Louisville East CCD, Jefferson County, Kentucky Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Louisville East CCD, Kentucky, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Louisville East CCD, Kentucky. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Louisville East CCD, Kentucky. The estimated population of Louisville East CCD, Kentucky is 92,182 people, with a median age of 39.2.

We can look at the total population in Louisville East CCD over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
92,182
+0.66%
-2.39%
2020
91,581
-1.92% -
2019
93,376
-0.35% -
2018
93,706
-0.77% -
2017
94,435
- -

Population of Louisville East CCD, Kentucky by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
87.9%
88.7%
-0.90%
Black/African American
4.7%
4.5%
+4.44%
Native
0%
0.1%
-100.00%
Hispanic
3.3%
2.6%
+26.92%
Asian
2.1%
1.6%
+31.25%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
0.00%
Two Or More Races
1.9%
2.3%
-17.39%
Other
0.2%
0.1%
+100.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Louisville East CCD, Kentucky by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 39.2 +1.29% 37.6 +1.35% 40.5 +0.25%
2020 38.7 0% 37.1 -0.8% 40.4 +0.5%
2019 38.7 +1.31% 37.4 +1.08% 40.2 +0.5%
2018 38.2 +1.06% 37 +0.54% 40 +1.52%
2017 37.8 - 36.8 - 39.4 -

The median age of Louisville East CCD, Kentucky gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 5,048 -11.55% 4,909 -27.49% 4,485 3,685
10 to 19 4,124 +0.32% 4,123 +5.81% 4,128 4,367
20 to 29 7,691 -5.74% 8,346 -9.02% 7,258 7,615
30 to 39 8,127 -0.83% 7,370 +1.12% 8,059 7,423
40 to 49 5,292 +10.42% 5,380 +9.67% 5,844 5,903
50 to 59 5,847 -6.35% 6,660 -21.35% 5,473 5,335
60 to 69 5,464 +1.31% 6,185 -4.15% 5,521 5,913
70+ 3,820 +16.84% 6,049 +10.03% 4,501 6,672

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Louisville East CCD, Kentucky is $71,966.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Louisville East CCD.

  • Under 25
    $41,794.00
  • 25 to 44
    $80,248.00
  • 45 to 64
    $86,925.00
  • 65 and over
    $53,746.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Louisville East CCD, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Louisville East CCD, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Louisville East CCD, Kentucky is currently $101,161.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

9.64% of households in Louisville East CCD are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Louisville East CCD against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    12.88%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    21.04%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    18.17%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    13.68%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    16.67%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    7.93%
  • $200,000 or more
    9.64%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Louisville East CCD is $49,699.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Louisville East CCD by the total population of Louisville East CCD.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Louisville East CCD, Kentucky, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Louisville East CCD to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    24.74%
  • Bachelor's degree
    48.28%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    6.85%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    19.40%
  • Less than high school diploma
    0.73%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Louisville East CCD that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Louisville East CCD over the age of 16 is 79,052.

Of those people, a total of 71.40% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Louisville East CCD is 68.70%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 3,535 51.00% 10.00%
20 to 24 years 6,048 82.80% 3.60%
25 to 29 years 8,825 94.20% 1.50%
30 to 34 years 8,889 94.00% 3.60%
35 to 44 years 12,198 90.50% 3.50%
45 to 54 years 11,323 88.60% 3.20%
55 to 59 years 5,627 78.10% 5.10%
60 to 64 years 6,115 63.10% 3.20%
65 to 74 years 9,706 32.30% 6.00%
75 years and over 6,786 6.90% 1.90%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Louisville East CCD. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 71,600 70.70% 3.40%
Black or African American 3,773 76.40% 7.60%
American Indian and Alaska Native 50 94.00% 0.00%
Asian 1,505 82.30% 2.30%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 7 0.00% 0.00%
Other 243 74.50% 0.00%
Two or more races 1,874 76.70% 3.50%
Hispanic or Latino 2,033 79.00% 0.50%
Not Hispanic or Latino 70,500 70.60% 3.50%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Louisville East CCD as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Louisville East CCD is 54,272, with median earnings of $47,583.00.

Women in Louisville East CCD, Kentucky earning approximately 85.40% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 54,272 $47,583.00
Male 28,287 $51,710.00
Female 25,985 $44,171.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 6,268 $77,708.00
Business and Financial 4,215 $64,051.00
Computer and Mathematical 2,365 $80,781.00
Architecture and Engineering 1,354 $77,614.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 669 $67,366.00
Community and Social Service 1,200 $45,678.00
Legal 1,328 $81,389.00
Educational and Library 4,515 $47,296.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 2,206 $42,201.00
Healthcare Practitioners 5,694 $61,647.00
Healthcare Support 842 $28,681.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 394 $27,750.00
Law Enforcement 189 $47,639.00
Food Preparation and Serving 3,147 $22,477.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 703 $17,818.00
Personal Care and Service 1,263 $20,463.00
Sales 5,168 $44,132.00
Office and Administrative Support 5,040 $34,793.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 87 $20,854.00
Construction and Extraction 1,372 $38,409.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 922 $51,667.00
Production 1,868 $37,254.00
Transportation and Material Moving 1,352 $35,818.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 3,535 $84,412.00 2,733 $68,864.00
Business and Financial 2,000 $74,272.00 2,215 $55,380.00
Computer and Mathematical 2,084 $82,171.00 281 $70,865.00
Architecture and Engineering 1,149 $79,119.00 205 $74,583.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 318 $58,750.00 351 $72,696.00
Community and Social Service 345 $45,114.00 855 $45,807.00
Legal 753 $79,886.00 575 $81,750.00
Educational and Library 1,264 $55,037.00 3,251 $45,314.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 1,019 $43,750.00 1,187 $41,126.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,532 $75,952.00 4,162 $58,690.00
Healthcare Support 257 $29,219.00 585 $28,489.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 283 $40,101.00 111 $23,823.00
Law Enforcement 122 $68,889.00 67 $26,893.00
Food Preparation and Serving 1,669 $26,288.00 1,478 $20,944.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 559 $18,667.00 144 $7,625.00
Personal Care and Service 349 $16,845.00 914 $21,004.00
Sales 2,923 $54,298.00 2,245 $31,593.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,818 $34,170.00 3,222 $35,597.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 27 $0.00 60 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 1,300 $39,773.00 72 $25,357.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 830 $50,278.00 92 $61,875.00
Production 1,355 $40,257.00 513 $30,571.00
Transportation and Material Moving 1,203 $35,330.00 149 $55,651.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 44,392 households in Louisville East CCD, with an average household size of 2.01 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 21,164 families in Louisville East CCD with an average family size of 2.76 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 16,275 1,405 3,484 23,228
Average Household Size 2.87 2.71 2.65 1.27
Total Families 16,275 1,405 3,484 0
Average Household Size 2.85 2.49 2.48 0

Poverty

Of the 21,164 families in Louisville East CCD, 4.40% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Louisville East CCD:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 47,899 housing units in Louisville East CCD, Kentucky.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 44,392 92.68%
Vacant 3,507 7.32%

34.55% of the total 47,899 housing units in Louisville East CCD are rental units. This is approximately 16,549 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 27,307 are occupied by the owner - or 57.01% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Louisville East CCD is $1,036.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Louisville East CCD that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    536
  • Less than $500
    758
  • $500 to $999
    6,952
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    6,618
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    1,707
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    363
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    6
  • $3,000 or more
    145

Property Value

The median value of a property in Louisville East CCD is $260,700.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Louisville East CCD that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    461
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    1,319
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    2,888
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    3,987
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    8,058
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    7,756
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    2,611
  • $1,000,000 or more
    227

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Louisville East CCD. The chart below shows the number of properties in Louisville East CCD that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    17,874
  • 1940 to 1949
    6,412
  • 1950 to 1959
    7,437
  • 1960 to 1969
    4,904
  • 1970 to 1979
    4,400
  • 1980 to 1989
    2,298
  • 1990 to 1999
    2,111
  • 2000 to 2009
    1,111
  • 2010 to 2013
    1,326
  • 2014 or later
    26

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Louisville East CCD that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    2,799
  • 1 vehicle available
    19,115
  • 2 vehicles available
    17,045
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    5,433

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Louisville East CCD get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Louisville East CCD that commute to work in a particular way.

18.8 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Louisville East CCD.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    1,192
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    4,689
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    9,090
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    12,849
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    10,395
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    3,109
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    3,334
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    273
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    368
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    1,193
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    510
  • 90 or more minutes
    578

Summary

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