Louisville vs Plattsmouth

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

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

Plattsmouth has the higher population (6,680 vs 1,393 in Louisville). Louisville has the higher median household income ($97,115 vs $64,296 in Plattsmouth). Louisville has the higher median home value ($204,700 vs $171,900 in Plattsmouth).

Population, income & housing

	Louisville	Plattsmouth
Population	1,393	6,680
Median age	39.4 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$97,115	$64,296
Median home value	$204,700	$171,900
Median gross rent	$1,146	$944
Housing units	558	2,970
Homeownership rate	75.9%	67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.1%	26.0%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	0.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Louisville	Plattsmouth
Population	1,184 → 1,393 (+17.7%)	6,448 → 6,680 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$73,125 → $97,115 (+32.8%)	$50,390 → $64,296 (+27.6%)
Median home value	$143,000 → $204,700 (+43.1%)	$114,400 → $171,900 (+50.3%)
Median gross rent	$525 → $1,146 (+118.3%)	$810 → $944 (+16.5%)

Louisville

Population

1,1841,393

Median household income

$73,125$97,115

Median home value

$143,000$204,700

Median gross rent

$525$1,146

Plattsmouth

Population

6,4486,680

Median household income

$50,390$64,296

Median home value

$114,400$171,900

Median gross rent

$810$944

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Louisville	Plattsmouth
Under 5	4.2%	6.6%
5 to 17	21.2%	14.7%
18 to 24	6.9%	9.0%
25 to 34	9.3%	13.5%
35 to 44	17.7%	15.0%
45 to 54	15.1%	12.1%
55 to 64	8.0%	12.6%
65 to 74	9.1%	10.2%
75 and over	8.5%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Louisville	Plattsmouth
White (non-Hispanic)	87.5%	82.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.1%
Asian	1.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	1.2%
Two or more races	5.7%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	8.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Louisville	Plattsmouth
No high school diploma	5.9%	4.2%
High school graduate	21.1%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	38.9%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	21.9%	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Louisville	Plattsmouth
Drove alone	72.8%	81.6%
Carpooled	9.8%	10.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	5.2%
Other means	3.7%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Louisville	Plattsmouth
1-unit, detached	84.2%	68.5%
1-unit, attached	5.7%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	7.1%
20 or more units	3.6%	6.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.6%

Poverty & households

	Louisville	Plattsmouth
Poverty rate	5.8%	5.9%
Average household size	2.54	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	29	28
Median year structure built	1958	1970