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COMMUNITY DEMOGRAPHICS

Cost of Living Climate Business Quick Look

The Ohio River creates the geographical divide between Kentucky and Indiana, with Louisville situated just south of the Indiana border. As the largest city in Kentucky, Louisville is the center of the Metropolitan Statistical Area commonly referred to as “Kentuckiana” because it includes counties in both Kentucky and Indiana.

Greater Louisville has a culture that is hard to define not only because it blends the elements of two separate states, but also because it straddles the line between Southern and Midwestern. Influenced by the cultures of both regions, Louisville is rich in diversity and often said to be our nation’s northernmost city of the South and the southernmost city of the North.



Louisville

LOUISVILLE, KY

Population: 628,594 (July 2021 estimate)

Median Household Income: $54,929

Average Persons Per Household: 2.4

Homeownership rate: 60.1%

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FLOYD COUNTY, IN

Population: 80,454 (July 2021 estimate)

Median Household Income: $67,603

Average Persons Per Household: 2.61

Homeownership rate: 74.3%

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Clark County

CLARK COUNTY, IN

Population: 122,738 (July 2021 estimate)

Median Household Income: $57,111

Average Persons Per Household: 2.57

Homeownership rate: 72.6%

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COST OF LIVING

Urban
Area
Composite
Index
Grocery Housing Utilities Transportation Health
Care
Misc.
New York  168.6 116.6 294.3  150.5 181.1 112.6 121.2
Los Angeles 173.3 104.1  298.2 93.7 165.3 89.4 104.5
Boston 162.4 111.4 260.6  116.8 131.8 83.4 129.1
Seattle 172.3 108.7 309 68.8 137.5 85.2 120.1
Chicago 106.9 97.2  99.1 92.8 138.5 90.6 107.3
Minneapolis 106.5 101.2 117.1 99.7 108.5  78.5 108.2
Denver 128.7 101.9  184.3 96.2  116.1 92.5 102.8
 Atlanta 107.5 98.8 112 103.6 122.7 91.8 99.8
 Cincinnati 84.6 97.6 62.4 98.0  93.6 85.4 96.6
Dallas 101.6 99.1 92.9 100  117.1 94.0 105.2
Nashville 101.4 102 113.3 99.3 100.7 96.7 87.4
 Louisville 88.4 97.0 69.6  92.8  103.2 86.0 97.3

Source: Bestplaces.net
Urban Area Comparison based on 100.0 as national average 

 


CLIMATE

Record Temperatures All-Time High All-Time Low
Louisville 107° (July 14, 1936) -22° (January 19, 1994)
Indiana 116° (July 14, 1936) -36° (January 19, 1994)

 

Month
Avg Temp Precipitation Snow
January 43.6° 3.39" 4.5"
February 48.3° 3.41" 4.1"
March 58.1° 4.60" 2.1"
April 69.6° 4.80" 0.1"
May 77.8° 5.18" 0
June 85.7° 4.27" 0
July 89.0° 4.05" 0
August 88.4° 3.71" 0
September 82.2° 3.66" 0
October 70.5° 3.72" 0.1"
November 57.6° 3.42" 0.3"
December 47.2° 4.13" 2.2"

Source: National Weather Service (www.weather.gov)
Louisville, KY Monthly Climatological Normals 1991-2020


TOP 5 LARGEST EMPLOYERS

Company Product/Service Local Employment Website
United Parcel Service (UPS) Package Delivery, Transportation, and Logistics 25,169 ups.com
Norton Healthcare Health Care Services 14,413 nortonhealthcare.com
Jefferson County Public Schools Education 13,596 jefferson.ky.schools.us
UofL Health Inc. Health Care Services 13,111 uoflhealth.org
Ford Motor Co. Automotive Production 13,020 ford.com

Source: Louisville Business First, July 15, 2022
Allison Stines


QUICK LOOK

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KENTUCKY
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INDIANA
POPULATION: 4,509,394 (July 2021) POPULATION: 6,805,985 (July 2021)
NICKNAME: Bluegrass State  NICKNAME: Hoosier State
LARGEST CITY: Louisville  LARGEST CITY: Indianapolis
DECLARED A STATE: June 1, 1792 (15th state)  DECLARED A STATE: December 11,1816 (19th State) 
CAPITAL: Frankfort CAPITAL: Indianapolis
STATE BIRD: Cardinal STATE BIRD: Cardinal
STATE FLOWER: Goldenrod STATE FLOWER: Peony
STATE MOTTO: United we stand; divided we fall  STATE MOTTO: The Crossroads of America
STATE SONG: "My Old Kentucky Home"  STATE SONG: "On the Banks of the Wabash"