Louisville is a large city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 256,420 people and 135 constituent neighborhoods, Louisville is the second largest community in Kentucky.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Louisville is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Louisville is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Louisville who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.88%), sales jobs (9.93%), and food service (6.81%).

Louisville Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Louisville who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 21.30% of adults in Louisville have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Louisville in 2000 was $18,193, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $72,772 for a family of four.

Louisville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Louisville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Louisville is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Louisville include German, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Louisville is English. Some people also speak Spanish.