Housing in Okolona at a glance
- Population
- about 33,182
- Housing units
- about 14,169
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $214,000Louisville: $233,900 (-9%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,080 a monthLouisville: $1,120 (-4%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 57.7%Louisville: 60.7%
- Homes built before 1980
- 66.8%
- Median year built
- 1973
Older stock defines Okolona, east of Louisville's centre. Some 66.8% of its homes were built before 1980, third-highest of the ten sectors, and the midpoint of construction is 1973. Ownership is lower than the city norm, with 57.7% of households owning against 60.7% across Louisville, ninth of ten; that works out to 7,890 owning households and 5,777 renting ones. The money figures sit slightly below the city too: a $214,000 median value, 9% lower, and $1,080 in rent, 4% lower, the eighth-highest of ten. Look at the neighbours and the spread is wide. Mcneely Lake / Mt Washington Rd rents at $1,310 in far newer homes, Fern Creek's median value is $249,000 with 72.8% of households owning, and Buechel Bank Rd / Norfolk, where 47.6% own, is the closest to Okolona on tenure. Okolona counts 33,182 residents in 14,169 homes. Of the four sectors in this stretch of Louisville, it has the oldest typical build year, 1973, which sets it apart from Mcneely Lake / Mt Washington Rd's 1996.
Questions about Okolona
What is the median home value in Okolona, Louisville?
$214,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $233,900 for Louisville as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Okolona?
$1,080 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,120 in Louisville (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Okolona own or rent?
Most own: 57.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 60.7% in Louisville (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 8 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
Okolona is one of the 10 most populous of 117 neighborhoods of Louisville: estimated population about 33,182 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from Louisville Metro Government GIS, Louisville Neighborhoods, consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Louisville as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
Near Okolona
The closest sectors of Louisville, by distance between population centres.
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Okolona. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
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