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As of 2010-2014, median price of a house in Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government is $140,400, which is higher than the state average of $121,600 and is lower than the national average of $175,700. The median year that a house in Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government was built is 1967, which is older than the median year for a house built in the state which is 1978 and is older than the median year for a house built in the USA which is 1976.

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House Value

Median Value of a Total of 148,643 Owner Occupied Houses in Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KY, #124

Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KY	140,400 USD
Kentucky	121,600 USD
U.S.	175,700 USD

Median House Price Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KY	4.54%
Kentucky	40.25%
U.S.	46.91%

*The Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KY median house price growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Kentucky and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $50K or Less, $50-100K, $100-150K, $150-200K, $200-300K, $300-500K, $500-1M, $1M or More

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house value data.

Housing Occupancy

	Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Total Housing Units	273,381, see rank, 100%	1,938,836	132,741,033
Occupied Housing Units	244,662, 89.49%, see rank	87.80%	87.55%
Owner Occupied	148,643, 54.37%, see rank	59.42%	56.34%
Renter Occupied	96,019, 35.12%, see rank	28.38%	31.21%
Vacant Housing Units	28,719, 10.51%, see rank	12.20%	12.45%
For Rent	8,637, 3.16%, see rank	2.04%	2.34%
For Sale Only	3,634, 1.33%, see rank	1.33%	1.20%
Rented or Sold, Not Occupied	2,756, 1.01%, see rank	1.59%	0.92%
For Seasonal, Recreational, or Occasional Use	1,231, 0.45%, see rank	2.24%	3.97%
For Migrant Workers	138, 0.05%, see rank	0.03%	0.03%
Other Vacant	12,323, 4.51%, see rank	4.97%	4.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical housing occupancy data.

Year Structure Built

Median Built Year, #330

Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
1967	1978	1976

Ranks: 1995 or earlier, 1960-1969, 1970-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-2000, 2000-2010

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical year structure built data.

Mortgage Status

	Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Owner-Occupied Units	148,643	100%	1,152,012	74,787,460
With a Mortgage	101,387	68.21%, see rank	60.42%	65.58%
Without a Mortgage	47,256	31.79%, see rank	39.58%	34.42%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical mortgage status data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units with a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KY	1,208 USD
Kentucky	1,124 USD
U.S.	1,522 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
$299 or Less	326	0.32%, see rank	0.45%	0.20%
$300 to $499	2,158	2.13%, see rank	4.00%	1.59%
$500 to $699	6,561	6.47%, see rank	10.65%	5.01%
$700 to $999	22,327	22.02%, see rank	24.79%	14.32%
$1,000 to $1,499	38,793	38.26%, see rank	34.58%	27.90%
$1,500 to $1,999	16,724	16.50%, see rank	14.86%	20.35%
$2,000 to $2,999	10,639	10.49%, see rank	8.07%	19.52%
$3,000 or More	3,859	3.81%, see rank	2.60%	11.12%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KY	21.50% of the Total Income
Kentucky	21.20% of the Total Income
U.S.	23.70% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
10% or Less	7,317	7.22%, see rank	7.42%	5.86%
10% to 20%	37,906	37.39%, see rank	38.63%	31.95%
20% to 30%	27,594	27.22%, see rank	26.40%	27.64%
30% to 40%	11,531	11.37%, see rank	11.52%	13.74%
40% or More	16,738	16.51%, see rank	15.53%	20.29%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units with a mortgage data.

Monthly Owner Costs for Housing Units without a Mortgage

Median Owner Costs, see rank

Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KY	398 USD
Kentucky	336 USD
U.S.	457 USD

Owner Costs Distribution

Monthly Owner Costs	Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
$199 or Less	2,409	5.10%, see rank	15.39%	7.76%
$200 to $299	8,695	18.40%, see rank	25.19%	14.70%
$300 to $499	23,003	48.68%, see rank	40.30%	34.63%
$500 to $699	8,791	18.60%, see rank	13.29%	21.16%
$700 or More	4,358	9.22%, see rank	5.82%	21.75%

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Median Percentage, see rank

Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KY	11.60% of the Total Income
Kentucky	10.90% of the Total Income
U.S.	12.30% of the Total Income

Owner Cost as a Percentage of the Total Income, Distribution

	Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
10% or Less	20,320	43.00%, see rank	45.97%	40.19%
10% to 20%	15,387	32.56%, see rank	30.79%	31.47%
20% to 30%	5,329	11.28%, see rank	10.69%	12.24%
30% to 40%	2,229	4.72%, see rank	4.50%	5.64%
40% or More	3,456	7.31%, see rank	6.79%	9.16%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical monthly owner costs for housing units without a mortgage data.

Units in Structure

	Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Total Housing Units	273,381, 100%	1,938,836	132,741,033
1-unit, Detached	176,071, 64.40%, see rank	67.21%	61.65%
1-unit, Attached	10,803, 3.95%, see rank	2.45%	5.82%
2 Units	7,419, 2.71%, see rank	3.05%	3.75%
3 or 4 Units	19,307, 7.06%, see rank	4.01%	4.43%
5 to 9 Units	21,334, 7.80%, see rank	4.66%	4.78%
10 or More Units	33,912, 12.40%, see rank	6.39%	13.08%
Mobile Home, Boat, RV, Van, etc.	4,535, 1.66%, see rank	12.23%	6.49%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical units in structure data.

Rooms

	Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Total Housing Units	273,381, 100%	1,938,836	132,741,033
1 Room	4,663, 1.71%, see rank	1.31%	1.95%
2 Rooms	5,330, 1.95%, see rank	1.58%	2.48%
3 Rooms	26,745, 9.78%, see rank	6.92%	9.13%
4 Rooms	54,050, 19.77%, see rank	16.56%	16.60%
5 Rooms	57,569, 21.06%, see rank	22.96%	20.41%
6 Rooms	47,775, 17.48%, see rank	19.01%	18.06%
7 Rooms	29,500, 10.79%, see rank	12.52%	12.27%
8 Rooms	19,863, 7.27%, see rank	8.32%	8.48%
9 Rooms or More	27,886, 10.20%, see rank	10.81%	10.60%
Median Rooms	5.30, see rank	5.50	5.50

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical rooms data.

Bedrooms

	Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Total Housing Units	273,381, 100%	1,938,836	132,741,033
No Bedroom	5,099, 1.87%, see rank	1.42%	2.17%
1 Bedroom	36,040, 13.18%, see rank	8.44%	11.16%
2 Bedrooms	79,983, 29.26%, see rank	27.38%	26.69%
3 Bedrooms	103,628, 37.91%, see rank	44.95%	39.70%
4 Bedrooms	39,079, 14.29%, see rank	14.32%	16.05%
5 or More Bedrooms	9,552, 3.49%, see rank	3.49%	4.22%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical bedrooms data.

House Heating Fuel

	Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Total Housing Units	244,662, 100%	1,702,235	116,211,092
Utility Gas	163,768, 66.94%, see rank	38.22%	48.85%
Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas	2,710, 1.11%, see rank	6.49%	4.86%
Electricity	75,346, 30.80%, see rank	50.50%	36.68%
Fuel Oil, Kerosene, etc.	478, 0.20%, see rank	1.03%	5.86%
Coal or Coke	20, 0.01%, see rank	0.25%	0.12%
Wood	682, 0.28%, see rank	2.95%	2.12%
Solar Energy	47, 0.02%, see rank	0.02%	0.05%
Other Fuel	1,081, 0.44%, see rank	0.30%	0.47%
No Fuel Used	530, 0.22%, see rank	0.24%	1.00%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical house heating fuel data.

Gross Rent

Monthly Rental	Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Occupied Units Paying Rent	92,224, 100%	496,536	39,201,928
$199 or Less	3,348, 3.63%, see rank	3.01%	1.50%
$200 to $299	3,888, 4.22%, see rank	5.28%	3.18%
$300 to $499	10,668, 11.57%, see rank	15.95%	7.37%
$500 to $699	26,472, 28.70%, see rank	30.85%	16.01%
$700 to $999	32,015, 34.71%, see rank	29.97%	29.17%
$1,000 to $1,499	13,543, 14.68%, see rank	12.25%	26.88%
$1,500 to $1,999	1,675, 1.82%, see rank	1.85%	9.79%
$2,000 or More	615, 0.67%, see rank	0.83%	6.10%
Median	$713, see rank	$667	$920

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical gross rent data.

Vehicle Available

	Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Occupied Housing Units	244,662, 100%	1,702,235	116,211,092
No Vehicles Available	27,601, 11.28%, see rank	7.85%	9.12%
1 Vehicles Available	96,080, 39.27%, see rank	33.49%	33.80%
2 Vehicles Available	84,799, 34.66%, see rank	38.04%	37.48%
3 or More Vehicles Available	36,182, 14.79%, see rank	20.62%	19.61%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical vehicle available data.