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METRO AREA · 2020 ACS

Louisville Metro

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN · 12 counties · 1,362,180 residents · 3,961 sq mi
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Louisville is home to 1,362,180 people. The foreign-born share is 6%. The typical home is worth $179,736, having risen by half since 2000. The population is up 18% since 2000. About 29% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households earn $62,299 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $66,278
Mid-age
median age 39.3
US median: 38.8
Average education
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,362,180
+18%since 2000
from 1,153,850 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
344 / sq mi
+18%since 2000
from 291 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
39.3
+8%since 2000
from 36.4 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
3,961 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.0M1.1M1.2M1.3M1.4M19902000201020202024Louisville
20241.4M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 55.8%(78,928)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.2%(84,818)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 146.5%(89,027)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.3%(85,242)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.2%(84,005)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3413.3%(180,587)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4412.9%(175,838)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5412.6%(171,809)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6413.6%(185,880)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 7410.2%(138,692)
US avg: 10%
75 to 844.7%(63,803)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.7%(23,551)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$62,299
Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000
from $41,247 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$33,405
+56%since 2000
from $21,385 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
40.6%
+12.1 ptssince 2009
from 28.5% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
11.9%
+1.0 ptssince 2000
from 10.9% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Retail trade13.9%
US avg: 10%
Information10.9%
US avg: 11.1%
Finance & insurance8.4%
US avg: 5.5%
Other services7.6%
US avg: 6.6%
Professional, scientific, technical7.4%
US avg: 4.7%
Wholesale trade6%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration5.9%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.5%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.7%
US avg: 2%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$179,736
+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $100,879 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$874
+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $490 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
67.1%
−2.8 ptssince 2000
from 69.9% in 2000
32.9% rent
Persons per household
2.50 people
+2%since 2009
from 2.45 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
2.9
−2%since 2009
from 3.0 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic83%(957,221)
Black12.9%(148,441)
Hispanic / Latino1.7%(19,395)
Asian1%(11,438)
Other0%
2020
White, non-Hispanic72.4%(985,766)
Black14%(190,616)
Hispanic / Latino6.3%(85,311)
Asian2.4%(32,081)
Other3%(41,391)
Segregation Score
45
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican2.3%(31,022)
Cuban1.2%(15,069)
Central American0.5%(6,877)
Puerto Rican0.4%(5,489)
South American0.3%(3,787)
Guatemalan0.2%(2,649)
Honduran0.2%(2,344)
Colombian0.1%(1,363)
Spaniard0.1%(1,024)
Salvadoran0.1%(895)
Peruvian0.1%(709)
Panamanian0.1%(574)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Venezuelan0.1%(548)
Dominican0%(519)
Ecuadorian0%(346)
Nicaraguan0%(307)
Chilean0%(262)
Argentine0%(261)
Bolivian0%(118)
Uruguayan0%(10)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.7%(8,140)
Chinese0.3%(3,372)
Vietnamese0.3%(3,203)
Filipino0.2%(2,336)
Korean0.2%(2,260)
Nepalese0.2%(1,280)
Burmese0.1%(1,269)
Thai0.1%(1,084)
Japanese0.1%(830)
Bhutanese0.1%(539)
Pakistani0%(495)
Cambodian0%(425)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Laotian0%(395)
Hmong0%(344)
Taiwanese0%(292)
Sri Lankan0%(164)
Mongolian0%(84)
Malaysian0%(17)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(247)
Samoan0%(188)
Tongan0%(30)
Ancestry
German17.1%(228,128)
Irish12.5%(167,064)
English10.1%(134,508)
American9%(120,807)
Italian2.5%(33,014)
French2.1%(27,693)
Scottish1.9%(24,737)
Subsaharan African1.5%(18,345)
Polish1.1%(14,970)
Scotch-Irish1.1%(14,401)
Dutch1%(13,804)
British0.7%(9,182)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh0.6%(8,615)
Swedish0.5%(6,560)
Norwegian0.4%(4,985)
Swiss0.3%(4,424)
Russian0.3%(4,413)
Somali0.3%(2,906)
French Canadian0.2%(2,619)
Lebanese0.2%(2,397)
West Indian0.2%(2,293)
Hungarian0.2%(2,154)
Greek0.2%(1,998)
Czech0.1%(1,825)
Lithuanian0.1%(1,795)
Danish0.1%(1,407)
Austrian0.1%(1,387)
Iraqi0.1%(1,353)
Portuguese0.1%(1,323)
Slovak0.1%(1,299)
Canadian0.1%(1,220)
Iranian0.1%(1,053)
Ukrainian0.1%(942)
Croatian0.1%(878)
Romanian0.1%(853)
Arab0.1%(795)
Moroccan0.1%(790)
Belgian0.1%(768)
Turkish0.1%(732)
Haitian0.1%(719)
Jamaican0.1%(691)
Ethiopian0.1%(653)
Nigerian0.1%(617)
Finnish0%(582)
Latvian0.1%(573)
Serbian0%(445)
Jordanian0%(430)
Australian0%(365)
Slovene0%(363)
Armenian0%(281)
Brazilian0%(272)
Bulgarian0%(242)
Israeli0%(207)
Egyptian0%(147)
Ghanaian0%(121)
Syrian0%(115)
Barbadian0%(88)
Kenyan0%(61)
Guyanese0%(13)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
29.5%
+8.3 ptssince 2000
from 21.2% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
90.5%
+9.6 ptssince 2000
from 81.0% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
11.5%
+3.4 ptssince 2000
from 8.1% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.4 min
+66%since 2000
from 14.7 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
80.8%
−1.8 ptssince 2009
from 82.6% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
7.1%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 7.5% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.9%
−4.1 ptssince 2011
from 9.0% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
65.1%
−1.1 ptssince 2011
from 66.3% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
74.7%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
36.7%
+4.2 ptssince 2009
from 32.5% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.9%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 48.7% in 2009
Female
51.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 51.3% in 2009
Foreign born
5.7%
+1.9 ptssince 2009
from 3.9% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
5.1%
−7.6 ptssince 2013
from 12.7% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
91.2%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
86.5%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married35%(190,797)
Married50.4%(274,486)
Widowed3%(16,228)
Divorced11.7%(63,512)
Women 15+
Never married29.4%(168,855)
Married47.6%(273,452)
Widowed8.9%(51,222)
Divorced14.1%(81,237)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
5.1%
−7.6 ptssince 2013
from 12.7% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
60.2%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
13.0%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
18.3%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
20.7%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
2.7%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
71.7%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
36.8%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)18.4%(14,814)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)23.2%(18,639)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era34.8%(27,932)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War6.2%(5,005)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II3.3%(2,616)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 80,367 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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In this metro

Largest cities

LouisvilleCENTRAL641,962Jeffersonville54,134New Albany37,463Jeffersontown29,193Clarksville22,253Mount Washington18,989Shelbyville18,453St. Matthews17,868Shively15,895Shepherdsville14,931Bardstown14,161Lyndon11,301La Grange10,669Sellersburg10,305Middletown9,944Hillview9,020Charlestown8,802Crestwood6,582Salem6,427Douglass Hills5,575Hurstbourne4,787Prospect4,705Buckner4,119Georgetown3,855Corydon3,196Simpsonville3,183Brandenburg3,003Indian Hills2,939Graymoor-Devondale2,832Eminence2,823

The 30 most populous of 151 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

12 component counties

Jefferson CountyCENTRAL795,222Clark CountyCENTRAL130,451Bullitt CountyCENTRAL86,454Floyd CountyCENTRAL82,153Oldham CountyCENTRAL70,986Shelby County51,243Nelson County49,036Harrison County40,437Meade County30,699Washington County28,383Spencer County20,998Henry County16,447
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN?

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN has about 1,362,180 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN?

The typical household in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN earns about $62,299 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN expensive?

In Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, the median home is worth about $179,736, and the typical rent is about $874 a month.

How educated are people in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN?

About 29.5% of adults age 25 and over in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN?

About 11.9% of people in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN live below the federal poverty line.

Has Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN grown since 1990?

Yes, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN has grown since 1990. The population has added about 312,297 residents, a change of about 30 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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