Louisburg is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Louisburg enrolled in college, Louisburg has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
One downside of living in Louisburg, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.75 minutes every day commuting to work.
Louisburg is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Louisburg with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.71% of adults in Louisburg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Louisburg in 2018 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.
