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Kentucky·Jefferson County
18 neighborhoods·236K people·$228K median·3,836/mi²
violent · property Part-I incidents per 1,000 residents/yr · Louisville Metro PD reported, 2020–2021 · not official UCR · neighborhood comparison only. · Source: Crime Open Database (CODE), M. Ashby, CC BY 4.0.
White 55 · Black 30 · Multiracial 6 · Hispanic 6 · Asian 3 · Other 1
Living alone 44 · Married couple 28 · Other 28
Professional 32 · Health 21 · Retail 18 · Manufacturing 14 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 5 · Other 2
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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| Neighborhood | Pop. | Home value |
|---|---|---|
| Kenwood | 15,587 | $183K |
| Highgate Springs | 14,193 | $223K |
| Parkland | 10,711 | $84K |
| Chickasaw | 10,149 | $121K |
| Hazelwood | 9,671 | $165K |
| Schnitzelburg | 8,869 | $246K |
| Limerick | 7,926 | $273K |
| University | 7,789 | $344K |
The median home value in Louisville is $228,494 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Louisville has 235,812 residents across 87 census tracts and 28 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.0; the population is 55.2% White, 29.8% Black, 5.9% Multiracial, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% Asian and 0.8% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 34.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 22.9% (Census ACS).
Bloom Elementary (63%), Hawthorne Elementary (58%) and Field Elementary (56%) lead the elementary schools; Noe Middle (65%), Barret Traditional Middle (60%) and Grace M. James Academy of Excellence (48%) lead the middle schools; duPont Manual High (85%), Atherton High (65%) and Louisville Male High (46%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,074/month, 32% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Louisville is $58,520 a year, 32% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Louisville, median rent is $1,074/month and the median home value is $228,494 (Census ACS).
Louisville reported 7.7 violent crimes and 36.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 87°F; winter lows average 29°F; there are 74 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 50 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Louisville are tornado (74), earthquake (72) and inland flooding (58), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Louisville, 3.8% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).