Louisa

Population: 2,645
Median household income: $41,250
Median home value: $144,900

Located in Lawrence County, Kentucky, Louisa is a community with a population of 2,645. Its median household income of $41,250 runs below the Lawrence County figure of $45,584.

From 2019 to 2023, Louisa's population declined 2.1% from 2,703 to 2,645, while its median home value rose 5.2% from $137,700 to $144,900.

20.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 61.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,645
Median age: 33.8 yrs
Median household income: $41,250
Median home value: $144,900
Median gross rent: $444
Housing units: 1,139
Homeownership rate: 61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%
Unemployment rate: 8.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7032,645

Median household income

$27,479$41,250

Median home value

$137,700$144,900

Median gross rent

$553$444

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,703	$27,479	$137,700	$553
2020	2,852	$29,167	$125,000	$617
2021	2,637	$28,378	$128,500	$598
2022	2,652	$49,583	$140,900	$613
2023	2,645	$41,250	$144,900	$444

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

Age distribution

Under 514.2%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 3420.2%

35 to 445.9%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	375	14.2%
5 to 17	335	12.7%
18 to 24	127	4.8%
25 to 34	534	20.2%
35 to 44	157	5.9%
45 to 54	305	11.5%
55 to 64	320	12.1%
65 to 74	281	10.6%
75 and over	211	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,540	96.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	105	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.0%

High school graduate35.4%

Some college or associate's28.4%

Bachelor's degree12.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	290	16.0%
High school graduate	640	35.4%
Some college or associate's	514	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	217	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	147	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone86.1%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	722	86.1%
Carpooled	81	9.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	36	4.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	446	55.5%
15 to 29 min	82	10.2%
30 to 44 min	88	11.0%
45 to 59 min	116	14.4%
60+ min	71	8.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 18.8% (478 of 2,541)

	Count	Share
Family households	595	63.2%
Nonfamily households	347	36.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	942	82.7%
Vacant	197	17.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	579	61.5%
Renter-occupied	363	38.5%

1-unit, detached65.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units18.3%

20 or more units4.6%

Mobile home & other7.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	740	65.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	59	5.2%
5 to 19 units	208	18.3%
20 or more units	52	4.6%
Mobile home & other	80	7.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2147854
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.24 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 38.1116, -82.6152

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