Louisburg is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Louisburg enrolled in college, Louisburg has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
One downside of living in Louisburg is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Louisburg, the average commute to work is 31.75 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Louisburg doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Louisburg with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.71% of adults in Louisburg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Louisburg in 2022 was $18,537, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $74,148 for a family of four. However, Louisburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Louisburg is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Louisburg include English, German, Irish, European, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Louisburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Polish.
