Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Louisville spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.76 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Louisville is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The education level of Louisville citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.71% of adults 25 and older in Louisville have a college degree.
The per capita income in Louisville in 2022 was $25,351, which is middle income relative to Mississippi, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $101,404 for a family of four. However, Louisville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Louisville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 40.81% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Louisville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Louisville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Louisville residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Louisville include English, Irish, German, African, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Louisville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Italian.
