2022 population: 1,284,553 ( 48,845 from 2010 , 844 from 2020)
Land area: 3237.0 square miles
Population density: 396.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	943,560	73.45%	2.7%
Black:	198,382	15.44%	16.1%
Indian:	2,195	0.17%	15.8%
Asian:	32,017	2.49%	58.6%
2+ races:	31,430	2.45%	49.0%
Hispanic:	76,969	5.99%	57.1%

Total non-White:	340,993	26.55%	28.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	32,806	12.8
Deaths:	34,438	13.4
Net Migration:	-3,026	-1.2
Net Immigration:	3,440	1.3

Change in White population:	-26,589	-2.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	75,434	6.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,235,708
970,149	78.51%
170,864	13.83%
2,607	0.21%
20,184	1.63%
21,091	1.71%
48,995	3.96%
265,559	21.49%

2000
1,121,109
929,028	82.87%
145,353	12.97%
2,361	0.21%
11,474	1.02%
12,672	1.13%
18,766	1.67%
192,081	17.13%

1990
1,023,084
884,533	86.46%
124,971	12.22%
1,827	0.18%
6,504	0.64%
n/a
5,249	0.51%
138,551	13.54%

1980
1,024,032
891,078	87.02%
121,039	11.82%
1,152	0.11%
4,197	0.41%
n/a
6,080	0.59%
132,954	12.98%

1970
964,921
852,463	88.35%
106,398	11.03%
471	0.05%
941	0.10%
n/a
4,174	0.43%
112,458	11.65%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
145,644	13.0
99,600	8.9
31,642	2.8
16,632	1.5

41,121	3.7
73,478	6.6

Number	Rate
1990's
151,145	14.8
102,385	10.0
25,965	2.5
8,461	0.8

44,495	4.3
53,530	5.2

Number	Rate
1980's
146,744	14.3
94,076	9.2
-48,837	-4.8
n/a

-6,545	-0.6
5,597	0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-25,498	-2.6
n/a

38,615	4.0
20,496	2.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.3
284,756	22.2%
999,797	77.8%
212,212	16.5%

515,310
2.44

324,694	63.0%
232,606	71.6%
35,335	10.9%
190,616	37.0%

2010
Number	Percent
38.2
294,533	23.8%
941,175	76.2%
159,331	12.9%

496,314
2.44

324,000	65.3%
229,810	70.9%
39,237	12.1%
172,314	34.7%

2000
Number	Percent
36.5
278,974	24.9%
842,135	75.1%
139,233	12.4%

447,855
2.45

303,291	67.7%
227,671	75.1%
35,272	11.6%
144,564	32.3%

1990
Number	Percent
33.8
260,072	25.4%
763,012	74.6%
129,475	12.7%

393,379
2.56

281,533	71.6%
219,890	78.1%
28,813	10.2%
111,846	28.4%

1980
Number	Percent
30.1
296,936	29.0%
727,096	71.0%
107,651	10.5%

363,715
2.77

275,316	75.7%
225,244	81.8%
25,330	9.2%
88,399	24.3%

2022 Housing Data for Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	24,054	4.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	19,509	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	18,420	3.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	19,497	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	19,469	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	21,160	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	21,422	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	19,862	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	20,505	4.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	39,271	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	51,106	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	69,874	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	52,966	10.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	35,051	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	40,724	7.9%
$200,000 or more	42,420	8.2%

Median Household Income	70,662
Per Capita Income	38,963

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	85

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	27,759	5.4%
Public Assistance	9,417	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	50,828	9.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	566,006	73.2%
Unemployed	28,468	3.7%
In Armed Forces	1,343	0.2%

Total Labor Force	595,817	77.0%
Not in Labor Force	177,689	23.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	253,437	209,108	54.8%
Non-Profit	16,173	36,896	30.5%
Self-Employed	32,744	18,337	64.1%

Local Government	14,650	23,294	38.6%
State Government	8,938	12,285	42.1%
Federal Government	6,852	5,795	54.2%

Total Private + Self	286,181	227,445	55.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	46,613	78,270	37.3%
Total	332,794	305,715	52.1%

Pct. Govt.	11.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	102,680	16.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	133,775	20.9%
Professional, Technical	144,741	22.6%
Service Occupations	92,062	14.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,111	0.2%
All others	166,637	26.0%

White Collar		59.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	90,274	910.3%
Manufacturing	85,619	863.4%
Retail trade	70,175	707.6%
Educational services	54,350	548.0%
Transportation and warehousing	49,422	498.4%
Accommodation and food services	42,414	427.7%
Finance and insurance	39,124	394.5%
Construction	38,017	383.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	37,408	377.2%
Other services	28,566	288.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	26,186	264.1%
Public administration	21,012	211.9%
Wholesale trade	14,994	151.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	11,013	111.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	10,767	108.6%
Information	10,549	106.4%
Utilities	5,616	56.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	2,860	28.8%
Management	1,019	10.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	510	5.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	30,667	2.39%
Puerto Rican	6,031	0.47%
Cuban	18,092	1.41%
Dominican	467	0.04%

Total Central American	8,231	0.64%
Costa Rican	82	0.01%
Guatemalan	3,538	0.28%
Honduran	2,788	0.22%
Nicaraguan	342	0.03%
Panamanian	599	0.05%
Salvadoran	874	0.07%
Other Central American	8	0.00%

Total South American	3,993	0.31%
Argentinean	394	0.03%
Bolivian	136	0.01%
Chilean	283	0.02%
Colombian	1,145	0.09%
Ecuadorian	196	0.02%
Paraguayan	54	0.00%
Peruvian	957	0.07%
Uruguayan	24	0.00%
Venezuelan	688	0.05%
Other South American	116	0.01%

Other Hispanic	3,489	0.27%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	8,819	0.69%
Chinese	3,564	0.28%
Vietnamese	3,094	0.24%
Filipino	2,538	0.20%
Korean	2,291	0.18%
Burmese	1,428	0.11%
Japanese	589	0.05%
Bhutanese	585	0.05%
Thai	402	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,107,621	91.7%
Spanish	50,307	4.2%
Other Indo-European	9,726	0.8%
Other	8,456	0.7%
Other Asian	6,975	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4,633	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	4,514	0.4%
Arabic	3,906	0.3%
German, other Germanic	3,021	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	216,524	16.9%
Irish	159,791	12.5%
English	150,024	11.7%
American	96,755	7.5%
Italian	32,591	2.5%
Scottish	24,140	1.9%
European	24,117	1.9%
French	23,147	1.8%
Polish	15,750	1.2%
African	14,814	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	13,686	1.1%
Dutch	11,469	0.9%
Welsh	8,653	0.7%
British	7,846	0.6%
Swedish	6,672	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,236,632	96.4%
Not a citizen	45,956	3.6%

Native	1,199,488	93.5%
Foreign-born	83,100	6.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
24,316	2.7%	55,554	6.2%	256,944	28.9%	265,641	29.9%	173,649	19.5%	113,765	12.8%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	24,316	2.7%
9-12 Years	55,554	6.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	256,944	28.9%
Some College	265,641	29.9%
Bach. Degree	173,649	19.5%
Grad Degree	113,765	12.8%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,048,860	995,638	53,222	5.1%
1991	1,041,556	982,362	59,194	5.7%
1992	1,057,562	1,001,046	56,516	5.3%
1993	1,071,200	1,021,470	49,730	4.6%
1994	1,097,810	1,052,126	45,684	4.2%
1995	1,115,994	1,068,090	47,904	4.3%
1996	1,120,804	1,073,790	47,014	4.2%
1997	1,146,284	1,100,934	45,350	4.0%
1998	1,156,880	1,119,936	36,944	3.2%
1999	1,178,514	1,138,626	39,888	3.4%

2000	1,152,052	1,111,436	40,616	3.5%
2001	1,134,402	1,082,974	51,428	4.5%
2002	1,122,856	1,062,034	60,822	5.4%
2003	1,128,320	1,064,146	64,174	5.7%
2004	1,131,118	1,071,464	59,654	5.3%
2005	1,145,080	1,079,748	65,332	5.7%
2006	1,171,142	1,106,674	64,468	5.5%
2007	1,175,296	1,115,588	59,708	5.1%
2008	1,183,208	1,109,946	73,262	6.2%
2009	1,193,704	1,071,684	122,020	10.2%

2010	1,228,274	1,107,480	120,794	9.8%
2011	1,226,054	1,114,422	111,632	9.1%
2012	1,232,320	1,136,964	95,356	7.7%
2013	1,243,890	1,155,258	88,632	7.1%
2014	1,230,950	1,160,170	70,780	5.8%
2015	1,238,292	1,181,580	56,712	4.6%
2016	1,271,838	1,218,490	53,348	4.2%
2017	1,296,800	1,244,700	52,100	4.0%
2018	1,314,164	1,265,102	49,062	3.7%
2019	1,319,696	1,271,382	48,314	3.7%

2020	1,288,084	1,202,786	85,298	6.6%
2021	1,299,872	1,245,832	54,040	4.2%
2022	1,313,052	1,267,070	45,982	3.5%
2023	1,297,702	1,250,152	47,550	3.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	561,271
Median Value	$223,367

Occupied	515,310	91.8%
Vacant	45,961	8.2%

Owned	349,990	67.9%
Rented	165,320	32.1%
Median Rent	$1,011

Single-Family Units	411,028	73.2%
Detached	390,102	69.5%
Attached	20,926	3.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	87,702	15.6%
Mobile Homes	16,957	3.0%

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area