COMPARING TWO PLACES
Louisiana vs Kentucky
PLACE A
Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Kentucky
Louisiana and Kentucky are close in size. Kentucky earns more, with a median household income $2,970 higher.
LOUISIANAKENTUCKYDIFFERENCE
Total population4,611,9614,534,824+2% vs Kentucky
Population density107115−8
Population growth2.7%3.8%−1.1 pts
Median age38.039.1−1.1
Male48.9%49.5%−0.6 pts
Female51.1%50.5%+0.6 pts
Foreign-born4.9%4.7%+0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.7%81.5%−25.8 pts
Black30.5%7.6%+23.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.2%5.0%+2.2 pts
Asian1.7%1.6%+0.1 pts
Other4.8%4.3%+0.5 pts
Median household income$60,756$63,726−$2,970
Per capita income$35,038$35,821−$783
Poverty rate18.9%16.1%+2.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4950.477+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.0%27.6%−0.5 pts
Graduate degree10.1%11.3%−1.3 pts
Unemployment rate6.3%4.9%+1.4 pts
Labor force participation59.3%59.7%−0.4 pts
Median home value$216,500$205,600+$10,900
Median gross rent$1,064$967+$97
Owner-occupied67.4%68.3%−1.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.4%10.3%+4.1 pts
Rent-burdened households47.7%40.4%+7.3 pts
Average commute25.724.0+1.7
Worked from home8.1%10.2%−2.1 pts
Public transit to work0.9%0.6%+0.3 pts
Uninsured7.8%6.0%+1.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024