Louisville

Population: 1,288
Median household income: $44,318
Median home value: $86,300

Louisville, a community in Clay County, Illinois, has 1,288 residents. Its median household income of $44,318 runs below the Clay County figure of $57,266.

Between 2019 and 2023, Louisville's population grew 22.8% from 1,049 to 1,288, while its median home value rose 21.0% from $71,300 to $86,300.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 94.3% of the population. 95.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,288
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $44,318
Median home value: $86,300
Median gross rent: $629
Housing units: 578
Homeownership rate: 65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Unemployment rate: 10.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0491,288

Median household income

$34,773$44,318

Median home value

$71,300$86,300

Median gross rent

$536$629

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,049	$34,773	$71,300	$536
2020	1,106	$35,298	$65,200	$594
2021	1,163	$35,897	$66,700	$618
2022	1,183	$39,517	$79,500	$496
2023	1,288	$44,318	$86,300	$629

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 646.8%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	97	7.5%
5 to 17	233	18.1%
18 to 24	80	6.2%
25 to 34	172	13.4%
35 to 44	176	13.7%
45 to 54	166	12.9%
55 to 64	87	6.8%
65 to 74	143	11.1%
75 and over	134	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,215	94.3%
Black or African American	34	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	3	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	36	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.6%

High school graduate36.0%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree14.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	172	19.6%
High school graduate	316	36.0%
Some college or associate's	222	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	125	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	43	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone95.8%

Carpooled3.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	506	95.8%
Carpooled	16	3.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	1.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	227	43.5%
15 to 29 min	185	35.4%
30 to 44 min	54	10.3%
45 to 59 min	34	6.5%
60+ min	22	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 28.6% (350 of 1,224)

	Count	Share
Family households	283	55.1%
Nonfamily households	231	44.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	514	88.9%
Vacant	64	11.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	334	65.0%
Renter-occupied	180	35.0%

1-unit, detached68.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units9.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	396	68.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	27	4.7%
5 to 19 units	53	9.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	102	17.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1744927
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.83 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.7694, -88.5069