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People QuickFacts |
Louisville |
Kentucky |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
248,762 | 4,117,827 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
-2.9% | 1.9% |
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Population, 2000 |
256,231 | 4,041,769 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
-5.0% | 9.6% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
6.6% | 6.6% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
23.7% | 24.6% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
14.6% | 12.5% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
52.7% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
62.9% | 90.1% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
33.0% | 7.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.2% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.4% | 0.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.7% | 0.6% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
1.7% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
1.9% | 1.5% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
51.9% | 55.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
3.8% | 2.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
6.2% | 3.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
76.1% | 74.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
21.3% | 17.1% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
20.2 | 23.5 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
121,275 | 1,750,927 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
52.5% | 70.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$82,300 | $86,700 |
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Households, 2000 |
111,414 | 1,590,647 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.22 | 2.47 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$28,843 | $33,672 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$18,193 | $18,093 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
21.6% | 15.8% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Louisville |
Kentucky |
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Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
8,597,363 | 37,242,872 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
2,069,021 | 33,332,675 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$8,061 | $8,530 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) |
507,595 | 4,056,107 |
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Total number of firms, 1997 |
20,625 | 281,551 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
9.6% | 4.5% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
24.0% | 23.4% |
