2024 Compare Cities Economy:
University Place, WA vs Louisville, KY

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Highlights
- Household income in Louisville, is 31% less than it is in University Place and is 18% below the National Average.
- University Place unemployment rate is 5.5%.
- Louisville unemployment rate is 5.0%.
 University Place, WALouisville, KYUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.5%5.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.8%1.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth40.8%38.3%33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.9%6.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%7.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,008$34,195$37,638
 Household Income$84,673$58,357$69,021
 Family Median Income$103,098$74,638$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 University Place, WALouisville, KYUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.7%11.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.5%4.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K6.5%9.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.9%9.7%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K7.4%8.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.8%8.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.6%10.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.5%12.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K20.1%14.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.9%6.0%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K11.2%5.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 University Place, WALouisville, KYUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.5%14.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.1%5.0%6.5%
 Community, social services3.2%1.9%1.8%
 Legal1.0%1.2%1.2%
 Education, library6.7%5.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.7%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.7%6.9%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.2%2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%1.9%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving3.9%5.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.4%3.0%3.6%
 Personal care2.5%2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.6%21.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.2%6.4%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.5%19.9%13.1%
Reviews for University Place    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

University Place is a great supporter of public schools. The community values good education and has no problem supporting funding for schools. This does create higher  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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