Detroit vs Louisville/Jefferson County
Detroit, MI compared with Louisville/Jefferson County, KY · 321 miles apart
Detroit has 649,095 residents to Louisville/Jefferson County’s 641,962. Detroit comes out ahead on median rent, price to income. Louisville/Jefferson County does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Detroit, MI | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 649,095 | 641,962 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 4,679 | 2,442 |
| Median household income | $39,938 | $66,849 |
| Median home value | $83,900 | $233,900 |
| Median rent | $1,074 | $1,120 |
| Homeownership | 50.3% | 60.7% |
| Average commute | 24.8 min | 22.5 min |
| Median age | 35.2 | 37.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 18.1% | 33.8% |
| Poverty rate | 32.7% | 15.8% |
| Unemployment | 14% | 5.5% |
| Price to income | 2.1× | 3.5× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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