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Louisville, KY vs Bloomington, IN

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Highlights
- Household income in Bloomington, is 28% less than it is in Louisville and is 64% below the National Average.
- Louisville unemployment rate is 5.0%.
- Bloomington unemployment rate is 4.3%.

Economy
 Louisville, KYBloomington, INUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.0%4.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.5%-1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.3%23.6%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.2%4.6%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,195$27,089$37,638
 Household Income$58,357$41,995$69,021
 Family Median Income$74,638$76,399$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Louisville, KYBloomington, INUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.2%22.4%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.6%6.2%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.0%11.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.7%8.2%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.5%8.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.4%7.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.2%8.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.3%8.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.3%9.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.0%4.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.9%4.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Louisville, KYBloomington, INUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.4%14.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.0%9.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%3.5%1.8%
 Legal1.2%0.7%1.2%
 Education, library5.3%14.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.7%3.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.9%3.7%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.6%3.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%1.2%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.5%10.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.0%3.0%3.6%
 Personal care2.7%3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.6%16.7%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.4%3.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving19.9%9.4%13.1%

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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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Reviews for Bloomington    25 Reviews

I have lived here for almost 23 years. Wonderful, cosmopolitan, safe, cultural, liberal, all-inclusive town, with plenty of arts, shopping, sports events and activities,  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city government of Bloomington is very famous for its corruption. The police of this city are famous for their inactivity and lack of professionalism. The judges  More

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Over 5 years ago

Terrible. There is nothing good about Bloomington, IN. Don’t live there. As for Catalent, there is one of those in my home town Woodstock, IL. It’s a pharmaceutical  More

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ZIPS IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
40214, 40216, 40299, 40219, 40229, 40272, 40291, 40245, 40218, 40220, 20 total
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47405 47406

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