Louisburg is a very small city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 5,057 people and two associated neighborhoods, Louisburg is the 68th largest community in Kansas. Much of the housing stock in Louisburg was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Louisburg economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Louisburg, where the median household income is $68,438.00.

Louisburg real estate is some of the most expensive in Kansas, although Louisburg house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Louisburg has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Louisburg telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.77% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small city, Louisburg does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Louisburg is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.06% of adults in Louisburg have a college degree.

The per capita income in Louisburg in 2018 was $35,978, which is upper middle income relative to Kansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $143,912 for a family of four. However, Louisburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Louisburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Louisburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Louisburg include German, Irish, English, European, and Croatian.

The most common language spoken in Louisburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.