LIVING IN LOUISVILLE
Louisville is a very large city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 620,118 people and 147 constituent neighborhoods, Louisville is the largest community in Kentucky.
Also of interest is that Louisville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One thing noticeable about Louisville, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Louisville is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Louisville a great place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun. In fact, Louisville is one of the top larger cities in America for educated single professionals to flock.
Louisville is one of the most car-oriented large cities in America. A full 83.49% of people drive their car alone to work each day. If you like to drive, you’ll love it. And you better. Because walking to work is just not a viable option for most people who live in Louisville. Highways, wide streets, parking lots, and shopping centers are part of the common Louisville landscape.
The percentage of people in Louisville who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.73% of adults in Louisville have at least a bachelor’s degree.
The per capita income in Louisville in 2010 was $28,975, which is wealthy relative to Kentucky, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,900 for a family of four. However, Louisville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.