Louisville is one of the most attractive larger cities for people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. This makes it a good place to live for young singles in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting their professional careers. Although Louisville is a large city, this demographic is significant enough that young professionals will find many others like themselves here, with really good opportunities for friendships, recreation, romance, and more.
The overall education level of Louisville citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.89% of adults in Louisville have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Louisville in 2022 was $37,176, which is wealthy relative to Kentucky, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,704 for a family of four. However, Louisville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Louisville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Louisville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Louisville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Louisville include German, Irish, English, Italian, and African.
The most common language spoken in Louisville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
