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Lexington, KY vs Louisville, KY

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Highlights
- Household income in Louisville, is 5% less than it is in Lexington and is 18% below the National Average.
- Lexington unemployment rate is 4.3%.
- Louisville unemployment rate is 5.0%.

Economy
 Lexington, KYLouisville, KYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.3%5.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.4%1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.8%38.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.8%7.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,475$34,195$37,638
 Household Income$61,526$58,357$69,021
 Family Median Income$84,028$74,638$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lexington, KYLouisville, KYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.6%11.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.9%4.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.8%9.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.0%9.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.7%8.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.1%8.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.5%10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.3%12.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.9%14.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.3%6.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K7.8%5.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lexington, KYLouisville, KYUnited States
 Management, business, finance16.5%14.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science6.8%5.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%1.9%1.8%
 Legal1.6%1.2%1.2%
 Education, library8.5%5.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.4%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.4%6.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.7%2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%1.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.0%5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%3.0%3.6%
 Personal care3.1%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.0%21.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.7%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.9%6.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.1%19.9%13.1%

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Reviews for Lexington    62 Reviews

Lexington is a beautiful city. There are tons of tree lined streets and even trees in both sides of the city's only freeway. It's relatively small, which can be both  More

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Over 3 years ago

Very beautiful/underrated city!!  More

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I have lived here now for over five years, originally from the west coast and here is my top 10 for why you should NOT move here. #1 The Culture: They have none, it  More

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Reviews for Louisville    32 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived in Louisville for 68 years it's one of the best cities to live in. The worse thing about Louisville is how much it has grown. Crime has increased in downtown  More

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Over 3 years ago

I spent a day in Louisville as a tourist. Horrible. Nothing to see. Kind of decrepited. I wished I'd skipped it  More

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Over 3 years ago

Love/miss Louisville! Not to big, not to small. JUST PERFECT!  More

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