2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Princeton, KY vs Louisville, KY

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Highlights
- Household income in Louisville, is 41% more than it is in Princeton and is 18% below the National Average.
- Princeton unemployment rate is 5.0%.
- Louisville unemployment rate is 5.0%.
 Princeton, KYLouisville, KYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.0%5.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.3%1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.9%38.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes7.5%7.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$26,678$34,195$37,638
 Household Income$41,506$58,357$69,021
 Family Median Income$60,688$74,638$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Princeton, KYLouisville, KYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K17.9%11.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.6%4.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K12.4%9.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.1%9.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K10.5%8.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.8%8.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.2%10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.6%12.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K7.6%14.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.7%6.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.6%5.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Princeton, KYLouisville, KYUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.1%14.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science3.7%5.0%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%1.9%1.8%
 Legal0.6%1.2%1.2%
 Education, library5.6%5.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.0%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.9%6.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support5.2%2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.6%1.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving11.4%5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.1%3.0%3.6%
 Personal care0.0%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.3%21.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.5%6.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving17.6%19.9%13.1%
Reviews for Princeton    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I have lived in a number of communities in Kentucky and Tennessee. Princeton is the friendlest town that I have ever lived in. The Princetonians welcome new folks and  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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