Louisville, KY

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US Senator

Mitch McConnell

Republican Party

US Senator

Rand Paul

Republican Party

2022 Employed Population

1.94M

0.688% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Louisville, 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.

The largest universities in Louisville, KY are University of Louisville (5,914 degrees awarded in 2023), Jefferson Community and Technical College (4,318 degrees), and Bellarmine University (1,018 degrees).

Most people in Louisville, KY N/A, and the average commute time was 26.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Louisville, KY was N/A per household.

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Population & Diversity

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Louisville, KY than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
28,651 ± 4,142 people
Cuba
14,970 ± 2,999 people
India
12,312 ± 2,720 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kentucky was Mexico, the natal country of 28,651 Kentucky residents, followed by Cuba with 14,970 and India with 12,312.

Economy

The economy of Louisville, KY employs 1.94M people. The largest industries in Louisville, KY are Elementary & secondary schools (124,439 people), Restaurants & Food Services (117,715 people), and Construction (107,053 people), and the highest paying industries are Petroleum refining ($133,675), Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($117,447), and Pipeline transportation ($112,936).

Males in Kentucky have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $52,220. The income inequality in Kentucky (measured using the Gini index) is 0.452, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

1.94M

2022 Value

0.688%

1 Year growth

± 0.688%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Louisville, KY, are Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (49,868 people), Registered nurses (49,434 people), and Laborers & freight, stock, & material movers, hand (47,048 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Louisville, KY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.94M

2022 Value

0.688%

1 Year growth

± 0.688%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Louisville, KY, are Elementary & secondary schools (124,439 people), Restaurants & Food Services (117,715 people), and Construction (107,053 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Louisville, KY, though some of these residents may live in Louisville, KY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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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

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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

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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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kentucky

Kentucky is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kentucky have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Louisville, KY awarded 13,302 degrees. The student population of Louisville, KY in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 21,112 male students and 25,730 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Louisville, KY are White (8,873 and 68.9%), followed by Black or African American (1,806 and 14%), Hispanic or Latino (785 and 6.1%), and Asian (573 and 4.45%).

The largest universities in Louisville, KY by number of degrees awarded are University of Louisville (5,914 and 44.5%), Jefferson Community and Technical College (4,318 and 32.5%), and Bellarmine University (1,018 and 7.65%).

The most popular majors in Louisville, KY are General Computer & Information Sciences (896 and 6.74%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (748 and 5.62%), and Registered Nursing (698 and 5.25%).

The median tuition costs in Louisville, KY are $21,729 for private four year colleges, and $12,632 and $28,978 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Louisville, KY, the percentage of applicants admitted was 84.1%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 25.5%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 46,842 (45.1% men and 54.9% 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 2023 there were 46,842 students enrolled in Louisville, KY, 45.1% men and 54.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 28,226 records, of which 53.2% were women and 46.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
461 degrees awarded
General Psychology
347 degrees awarded
Speech Communication & Rhetoric
187 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Louisville, KY was Registered Nursing with 461 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

University of Louisville
5,914 degrees awarded
Jefferson Community and Technical College
4,318 degrees awarded
Bellarmine University
1,018 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Louisville with 5,914 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 6,615 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Louisville, KY, which is 0.989 times less than the 6,687 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 8,873 degrees mean that there were 4.91 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 1,806 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 ($21,729) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($570) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,800) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Louisville, KY have an average commute time of 26.6 minutes, and they N/A. Car ownership in Louisville, KY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Median household income in Louisville, KY is N/A. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Louisville, KY was Census Tract 87 with a value of $159,531, followed by Census Tract 89 and Census Tract 84, with respective values of $114,122 and $109,033.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (N/A)

Census Tract 87
Census Tract 89
Census Tract 84

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (N/A) in Louisville, KY was Census Tract 87 with a value of $159,531, followed by Census Tract 89 and Census Tract 84, with respective values of $114,122 and $109,033.

The following map shows all of the places in Louisville, KY colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Louisville, 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Louisville, KY is from Kentucky.

0.452

2022 Wage GINI in Kentucky

0.453

2021 Wage GINI in Kentucky

In 2022, the income inequality in Kentucky was 0.452 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.286% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Kentucky was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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

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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

26.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Louisville, KY have a similar commute time (26.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Louisville, KY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Louisville, KY compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Average Number

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Louisville, KY has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Jefferson County, KY see 1060 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.469% decrease from the previous year (1065 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 953 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 280 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,060 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Jefferson County, KY

Primary care physicians in Jefferson County, KY see an average of 1,060 patients per year. This represents a 0.469% decrease from the previous year (1,065 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

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

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