Population 3,464 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Rock Creek Lexington Road
Household size in Rock Creek Lexington Road
| Period | Rock Creek Lexington Road | Louisville area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.02 | 2.51 | 2.51 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.14 | 2.55 | 2.53 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.07 | 2.55 | 2.52 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 1.93 | 2.50 | 2.51 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.09 | −0.01 | −0.00 | −0.03 |
Households in Rock Creek Lexington Road are small: just 1.93 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Rock Creek Lexington Road has smaller households than the great majority of Louisville neighborhoods.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Rock Creek Lexington Road
| Period | Rock Creek Lexington Road | Louisville area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 45.3 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 40.1 | 39.4 | 39.3 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 44.6 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 45.5 | 40.2 | 39.9 | 40.1 |
| Change | +0.2 | +1.7 | +1.5 | +2.3 |
With a median age of 45.5, Rock Creek Lexington Road is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees. Only one other Louisville neighborhood is older.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Rock Creek Lexington Road
| Period | Rock Creek Lexington Road | Louisville area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.9% | 12.6% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 6.6% | 12.6% | 11.9% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 4.2% | 11.6% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.8% | 12.4% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| Change | −0.1 pts | −0.2 pts | +0.2 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 4.8% of households in Rock Creek Lexington Road, well below the national share of 11.6%. Rock Creek Lexington Road has a lower share of single-parent households than at least four in five Louisville neighborhoods.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Rock Creek Lexington Road
Renters in Rock Creek Lexington Road
| Period | Rock Creek Lexington Road | Louisville area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 26.2% | 30.5% | 30.1% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 30.5% | 32.3% | 32.3% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 29.0% | 32.5% | 32.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 32.7% | 31.1% | 31.7% | 34.8% |
| Change | +6.4 pts | +0.6 pts | +1.5 pts | +1.5 pts |
About a third of households in Rock Creek Lexington Road rent their homes (32.7%), close to the national share of 34.8%. Among homeowners, 32.7% have no mortgage at all, below the national share of 39.8%. Since 2006–10, the renter share has risen 6.4 points, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Rock Creek Lexington Road
| Period | Rock Creek Lexington Road | Louisville area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.4% | 9.8% | 12.2% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.1% | 9.8% | 11.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.6% | 9.8% | 12.3% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 4.0% | 7.9% | 10.6% | 9.6% |
| Change | −5.4 pts | −1.9 pts | −1.6 pts | −1.8 pts |
Empty homes are scarce in Rock Creek Lexington Road: just 4.0% sit vacant, compared with 9.6% nationally, a sign of a tight housing market. Rock Creek Lexington Road has a lower vacancy rate than the great majority of Louisville neighborhoods.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Rock Creek Lexington Road
| Period | Rock Creek Lexington Road | Louisville area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1949 | 1975 | 1977 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1951 | 1976 | 1979 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1949 | 1976 | 1980 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1951 | 1980 | 1982 | 1980 |
| Change | +2 | +5 | +5 | +6 |
Rock Creek Lexington Road is a place of older homes: half were built before 1951, while the national median is 1980. That means established neighborhoods, and more houses that may need updating.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Rock Creek Lexington Road
| Period | Rock Creek Lexington Road | Louisville area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $677 | $769 | $657 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $779 | $826 | $728 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $862 | $928 | $814 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,097 | $1,200 | $1,024 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$420 | +$431 | +$367 | +$606 |
Rent in Rock Creek Lexington Road runs $1,097 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 25.1% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Rock Creek Lexington Road
Bachelor's degrees in Rock Creek Lexington Road
| Period | Rock Creek Lexington Road | Louisville area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 57.8% | 24.9% | 21.3% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 62.4% | 26.7% | 22.5% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 69.9% | 29.0% | 24.5% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 71.9% | 32.8% | 27.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +14.1 pts | +7.9 pts | +6.2 pts | +7.2 pts |
College graduates are unusually common in Rock Creek Lexington Road: 71.9% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's degree or higher, against 35.6% nationally. Education tends to track local incomes and the kinds of jobs nearby. Few Louisville neighborhoods have a higher share of college graduates: only two of 44.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Rock Creek Lexington Road
| Period | Rock Creek Lexington Road | Louisville area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 96.8% | 86.4% | 81.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 97.1% | 87.8% | 83.9% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 98.7% | 90.1% | 86.4% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 99.1% | 91.1% | 88.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +2.3 pts | +4.7 pts | +7.2 pts | +4.3 pts |
Finishing high school is nearly universal in Rock Creek Lexington Road: 99.1% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%. Only one other Louisville neighborhood has a higher share of high school graduates.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Rock Creek Lexington Road
| Period | Rock Creek Lexington Road | Louisville area | Kentucky | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.2% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 3.8% | 9.1% | 9.5% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 1.4% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 1.4% | 4.8% | 5.1% | 5.4% |
| Change | −3.8 pts | −3.6 pts | −3.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Rock Creek Lexington Road has been low: just 1.4% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Of Louisville's 44 neighborhoods, only three have lower unemployment. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Rock Creek Lexington Road compared with nearby neighborhoods
| Neighborhood | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Creek Lexington Road | 1.93 | 45.5 | 4.8% | 32.7% | 4.0% | 1951 | $1,097 | 71.9% | 99.1% | 1.4% |
| Bowman | 2.10 | 47.8 | 12.8% | 40.4% | 4.4% | 1960 | $1,213 | 53.9% | 96.4% | 2.9% |
| Crescent Hill | 2.05 | 42.0 | 6.2% | 43.8% | 8.5% | 1949 | $1,114 | 68.3% | 98.9% | 3.6% |
| Highlands Douglass | 2.28 | 42.6 | 5.3% | 25.1% | 8.8% | 1939 | $1,162 | 75.2% | 98.7% | 2.2% |
| Clifton Heights | 1.69 | 37.4 | 4.7% | 66.5% | 7.8% | 1972 | $1,150 | 48.2% | 93.6% | 6.6% |
| Hikes Point | 2.24 | 39.3 | 10.4% | 33.2% | 4.4% | 1969 | $1,453 | 51.2% | 97.4% | 1.4% |
| Clifton | 1.94 | 39.5 | 3.5% | 38.7% | 14.1% | 1944 | $1,226 | 48.9% | 92.3% | 3.0% |
| Bon Air | 2.34 | 36.5 | 9.3% | 29.1% | 8.5% | 1961 | $1,289 | 42.4% | 94.1% | 6.4% |
| Belknap | 2.56 | 36.3 | 5.0% | 23.8% | 5.3% | 1946 | $1,168 | 76.5% | 97.1% | 1.7% |
| Deer Park | 2.26 | 42.7 | 5.0% | 35.6% | 6.5% | 1939 | $1,338 | 70.3% | 96.7% | 1.3% |
| Cherokee Triangle | 1.69 | 43.5 | 3.8% | 58.6% | 12.1% | 1941 | $1,180 | 66.8% | 99.6% | 9.9% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Rock Creek Lexington Road. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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