Cities / Kentucky / Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)
Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY
629,176 people
Right Now
Weather
78.8°F
Clear
Today: Sunny, high 93°F
Air Quality (PM2.5, Louisville)
63
ModerateNearest reporting area, 7.1 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.
Active Weather Alerts
0
Hourly forecast
10 AM
80°
11 AM
84°
12 PM
87°
1 PM
91°
2 PM
92°
1%
3 PM
93°
1%
4 PM
92°
1%
5 PM
92°
1%
6 PM
92°
1%
7 PM
89°
1%
8 PM
86°
1%
9 PM
83°
1%
10 PM
81°
1%
11 PM
79°
1%
12 AM
78°
1 AM
77°
2 AM
76°
3 AM
75°
4 AM
74°
1%
5 AM
74°
1%
6 AM
74°
1%
7 AM
74°
1%
8 AM
74°
9 AM
77°
7-day forecast
Today
93°F
Sunny
Tonight
74°F
Mostly Clear
Monday
95°F
Mostly Sunny
Monday Night
74°F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
97°F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
77°F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
98°F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
77°F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
98°F
Sunny
Thursday Night
75°F
Mostly Clear
Friday
95°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Friday Night
74°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Saturday
92°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Saturday Night
70°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Source: National Weather Service.
Population & People
Population
629,176
Median age
37.7
Median household income
$66,849
Poverty rate
15.8%
Unemployment rate
5.5%
Bachelor's degree+
33.8%
Avg. commute
20 min
Hispanic or Latino
9.5%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Housing & Rent
Median home value
$233,900
Median gross rent
$1,120/mo
Homeownership rate
60.73%
HUD FMR — 2 bedroom
$984
HUD Fair Market Rent (Kentucky statewide average across 120 areas — not specific to Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)), 2026. Efficiency $719, 1BR $794, 2BR $984, 3BR $1277, 4BR $1442. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.
Energy
Kentucky commercial electricity
11.88¢/kWh
Kentucky industrial electricity
6.96¢/kWh
Kentucky residential electricity
13.24¢/kWh
Economy
Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total
306897.4
Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total
233243.1
All-Transactions House Price Index for Kentucky
588.4
Unemployment Rate
4.7%
Source: FRED, Kentucky-specific series.