Louisville Metro Area

  1. Louisville Metro Area Legal Resources
  2. Louisville Metro Area Statistics
  3. Louisville Metro Area Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Louisville Metro Area Employment Information
  5. Louisville Metro Area Family Information
  6. Louisville Metro Area Education Information
  7. Louisville Metro Area Public Benefits Information
  8. Louisville Metro Area Criminal Information
  9. Louisville Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Louisville Metro Area Counties
  11. Louisville Metro Area Cities


Louisville Metro Area Legal Resources Back to top

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Louisville Metro Area Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 228,843
  • Land Area (2000): 3,943.698 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 13.596 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 95,153
Louisville Metro Area Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 281,136 60.75%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 15,369 3.32%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 166,304 35.93%

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Louisville Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Louisville Metro Area Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 105,384 99,760 5,625 5.34% 53
1991 104,171 98,717 5,454 5.24% 53
1992 107,470 101,399 6,071 5.65% 57
1993 109,936 104,875 5,061 4.60% 46
1994 114,419 109,229 5,190 4.54% 46
1995 117,387 112,243 5,144 4.38% 44
1996 118,814 114,008 4,805 4.04% 40
1997 121,058 117,093 3,965 3.28% 33
1998 122,581 119,318 3,263 2.66% 27
1999 124,261 121,011 3,249 2.61% 26
2000 123,936 119,760 4,176 3.37% 34
2001 123,117 117,815 5,303 4.31% 43
2002 122,598 116,385 6,212 5.07% 51
2003 122,932 116,854 6,078 4.94% 49
2004 122,493 116,084 6,409 5.23% 52
2005 124,303 117,586 6,717 5.40% 54
2006 127,164 120,711 6,454 5.08% 51
2007 127,112 121,556 5,556 4.37% 44
2008 128,434 121,621 6,813 5.30% 53
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 126,959 120,651 6,308 4.97% 50
Feb 2008 126,640 120,335 6,305 4.98% 50
Mar 2008 127,474 121,086 6,388 5.01% 50
Apr 2008 127,174 121,729 5,445 4.28% 43
May 2008 128,649 122,342 6,307 4.90% 49
Jun 2008 130,077 122,347 7,730 5.94% 59
Jul 2008 130,933 123,517 7,416 5.66% 57
Aug 2008 129,786 121,838 7,948 6.12% 61
Sep 2008 128,214 120,741 7,473 5.83% 58
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Louisville Metro Area Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 15,874 12.90%
2. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 5,750 4.67%
3. Metal Manufactuing 5,070 4.12%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 4,966 4.04%
5. Health Care 4,728 3.84%
6. Public Administration 4,300 3.50%
7. Truck Transportation 4,138 3.36%
8. Educational Services 4,122 3.35%
9. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 3,670 2.98%
10. Repair and Maintenance 3,600 2.93%
11. Chemical Manufacturing 3,346 2.72%
12. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 3,246 2.64%
13. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 3,216 2.61%
14. Finance and Insurance 3,118 2.53%
15. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 3,008 2.45%
16. Other Transportation 2,988 2.43%
17. Wood Manufacturing 2,584 2.10%
18. Machinery Manufacturing 2,392 1.94%
19. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 2,386 1.94%
20. Food and Beverage Stores 2,278 1.85%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 18,918 17.36%
2. Educational Services 11,236 10.31%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 7,246 6.65%
4. Public Administration 6,826 6.26%
5. Finance and Insurance 6,824 6.26%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 4,212 3.86%
7. Social Assistance 3,800 3.49%
8. Department and Other General Stores 2,744 2.52%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 2,730 2.50%
10. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 2,436 2.24%
11. Personal and Laundry Services 2,402 2.20%
12. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 2,298 2.11%
13. Construction 1,846 1.69%
14. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 1,832 1.68%
15. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 1,728 1.59%
16. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1,602 1.47%
17. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 1,584 1.45%
18. Metal Manufactuing 1,474 1.35%
19. Other Transportation 1,400 1.28%
20. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 1,252 1.15%

Louisville Metro Area Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 9,152 7.44%
2. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 7,296 5.93%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 6,252 5.08%
4. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 5,894 4.79%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 4,644 3.77%
6. Other Management Occupations 4,528 3.68%
7. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 4,258 3.46%
8. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 4,226 3.44%
9. Vehicle Mechanics 4,218 3.43%
10. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 3,862 3.14%
11. Other Construction Trades 3,496 2.84%
12. Assemblers and Fabricators 3,384 2.75%
13. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 2,964 2.41%
14. Carpenters 2,774 2.25%
15. Top Executives 2,518 2.05%
16. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 2,508 2.04%
17. Other Office and Admin Support 2,480 2.02%
18. Computer Specialists 2,286 1.86%
19. Other Material Moving Workers 2,280 1.85%
20. Operations Managers Non Finance 2,172 1.77%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 9,158 8.40%
2. Secretaries and Admins 5,732 5.26%
3. Registered Nurses 4,274 3.92%
4. Other Production Occupations 4,218 3.87%
5. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 4,126 3.79%
6. Health Technologists and Technicians 3,764 3.45%
7. Cashiers 3,542 3.25%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 3,536 3.24%
9. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 3,488 3.20%
10. Other Management Occupations 3,330 3.06%
11. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 3,322 3.05%
12. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 2,962 2.72%
13. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 2,814 2.58%
14. Customer Service Representatives 2,730 2.50%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 2,704 2.48%
16. Assemblers and Fabricators 2,702 2.48%
17. Child Care Workers 2,576 2.36%
18. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 2,368 2.17%
19. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 2,352 2.16%
20. Waiters and Waitresses 2,336 2.14%

Louisville Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 211,709 58.86%
15-35 hours 43,370 12.06%
1-14 hours 8,146 2.26%
No regular hours 96,447 26.82%

Louisville Metro Area Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 9,260 4.13%
5 AM-5:29 AM 8,533 3.81%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 11,731 5.24%
6 AM-6:29 AM 20,965 9.36%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 24,060 10.74%
7 AM-7:29 AM 32,249 14.40%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 34,570 15.43%
8 AM-8:29 AM 20,648 9.22%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 9,855 4.40%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 9,555 4.27%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 3,702 1.65%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 1,932 0.86%
Noon-3:59 PM 18,527 8.27%
4 PM-11:59 PM 18,422 8.22%

Louisville Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 7,353 3.28%
5-9 22,380 9.99%
10-14 33,197 14.82%
15-19 35,895 16.02%
20-24 36,316 16.21%
25-29 16,999 7.59%
30-34 31,199 13.93%
35-39 8,020 3.58%
40-44 7,496 3.35%
45-59 15,438 6.89%
60-89 5,785 2.58%
At least 90 3,931 1.75%

Louisville Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 666 0.30% 151,474 67.62%
30-44 344 0.15% 46,371 20.70%
45-59 84 0.04% 15,354 6.85%
At least 60 138 0.06% 9,578 4.28%

Louisville Metro Area Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 354 0.15%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 25,537 11.07%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 192,542 83.47%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 104 0.05%
Color 4 Box Other 1,273 0.55%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 1,232 0.53%
Color 6 Box Walked 2,967 1.29%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 6,660 2.89%

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Louisville Metro Area Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 178,950 (451,062 people)
Families (2000): 127,578 (381,664 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 57,027
People at same address in 1995: 249,275
Louisville Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 14,303 7.91%
$10,000-$14,999 10,925 6.04%
$15,000-$19,999 11,782 6.51%
$20,000-$24,999 12,451 6.88%
$25,000-$29,999 13,051 7.22%
$30,000-$34,999 12,289 6.79%
$35,000-$39,999 12,005 6.64%
$40,000-$44,999 12,292 6.80%
$45,000-$49,999 10,266 5.68%
$50,000-$59,999 18,573 10.27%
$60,000-$74,999 20,262 11.20%
$75,000-$99,999 17,975 9.94%
$100,000-$124,999 7,534 4.17%
$125,000-$149,999 2,879 1.59%
$150,000-$199,999 2,192 1.21%
$200,000 or more 2,107 1.16%

Louisville Metro Area Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 21,608 24.16%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 27,144 30.35%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 3,557 3.98%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 16,163 18.07%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 475 0.53%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 13,088 14.63%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 166 0.19%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 4,989 5.58%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 68 0.08%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 1,495 1.67%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 11 0.01%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 663 0.74%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 16 0.02%

Louisville Metro Area Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 148,660 30.09%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 64,282 13.01%
Public Assistance 4,452 0.90%
Retirement 32,105 6.50%
Self Employment 22,419 4.54%
Social Security 47,044 9.52%
Supplemental Security 6,393 1.29%
Wage / Salary 144,717 29.30%
Other 23,909 4.84%

Louisville Metro Area Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 57,036 55.64%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 45,466 44.36%

Louisville Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 19,194 10.85%
Color 1 Box Married 109,893 62.15%
Color 2 Box Never Married 43,381 24.53%
Color 3 Box Widowed 4,357 2.46%

Louisville Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 24,384 12.88%
Color 1 Box Married 110,520 58.37%
Color 2 Box Never Married 34,936 18.45%
Color 3 Box Widowed 19,500 10.30%

Louisville Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Louisville Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Louisville Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 20,414 5.90%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 50,730 14.66%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 128,213 37.05%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 77,720 22.46%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 19,861 5.74%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 32,234 9.31%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 16,924 4.89%

Louisville Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 4,093 1.79% 3,368 1.47% 7,461 3.26%
Kindergarten 5,365 2.34% 1,141 0.50% 6,506 2.84%
Grades 1-4 22,993 10.05% 3,638 1.59% 26,631 11.64%
Grades 5-8 23,377 10.22% 3,269 1.43% 26,646 11.64%
Grades 9-12 23,066 10.08% 2,514 1.10% 25,580 11.18%
Undergrad college 14,131 6.17% 2,048 0.89% 16,179 7.07%
Graduate or professional school 2,118 0.93% 484 0.21% 2,602 1.14%
Total 95,143 41.58% 16,462 7.19% 111,605 48.77%

Louisville Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Louisville Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Louisville Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 417,268 91.67%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 37,919 8.33%

Louisville Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Louisville Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 570
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Louisville Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Louisville Metro Area Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 31,296 13.68%
10-19 Years 32,538 14.22%
20-29 Years 29,042 12.69%
30-39 Years 34,820 15.22%
40-49 Years 36,670 16.02%
50-59 Years 27,469 12.00%
60-69 Years 16,962 7.41%
70-79 Years 13,127 5.74%
80-89 Years 5,853 2.56%
90+ Years 1,066 0.47%

Louisville Metro Area Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 111,781 48.85%
Color 1 Box Female 117,062 51.15%

Louisville Metro Area Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 212,113 92.69%
Color 1 Box African-American 9,603 4.20%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 3,102 1.36%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 2,293 1.00%
Color 2 Box Asian 1,002 0.44%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 477 0.21%
Color 6 Box Other Race 195 0.09%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 58 0.03%

Louisville Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 106,297 30.98%
2. United States Or American 70,102 20.43%
3. Irish 56,658 16.51%
4. English 43,569 12.70%
5. French Non-Basque 13,329 3.88%
6. Dutch 7,384 2.15%
7. Scottish 7,366 2.15%
8. Italian 7,101 2.07%
9. Scotch Irish 6,849 2.00%
10. Polish 3,576 1.04%

Louisville Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 420,005 97.15%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 6,461 1.49%
3. German 1,730 0.40%
4. French 1,026 0.24%
5. Tagalog 378 0.09%
6. Urdu 274 0.06%
7. Italian 256 0.06%
8. Japanese 244 0.06%
9. Other West Germanic 222 0.05%
10. African 184 0.04%

Louisville Metro Area Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 456,854 98.71%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 2,889 0.62%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 3,066 0.66%

Louisville Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Louisville Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


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