)

Hispanic / Latino5.7%(699)

Asian2.4%(297)

Other2%(247)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican6.3%(1,317)

Spaniard1.1%(220)

Puerto Rican0.9%(197)

South American0.6%(121)

Chilean0.3%(59)

Ecuadorian0.3%(53)

Central American0.2%(45)

Salvadoran0.2%(32)

Costa Rican0.1%(13)

Colombian0%(9)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.6%(133)

Chinese0.6%(128)

Japanese0.6%(122)

Korean0.5%(103)

Asian Indian0.4%(84)

Thai0.4%(82)

Filipino0.4%(77)

Cambodian0.2%(41)

Nepalese0.1%(27)

Malaysian0.1%(24)

Pakistani0.1%(12)

Taiwanese0.1%(11)

Ancestry

German23%(4,782)

English16.5%(3,423)

Irish14%(2,913)

Italian6.1%(1,273)

Polish4.7%(974)

Dutch4.1%(843)

French3.3%(677)

Scottish2.9%(595)

American2.7%(564)

Swedish2.6%(547)

Russian2%(411)

French Canadian1.9%(387)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian1.8%(364)

Czech1.1%(225)

Welsh1%(207)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(181)

Ukrainian0.7%(154)

Hungarian0.7%(144)

Danish0.7%(140)

Swiss0.7%(140)

Lithuanian0.6%(125)

Austrian0.6%(121)

Belgian0.5%(112)

British0.5%(109)

Croatian0.5%(98)

Greek0.4%(90)

Portuguese0.4%(86)

Subsaharan African0.3%(67)

Canadian0.2%(49)

Finnish0.2%(38)

Slovak0.2%(37)

Romanian0.1%(28)

West Indian0.1%(27)

Jamaican0.1%(27)

Armenian0.1%(16)

Macedonian0.1%(13)

Brazilian0%(10)

Cape Verdean0%(8)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

42.9%

−17.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

92.3%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 96.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

14.9%

−7.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.4 min

+65%vs 2000

vs 13.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34.4%(2,910)

Married55.5%(4,697)

Widowed2.4%(207)

Divorced7.7%(655)

Women 15+

Never married25.7%(2,134)

Married56.4%(4,683)

Widowed7.6%(635)

Divorced10.3%(856)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.7%

−3.7 ptssince 2013

from 5.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

71.9%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 73.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.9%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.8%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 8.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

85.9%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 87.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

22.4%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 21.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)15.1%(129)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.4%(191)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.7%(262)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War12.8%(109)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 854 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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