Louisville

Population: 627,210
Median household income: $64,731
Median home value: $221,500

Louisville, a community in Jefferson County, Kentucky, has 627,210 residents. Its median household income of $64,731 runs below the Jefferson County figure of $67,849.

From 2019 to 2023, Louisville's population grew 1.5% from 617,790 to 627,210, while its median home value rose 39.6% from $158,700 to $221,500.

Owners occupy 60.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

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

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

617,790627,210

Median household income

$53,436$64,731

Median home value

$158,700$221,500

Median gross rent

$846$1,069

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	617,790	$53,436	$158,700	$846
2020	618,733	$54,929	$165,400	$878
2021	630,260	$58,357	$174,400	$931
2022	629,176	$63,114	$204,800	$1,014
2023	627,210	$64,731	$221,500	$1,069

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	38,937	6.2%
5 to 17	102,343	16.3%
18 to 24	55,773	8.9%
25 to 34	92,219	14.7%
35 to 44	81,869	13.1%
45 to 54	75,597	12.1%
55 to 64	80,717	12.9%
65 to 74	61,827	9.9%
75 and over	37,928	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	382,456	61.0%
Black or African American	146,602	23.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	273	0.0%
Asian	16,114	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	295	0.0%
Some other race	2,326	0.4%
Two or more races	24,910	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	54,234	8.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.5%

High school graduate27.7%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree19.9%

Graduate or professional degree13.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	40,741	9.5%
High school graduate	119,137	27.7%
Some college or associate's	126,486	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	85,608	19.9%
Graduate or professional degree	58,185	13.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone73.5%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit2.2%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home11.6%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	225,222	73.5%
Carpooled	26,621	8.7%
Public transit	6,714	2.2%
Walked	6,194	2.0%
Bicycle	877	0.3%
Worked from home	35,645	11.6%
Other means	5,066	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	63,904	23.6%
15 to 29 min	136,028	50.3%
30 to 44 min	51,738	19.1%
45 to 59 min	9,821	3.6%
60+ min	9,203	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 16.1% (99,109 of 614,501)

	Count	Share
Family households	152,215	57.9%
Nonfamily households	110,525	42.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	262,740	91.2%
Vacant	25,307	8.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	159,102	60.6%
Renter-occupied	103,638	39.4%

1-unit, detached63.5%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units10.5%

5 to 19 units12.5%

20 or more units8.1%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	182,771	63.5%
1-unit, attached	11,789	4.1%
2 to 4 units	30,361	10.5%
5 to 19 units	35,868	12.5%
20 or more units	23,239	8.1%
Mobile home & other	4,019	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2148006
Type (LSAD): 00
Land area: 263 sq mi
Water area: 12 sq mi
Center point: 38.1654, -85.6474