Louisville CBD Demographic Overview of Workers & Residents

October, 2000

(percentages may not total due to rounding or no response)
   
   Workers
  
       Residents
 
2000 (1)
1993 (2)
  
2000 (4)
1993 (5)
Gender
Male
36%
35%
  
37%
37%
Female
62%
65%
  
63%
63%
           
Age
18-24
3%
8%
  
9%
4%
25-34
22%
33%
  
13%
18%
35-44
34%
31%
  
21%
8%
45-54
24%
14%
  
15%
12%
55-64
9%
11%
  
11%
17%
65 Plus
2%
1%
  
27%
19%
[MEAN]
[41.5]
[38.6]
  
[50.4]
[55.6]%
           
Race
White
70%
82%
  
43%
48%
African American/other
25%
17%
  
55%
51%
           
Residence
South
N/A
30%
  
0%
0%
East
N/A
31%
  
0%
0%
West/Central
N/A
15%
  
0%
0%
Downtown
5%
N/A
  
100%
100%
Inside I-264
27%
N/A
  
0%
0%
Outside I-264 (Jefferson County
31%
N/A
  
0%
0%
Other Kentucky
19%
4%
  
0%
0%
Indiana
15%
16%
  
0%
0%
           
Occupation (among those with a response)
Professional/Technical
46%
52%
  
N/A
36%
Clerical/Sales
43%
28%
  
N/A
25%
Blue collar
11%
18%
  
N/A
39%
           
Marital Status
Married
52%
61%
  
20%
17%
Divorced/Separated
22%
12%
  
17%
28%
Widowed
2%
2%
  
15%
29%
Single/Never Married
22%
24%
  
47%
27%
           
Education
Less than High School Graduate
5%
5%
  
24%
30%
High School Graduate
32%
27%
  
31%
31%
Some College
28%
29%
  
23%
21%
College Graduate or more
33%
38%
  
22%
18%
           
Income (among those stating an income)
Less than $25,000
21%
20%
  
66%
72%
$25,000-$34,999
21%
19%
  
17%
10%
$35,000-$49,999
23%
24%
  
12%
11%
$50,000-$69,999
19%
23%
  
3%
5%
$70,000+
16%
14%
  
2%
3%
[MEAN]
[$52,400]
[$44,700]
  
[$23,900]
[$21,300]
(1) From a 2000 survey of employers selected by Louisville Central Area. Sample of 634 workers in the 104-block Central Business District.
(2) From a 1993 random probability survey of perceptions conducted by Horizon Research International.
(3) From studies of perceptions conducted by Horizon Research International.
(4) Sample of 152 residents in the 104-block Central Business District.
(5) Sample of 150 residents in the 104-block Central Business District.