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Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area


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2024 population: 1,394,234   ( 32,084 from 2020)
Land area: 3959.9 square miles
Population density: 352.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:997,260 71.53% 1.9%
Black:208,61514.96% 5.7%
Indian:2,3580.17% 4.5%
Asian:38,3212.75% 25.9%
2+ races:34,8992.50% 14.6%
Hispanic:112,7818.09% 32.5%
Total non-White:396,97428.47% 14.8%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:65,637 12.0
Deaths:66,30112.2
Net Migration: -1,939-0.4
Net Immigration: 34,3426.3
Change in White population:-19,104 -1.4
Change in Non-White pop.:51,188 3.8




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
1,362,150
1,016,36474.61%
197,33214.49%
2,4690.18%
30,4492.24%
30,4442.23%
85,0926.25%
345,78625.39%

2010
1,274,757
1,003,67378.73%
173,85813.64%
2,7260.21%
20,4371.60%
22,0571.73%
50,1653.94%
271,08421.27%

2000
1,153,850
957,22182.96%
148,44112.86%
2,4870.22%
11,7911.02%
13,0211.13%
19,3951.68%
196,62917.04%

1990
1,049,883
906,50786.34%
129,09412.30%
1,8450.18%
6,8150.65%
n/a
5,6220.54%
143,37613.66%

1980
1,047,795
910,87686.93%
124,27511.86%
1,1830.11%
4,4420.42%
n/a
6,4820.62%
136,91913.07%

1970
984,701
869,14888.27%
109,16511.09%
4900.05%
9890.10%
n/a
4,3910.45%
115,553 11.73%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
149,520 11.7
115,8859.1
11,8440.9
20,4541.6
12,691 1.0
74,702 5.9
2000's
NumberRate
149,517 13.0
101,0788.8
33,7642.9
17,0131.5
46,452 4.0
74,455 6.5
1990's
NumberRate
155,503 14.8
103,6919.9
31,2453.0
8,5500.8
50,714 4.8
53,253 5.1
1980's
NumberRate
153,529 14.7
95,213 9.1
-51,167 -4.9
n/a
-4,369 -0.4
6,457 0.6
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-23,915 -2.4
n/a
41,728 4.2
21,366 2.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2024
NumberPercent
39.4
306,779 22.0%
1,087,455 78.0%
234,198 16.8%
558,306
2.41
350,960 62.9%
249,214 71.0%
37,584 10.7%
207,346 37.1%

2010
NumberPercent
68.5
-471,592 -37.0%
1,746,349 137.0%
293,043 23.0%
921,819
2.44
600,738 65.2%
424,942 70.7%
73,873 12.3%
321,081 34.8%

2000
NumberPercent
36.4
288,980 25.0%
864,870 75.0%
141,877 12.3%
459,368
2.46
312,246 68.0%
234,778 75.2%
36,327 11.6%
147,122 32.0%

1990
NumberPercent
39.5
317,517 30.2%
732,366 69.8%
153,321 14.6%
469,984
2.19
339,870 72.3%
267,138 78.6%
33,834 10.0%
130,114 27.7%

1980
NumberPercent
29.9
305,914 29.2%
741,881 70.8%
108,866 10.4%
370,787
2.78
281,373 75.9%
230,441 81.9%
25,694 9.1%
89,414 24.1%

2024 Housing Data for Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units602,727 
Median Value$250,940 
Occupied558,30692.6%
Vacant44,4217.4%
Owned384,75768.9%
Rented173,54931.1%
Median Rent$1,102 
Single-Family Units440,57173.1%
    Detached418,79969.5%
    Attached21,7723.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units95,02915.8%
Mobile Homes20,9653.5%

2024 Income & Employment Data for Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00027,9845.0%
$10,000 to $14,99920,0733.6%
$15,000 to $19,99917,7903.2%
$20,000 to $24,99918,1263.2%
$25,000 to $29,99919,1883.4%
$30,000 to $34,99921,0373.8%
$35,000 to $39,99921,4673.8%
$40,000 to $44,99922,3284.0%
$45,000 to $49,99919,7393.5%
$50,000 to $59,99940,2087.2%
$60,000 to $74,99955,4119.9%
$75,000 to $99,99976,65113.7%
$100,000 to $124,99957,23710.3%
$125,000 to $149,99940,3887.2%
$150,000 to $199,99947,2868.5%
$200,000 or more53,3939.6%
Median Household Income74,485 
Per Capita Income41,142 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.85 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI29,7655.3%
Public Assistance10,6421.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps58,75810.5%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed589,75873.3%
Unemployed28,3823.5%
In Armed Forces1,9790.2%
Total Labor Force620,11977.0%
Not in Labor Force184,95123.0%
Real Unemployment Rate 26.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector267,054215,71955.3%
Non-Profit17,78741,74929.9%
Self-Employed33,67621,89160.6%
Local Government15,83826,97737.0%
State Government8,31012,55639.8%
Federal Government8,0707,43552.0%
Total Private + Self300,730237,61055.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.50,00588,71736.0%
Total350,735326,32751.8%
Pct. Govt.11.7%  
Pct. Private + Self79.5%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts110,60616.3%
Sales and Office Occupations136,67620.2%
Professional, Technical157,11423.2%
Service Occupations96,11014.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1,3530.2%
All others177,38426.2%
White Collar 59.7%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance99,88514.7%
Manufacturing94,32613.9%
Retail trade72,36610.7%
Educational services55,4988.2%
Transportation and warehousing54,2888.0%
Accommodation and food services42,4936.3%
Finance and insurance40,5806.0%
Professional, scientific, technical40,0075.9%
Construction39,5725.8%
Other services30,8084.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.26,0363.8%
Public administration23,5123.5%
Wholesale trade15,6272.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing11,3411.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation11,2491.7%
Information9,9021.5%
Utilities5,7210.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting3,4920.5%
Management6460.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction5410.1%

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican37,0862.70%
Puerto Rican8,1480.59%
Cuban28,5032.08%
Dominican9270.07%
Total Central American10,0420.73%
Costa Rican1620.01%
Guatemalan4,7390.35%
Honduran3,1160.23%
Nicaraguan4210.03%
Panamanian5590.04%
Salvadoran1,0450.08%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American5,6190.41%
Argentinean3820.03%
Bolivian1880.01%
Chilean2880.02%
Colombian1,9130.14%
Ecuadorian2400.02%
Paraguayan730.01%
Peruvian1,0430.08%
Uruguayan160.00%
Venezuelan1,3920.10%
Other South American840.01%
Other Hispanic5,8470.43%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian8,9890.65%
Vietnamese3,9630.29%
Chinese3,1120.23%
Filipino3,0150.22%
Korean2,5290.18%
Burmese1,5530.11%
Japanese6360.05%
Cambodian6260.05%
Bhutanese3940.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English1,172,51190.7%
Spanish66,4605.1%
Other Indo-European10,9740.8%
Other9,5440.7%
Other Asian6,7460.5%
Arabic5,1380.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun5,0510.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic3,6630.3%
German, other Germanic3,3020.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German227,29516.6%
English182,13313.3%
Irish171,10012.5%
American98,4257.2%
Italian35,4562.6%
Scottish27,6842.0%
French23,0541.7%
European20,4061.5%
Polish15,4121.1%
African15,3361.1%
Scotch-Irish14,5101.1%
Dutch10,5870.8%
Welsh8,3950.6%
Swedish6,8690.5%
British5,9710.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen1,315,68895.9%
Not a citizen56,8704.1%
Native1,275,92093.0%
Foreign-born96,6387.0%

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
26,832 2.8%55,931 5.9%277,710 29.1%279,761 29.3%188,635 19.8%125,806 13.2%
  Average years of education: 13.7
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 26,832 2.8%
9-12 Years 55,931 5.9%
H.S. Grad or GED 277,710 29.1%
Some College 279,761 29.3%
Bach. Degree 188,635 19.8%
Grad Degree 125,806 13.2%
Average years of education: 13.7

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 1,096,180 1,040,224 55,956 5.1%
1991 1,090,620 1,027,922 62,698 5.7%
1992 1,107,340 1,047,100 60,240 5.4%
1993 1,121,316 1,068,510 52,806 4.7%
1994 1,149,134 1,100,466 48,668 4.2%
1995 1,170,324 1,119,012 51,312 4.4%
1996 1,177,110 1,126,558 50,552 4.3%
1997 1,203,876 1,155,366 48,510 4.0%
1998 1,215,452 1,175,766 39,686 3.3%
1999 1,237,966 1,194,872 43,094 3.5%
2000 1,214,808 1,171,626 43,182 3.6%
2001 1,196,688 1,142,038 54,650 4.6%
2002 1,184,944 1,120,412 64,532 5.4%
2003 1,190,890 1,122,846 68,044 5.7%
2004 1,194,930 1,131,744 63,186 5.3%
2005 1,210,332 1,140,722 69,610 5.8%
2006 1,237,458 1,168,996 68,462 5.5%
2007 1,241,224 1,177,668 63,556 5.1%
2008 1,249,594 1,171,338 78,256 6.3%
2009 1,261,182 1,130,348 130,834 10.4%
2010 1,297,254 1,168,524 128,730 9.9%
2011 1,295,462 1,176,312 119,150 9.2%
2012 1,301,416 1,199,932 101,484 7.8%
2013 1,312,336 1,218,230 94,106 7.2%
2014 1,297,828 1,222,750 75,078 5.8%
2015 1,303,894 1,243,778 60,116 4.6%
2016 1,339,434 1,282,906 56,528 4.2%
2017 1,365,726 1,310,482 55,244 4.0%
2018 1,383,964 1,331,892 52,072 3.8%
2019 1,390,606 1,339,152 51,454 3.7%
2020 1,357,092 1,266,982 90,110 6.6%
2021 1,369,270 1,312,152 57,118 4.2%
2022 1,383,704 1,334,904 48,800 3.5%
2023 1,368,452 1,318,134 50,318 3.7%
2024 1,400,938 1,337,468 63,470 4.5%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com