Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population

1.37M

2024 Median Age

39.4

0.254% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

12.3%

0.677% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$73,863

2.96% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$248,700

5.2% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

677,890

0.319% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 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.

95.9% of the residents in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN are University of Louisville (5,689 degrees awarded in 2024), Jefferson Community and Technical College (4,834 degrees), and Galen College of Nursing-Louisville (1,707 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN was $248,700, and the homeownership rate was 68.9%.

Most people in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN was 2 cars per household.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN borders Bardstown, KY, Bedford, IN, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY, Frankfort, KY, Madison, IN, North Vernon, IN, and Seymour, IN.

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Population & Diversity

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is home to a population of 1.37M people, from which 95.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 6.86% of Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN residents were born outside of the country (94.2k people).

In 2024, there were 5.43 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (993k people) in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 183k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 55k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.9%

2024 Citizenship

96.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.9% of Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 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, KY-IN was 96.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
993k ± 1.6k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
183k ± 2.12k
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
55k ± 2.36k

7.01%

Hispanic Population

96.2k people

7.01% of the people in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN are hispanic (96.2k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
145,834 ± 9,315 people
India
49,375 ± 5,444 people
Cuba
24,045 ± 3,803 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 145,834 Indiana residents, followed by India with 49,375 and Cuba with 24,045.

Foreign-Born Population

6.86%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

94.2k people

6.55%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

89.2k people

As of 2024, 6.86% of Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN residents (94.2k 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, KY-IN was 6.55%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
21,621 ± 908
Gulf War (2001-)
17,207 ± 1,226
Gulf War (1990s)
12,677 ± 931

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 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, KY-IN.

Health

94.6% of the population of Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN has health coverage, with 50.6% on employee plans, 18.6% on Medicaid, 12.8% on Medicare, 11.1% on non-group plans, and 1.4% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Indiana see 1,524 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,524 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1681 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 474 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

1,524 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Indiana

Primary care physicians in Indiana see an average of 1,524 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,524 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Indiana in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.8% under 18 years, 20.7% between 18 and 34 years, 38.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49% were men and 51% were women.

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

Uninsured People

5.39%

Uninsured

50.6%

Employer Coverage

18.6%

Medicaid

12.8%

Medicare

11.1%

Non-Group

1.4%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN grew by 1.17% from 5.33% to 5.39%.

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

Economy

The economy of Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN employs 678k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN were Health Care & Social Assistance (99,885 people), Manufacturing (94,326 people), and Retail Trade (72,366 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($80,972), Utilities ($75,080), and Finance & Insurance ($71,030).

Employment

Occupations

678k

2024 Value

± 6,752

0.319%

1 Year growth

± 1.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN grew at a rate of 0.319%, from 676k employees to 678k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (77,708 people), Management Occupations (71,214 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (58,968 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (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

678k

2024 Value

± 6,752

0.319%

1 Year growth

± 1.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN grew at a rate of 0.319%, from 676k employees to 678k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (99,885 people), Manufacturing (94,326 people), and Retail Trade (72,366 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, though some of these residents may live in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,878

Median earning men ± $818

$41,751

Median earning women ± $516

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($80,203), Public Administration ($70,019), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($62,033).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,502), Public Administration ($50,717), and Wholesale Trade ($50,213).

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

2,225
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
1,792
Construction
1,775
Other Services (except Public Administration)

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$5.79M
Manufacturing
$5.59M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$3.79M
Transportation and Warehousing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana and Kentucky went to Donald J. Trump with 61.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (37.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.922%).

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

Kentucky and Indiana is currently represented by 15 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, KY-IN. Showing the available data for Indiana and Kentucky.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (61.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (37.3%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (0.922%)
Independent Party

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

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kentucky and Indiana

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

Mitch McConnell

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 1985

Rand Paul

Senator from Kentucky

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Todd Young

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Jim Banks

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul, Todd Young, and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing Kentucky and Indiana.

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 and Indiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN awarded 17,504 degrees. The student population of Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 23,787 male students and 35,903 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN are White (11,216 and 65.8%), Black or African American (2,351 and 13.8%), Hispanic or Latino (1,311 and 7.7%), and Two or More Races (740 and 4.34%).

The largest universities in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN by number of degrees awarded are University of Louisville (5,689 and 32.5%), Jefferson Community and Technical College (4,834 and 27.6%), and Galen College of Nursing-Louisville (1,707 and 9.75%).

The most popular majors in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN are Registered Nursing (2,268 and 13%), General Computer & Information Sciences (1,120 and 6.4%), and Liberal Arts & Sciences (794 and 4.54%).

The median tuition costs are $18,000 for private four year colleges, and $10,329 and $25,695 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, the percentage of applicants admitted was 81.3%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 24.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 59,690 (39.9% men and 60.1% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 59,690 students enrolled in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 39.9% men and 60.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 34,855 records, of which 58.3% were women and 41.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
1,717 degrees awarded
General Psychology
370 degrees awarded
General Business
308 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN was Registered Nursing with 1,717 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

University of Louisville
5,689 degrees awarded
Jefferson Community and Technical College
4,834 degrees awarded
Galen College of Nursing-Louisville
1,707 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Louisville with 5,689 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 7,673 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, which is 0.78 times less than the 9,831 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 11,216 degrees mean that there were 4.77 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 2,351 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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($18,000) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private for-profit, 2-year ($3,622) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN was $248,700 in 2024, which is 0.748 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $236,400 to $248,700, a 5.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 68.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN have an average commute time of 24.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$248,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$1,784

$384,757

Median Property Taxes

±$4,456

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, KY-IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

68.9%

Homeownership

2024

64.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 68.9% of the housing units in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 68.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 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.

$73,863

Median Household Income

± $772

558k

Number of Households

± 5,777

In 2024, the median household income of the 558k households in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN grew to $73,863 from the previous year's value of $71,737.

The following chart displays the households in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 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, KY-IN is from Indiana.

0.444

2024 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.447

2023 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.444 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.72% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (74.6%)
Worked At Home (13.2%)
Carpooled (8.4%)

In 2024, 74.6% of workers in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.2%) and those who carpooled to work (8.4%).

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

24.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN have a shorter commute time (24.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.57% of the workforce in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 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, KY-IN 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, KY-IN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN (166k out of 1.35M people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 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.