In addition, Louisburg is a college town. There are a lot of students in Louisburg attending college, and as a result Louisburg provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared to the needs and activities of students.
In Louisburg, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.75 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Louisburg does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Louisburg are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.71% of adults in Louisburg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Louisburg in 2022 was $18,537, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $74,148 for a family of four. However, Louisburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Louisburg is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Louisburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Louisburg residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Louisburg include English, German, Irish, European, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Louisburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Polish.
