Everything you need to know about Louisville
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A typical home here is about $263K
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Living in Louisville
The big city. Louisville is Kentucky's largest community, home to 783,022 people.
Money and housing. The median home is worth $248,400 and the median household earns $69,900, home values above and incomes close to the Kentucky medians.
Schools. Louisville has 174 public schools in the Jefferson County school district, enrolling about 95,579 students. There are about 15.2 students per teacher (15.4 statewide). Test results trail the state: in 2020–21, 20% of students were proficient in math and 33% in reading, against 30% and 41% across Kentucky.
Written from U.S. Census Bureau data, NCES school data and EDFacts test results.
| Town | Work out of state | Median home | Median income | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 3% | $248,400 | $69,900 | 38.4 |
| Jeffersonville Township | 30% | $191,000 | $62,200 | 40.0 |
| New Albany Township | 27% | $217,100 | $65,300 | 40.0 |
| Clarksville | 28% | $179,700 | $60,500 | 39.3 |
| Utica Township | 34% | $320,400 | $102,900 | 39.8 |
| Jeffersonville | 31% | $216,800 | $70,900 | 39.5 |
| New Albany | 29% | $180,500 | $54,700 | 38.2 |
| Posey Township | 33% | $216,000 | $84,300 | 44.0 |
| Franklin Township | 35% | $250,600 | $91,500 | 39.3 |
| Utica | 38% | $241,300 | $84,900 | 39.5 |
By the numbers
Louisville next to Kentucky and the U.S.
| Louisville | KY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | |||
| Household income | $69,866▲ 10% | $63,726 | $80,734 |
| Home value | $248,400▲ 21% | $205,600 | $332,700 |
| Rent | $1,149▲ 19% | $967 | $1,413 |
| Property tax | $2,136▲ 38% | $1,544 | $3,119 |
| Who lives here | |||
| Median age | 38.4 yrs | 39.1 yrs | 38.9 yrs |
| Bachelor’s or higher | 37%▲ 34% | 27.6% | 35.7% |
| Under 18 | 22.3% | 22.6% | 22% |
| 65 and older | 17.2% | 17.3% | 17.2% |
| Own their home | 62.1%▼ 9% | 68.3% | 65.2% |
| In poverty | 14.3%▼ 11% | 16.1% | 12.5% |
| Average commute | 22 min▼ 8% | 24 min | 26 min |
| Work from home | 14.2%▲ 39% | 10.2% | 15.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 (5-year estimates). ▲▼ = difference from KY.
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