Louisville vs Louisville

A side-by-side comparison of Louisville and Louisville: population, income, housing, and more.

Louisville and Louisville are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Both have a population of 627,210. Both have a median household income of $64,731. Both have a median home value of $221,500.

Population, income & housing

	Louisville	Louisville
Population	627,210	627,210
Median age	37.7 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$64,731	$64,731
Median home value	$221,500	$221,500
Median gross rent	$1,069	$1,069
Housing units	288,047	288,047
Homeownership rate	60.6%	60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.4%	33.4%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Louisville	Louisville
Population	—	617,790 → 627,210 (+1.5%)
Median household income	—	$53,436 → $64,731 (+21.1%)
Median home value	—	$158,700 → $221,500 (+39.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$846 → $1,069 (+26.4%)

Louisville

Population

617,790627,210

Median household income

$53,436$64,731

Median home value

$158,700$221,500

Median gross rent

$846$1,069

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Louisville	Louisville
Under 5	—	6.2%
5 to 17	—	16.3%
18 to 24	—	8.9%
25 to 34	—	14.7%
35 to 44	—	13.1%
45 to 54	—	12.1%
55 to 64	—	12.9%
65 to 74	—	9.9%
75 and over	—	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Louisville	Louisville
White (non-Hispanic)	—	61.0%
Black or African American	—	23.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	—	0.0%
Asian	—	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	—	0.0%
Some other race	—	0.4%
Two or more races	—	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	—	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Louisville	Louisville
No high school diploma	—	9.5%
High school graduate	—	27.7%
Some college or associate's	—	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	—	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	—	13.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Louisville	Louisville
Drove alone	—	73.5%
Carpooled	—	8.7%
Public transit	—	2.2%
Walked	—	2.0%
Bicycle	—	0.3%
Worked from home	—	11.6%
Other means	—	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Louisville	Louisville
1-unit, detached	—	63.5%
1-unit, attached	—	4.1%
2 to 4 units	—	10.5%
5 to 19 units	—	12.5%
20 or more units	—	8.1%
Mobile home & other	—	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Louisville	Louisville
Poverty rate	—	16.1%
Average household size	—	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	—	1970