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Louisville Demographics Information

Population: 248,000

Elevation: 462 feet

County: Jefferson

Land area: 62.1 square miles

Zip codes: 40201..40225, 40231..40233, 40241..40243, 40250..40253, 40255..40259, 40268..40270, 40280..40283, 40289..40299, 40245, 40228, 40229, 40261, 40266, 40272, 40285, 40287.

Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $30,000
Median house value: $195,000

Races in Louisville:

White Non-Hispanic (61.9%)
Black (33.0%)
Hispanic (1.9%)
Two or more races (1.7%)
American Indian (0.7%)
Other race (0.7%)
Vietnamese (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (15.2%), Irish (11.2%), United States (8.7%), English (7.8%), Italian (1.7%), French (1.7%).

For population 25 years and over in Louisville

High school or higher: 76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 8.7%
Unemployed: 7.4%
Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Louisville city

Never married: 35.2%
Now married: 38.5%
Separated: 3.1%
Widowed: 8.9%
Divorced: 14.3%

3.8% Foreign born (1.3% Asia, 1.1% Latin America, 1.0% Europe).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (282.8 miles, pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Parkway Village, KY (1.4 miles), Audubon Park, KY (2.2 miles), Lynnview, KY (4.4 miles), Strathmoor Manor, KY (4.5 miles), Watterson Park, KY (4.7 miles), Jeffersonville, IN (4.8 miles), Seneca Gardens, KY (4.9 miles), Strathmoor Village, KY (4.9 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 251 buildings, average cost: $68,200
1997: 207 buildings, average cost: $84,400
1998: 373 buildings, average cost: $79,900
1999: 260 buildings, average cost: $70,300
2000: 344 buildings, average cost: $74,700
2001: 277 buildings, average cost: $69,700
2002: 146 buildings, average cost: $74,300

Area code: 502

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.7%), Manufacturing (11.9%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (11.3%).