2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Louisville, KY vs Worcester, MA

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Highlights
- Household income in Worcester, is 3% less than it is in Louisville and is 22% below the National Average.
- Louisville unemployment rate is 5.0%.
- Worcester unemployment rate is 7.6%.
 Louisville, KYWorcester, MAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.0%7.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.5%4.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.3%37.5%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%6.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.2%5.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,195$30,855$37,638
 Household Income$58,357$56,746$69,021
 Family Median Income$74,638$71,265$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Louisville, KYWorcester, MAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K11.2%15.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.6%5.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K9.0%8.4%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.7%9.1%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.5%7.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.4%6.0%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.2%9.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.3%11.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K14.3%14.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.0%6.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.9%5.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Louisville, KYWorcester, MAUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.4%12.5%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.0%6.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%3.0%1.8%
 Legal1.2%0.9%1.2%
 Education, library5.3%7.2%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.7%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.9%7.5%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.6%6.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.9%2.1%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.5%5.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.0%4.0%3.6%
 Personal care2.7%3.6%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.6%18.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.4%6.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving19.9%14.1%13.1%
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 Worcester    11 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I don't understand why your statistics say there aren't any Hispanics/Latinos in Worcester. I'm Puerto Rican, and I grew up there. There are plenty of Latin people all  More

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Over 12 years ago

Great healthcare statewide, not just in  More

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Though I don't live there, Worcester is a first class bargain for a great first class education! Worcester has at least 10 great colleges and universities in this city,  More

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