Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), Kentucky

Population, income, housing and health for Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), Kentucky, with state and national figures.

Statistic	Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)	Kentucky	United States
Total Population	631,818	4,534,824	334,922,499
Median Household Income	$66,849	$63,726	$80,734
Median Age	37.7	39.1	38.9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	33.8%	27.6%	35.7%
Median Home Value	$233,900	$205,600	$332,700
Median Gross Rent	$1,120	$967	$1,413
Poverty Rate	15.8%	16.1%	12.5%
Unemployment Rate	5.5%	4.9%	5.2%
Foreign Born	10.4%	4.7%	14.1%
Homeownership Rate	60.7%	68.3%	65.2%
Average Commute Time	22.5	24.0	26.4
Worked from Home	13.3%	10.2%	15.1%
Married-Couple Households	37.2%	46.6%	46.9%

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Race and ethnicity in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), Kentucky

Statistic	Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	59.4%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9.5%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	22.1%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.4%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	58.5	32.5	61.4

Age in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), Kentucky

Statistic	Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	37.7	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	22.5%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.0%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.8%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.2%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.4%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.1%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), Kentucky

Statistic	Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)	Kentucky	United States
Households	264,505	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	57.9%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.2%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.7%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.5%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	37.9%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), Kentucky

Statistic	Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,683	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.9%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.5%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.8%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	8.7%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.8%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	33.4%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.5%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), Kentucky

Statistic	Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	289,095	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	63.4%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	21.0%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.5%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,971.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	39.3%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.1%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,989	$1,544	n/a

Education in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), Kentucky

Statistic	Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	9.7%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	27.5%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.0%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.8%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	14.0%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), Kentucky

Statistic	Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.6%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.3%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.8%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.0%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	24.1%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.4%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.6%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), Kentucky

Statistic	Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	65.3%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.1%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	6.2%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	86.3%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	7.6%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	10.2%	5.5%	16.7%

Cities near Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)

Figures are American Community Survey five-year estimates for the place itself, not for the county around it. Small places carry wide margins of error.