Profile of Target Area

• Twenty-two northwest census tracts bounded by the Ohio River on the north and west, Algonquin Parkway on the south and Ninth Street / Roy Wilkins Blvd. and 7th Street on the east.
• Area has a total population of 60,749 residents

Community Assets

• Home to 1500 businesses
• Historic communities including Russell, Portland and Parkland
• Physical amenities including two nationally renowned Olmsted parks (Chickasaw & Shawnee)
• Home to Kentucky's largest concentration of African-American residents
• Convenient location for both companies and individuals involved in time sensitive activities
• Existing infrastructure to support business activities
• Under-utilized assets and investment opportunities

Community Challenges

• 22,837 or 35.7% of residents income below poverty line
• Highest concentration of children in poverty reside in West Louisville
• 6,613 or 38.2% of those male residents 16-64 are not in labor force
• 24,413 or 64% of residents age 25 or older are high school graduates
• Less than 30% of residents age 25 or older have no education experience beyond high school
• New HIV/AIDS cases reported by healthcare providers in the community show a significantly higher rate for African Americans than whites
• The mortality rate from homicide for African Americans was six times that of whites
• African American mortality rate from heart disease, diabetes, lung cancer, stroke and accidental death are higher than whites
• Under-utilized assets and investment opportunities