Louisburg is a very small city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 5,057 people and two associated neighborhoods, Louisburg is the 68th largest community in Kansas. Louisburg has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Louisburg, where the median household income is $68,438.00. Louisburg real estate is some of the most expensive in Kansas, although Louisburg house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Louisburg is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Louisburg is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Louisburg who work in sales jobs (17.40%), office and administrative support (10.85%), and teaching (7.85%). Also of interest is that Louisburg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Louisburg telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.77% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Being a small city, Louisburg does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Louisburg citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.06% of adults in Louisburg have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Louisburg in 2022 was $35,978, which is upper middle income relative to Kansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $143,912 for a family of four. However, Louisburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Louisburg include German, Irish, English, European, and Croatian. The most common language spoken in Louisburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
