Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY

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2024 Population

631,818

US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

15.8%

1.73% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$66,849

3.27% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$233,900

5.6% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

312,427

0.19% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

93.8% of the residents in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY are Galen College of Nursing-Louisville (1,707 degrees awarded in 2024), Empire Beauty School-Dixie (37 degrees), and American College of Barbering (34 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY was $233,900, and the homeownership rate was 60.7%.

Most people in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY is home to a population of 632k people, from which 93.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 10% of Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY residents were born outside of the country (63.5k people).

In 2024, there were 2.69 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (375k people) in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 140k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 32.4k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.8%

2024 Citizenship

94.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.8% of Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY was 94.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY

White (Non-Hispanic)
375k ± 2.05k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
140k ± 2.12k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
32.4k ± 2.01k

9.49%

Hispanic Population

59.9k people

9.49% of the people in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY are hispanic (59.9k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Kentucky.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
34,417 ± 4,537 people
Cuba
21,613 ± 3,601 people
India
11,987 ± 2,684 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 34,417 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 21,613 and India with 11,987.

Foreign-Born Population

10%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

63.5k people

9.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

59.6k people

As of 2024, 10% of Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY residents (63.5k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY was 9.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
8,709 ± 680
Gulf War (2001-)
6,915 ± 886
Gulf War (1990s)
5,054 ± 622

Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.26 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY.

Health

94% of the population of Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY has health coverage, with 46.6% on employee plans, 23.4% on Medicaid, 11.8% on Medicare, 11% on non-group plans, and 1.17% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kentucky see 1,601 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,601 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1502 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.9% under 18 years, 22.6% between 18 and 34 years, 37.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.7% were men and 51.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.01%

Uninsured

46.6%

Employer Coverage

23.4%

Medicaid

11.8%

Medicare

11%

Non-Group

1.17%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY grew by 2.77% from 5.84% to 6.01%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY employs 312k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY were Health Care & Social Assistance (45,850 people), Manufacturing (39,902 people), and Retail Trade (32,961 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($85,313), Utilities ($76,299), and Finance & Insurance ($70,327).

Employment

Occupations

312k

2024 Value

± 4,925

0.19%

1 Year growth

± 2.26%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY grew at a rate of 0.19%, from 312k employees to 312k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (36,734 people), Management Occupations (30,038 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (26,341 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kentucky (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

312k

2024 Value

± 4,925

0.19%

1 Year growth

± 2.26%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY grew at a rate of 0.19%, from 312k employees to 312k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (45,850 people), Manufacturing (39,902 people), and Retail Trade (32,961 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY, though some of these residents may live in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,201

Median earning men ± $1,003

$40,756

Median earning women ± $806

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($75,847), Public Administration ($67,500), and Information ($62,819).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,185), Public Administration ($50,288), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($48,506).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.

Y-Axis

2.51%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.98M people employed in Kentucky. This represents a 2.51% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kentucky.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 64.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.808%).

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing the state of Kentucky. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY. Showing the available data for Kentucky.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (64.5%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (33.9%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (0.808%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 64.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.9%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.808%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kentucky for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kentucky

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Kentucky.

Mitch McConnell

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 1985

Rand Paul

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are the senators currently representing Kentucky.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kentucky over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY awarded 1,778 degrees. The student population of Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 660 male students and 5,128 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY are White (884 and 49.7%), Unknown (321 and 18.1%), Hispanic or Latino (241 and 13.6%), and Black or African American (229 and 12.9%).

The largest universities in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY by number of degrees awarded are Galen College of Nursing-Louisville (1,707 and 96%), Empire Beauty School-Dixie (37 and 2.08%), and American College of Barbering (34 and 1.91%).

The most popular majors in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY are Registered Nursing (1,491 and 83.9%), Nursing Education (164 and 9.22%), and Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (52 and 2.92%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 5,788 students enrolled in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY, 11.4% men and 88.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,841 records, of which 88.4% were women and 11.6% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Registered Nursing

Most Common

1,207 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY was Registered Nursing with 1,207 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Galen College of Nursing-Louisville
1,707 degrees awarded
Empire Beauty School-Dixie
37 degrees awarded
American College of Barbering
34 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Galen College of Nursing-Louisville with 1,707 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 222 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY, which is 0.143 times less than the 1,556 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 884 degrees mean that there were 2.75 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 321 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY was $233,900 in 2024, which is 0.703 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $221,500 to $233,900, a 5.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY is 60.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY have an average commute time of 22.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$233,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$2,746

$160,645

Median Property Taxes

±$3,100

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

60.7%

Homeownership

2024

62.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 60.7% of the housing units in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 60.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$66,849

Median Household Income

± $1,523

265k

Number of Households

± 4,373

In 2024, the median household income of the 265k households in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY grew to $66,849 from the previous year's value of $64,731.

The following chart displays the households in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY is from Kentucky.

0.446

2024 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.449

2023 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2024, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.446 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.585% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kentucky in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kentucky across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (72.3%)
Worked At Home (13.3%)
Carpooled (8.71%)

In 2024, 72.3% of workers in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.3%) and those who carpooled to work (8.71%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY have a shorter commute time (22.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.45% of the workforce in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY (98.2k out of 619k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.