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Owensboro, KY Metro Area

112,258 Population
710.9 square miles 157.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±1.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,065 ±$6,385 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$61,761 ±$6,115 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

18.3% ±3.5% (20,173  ±3,916) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

21 minutes ±0.7 (1,087,075  ±43,852) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

45,814 ±1,198 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0.1 (110,117  ±1,290) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

4.8% ±2.7% (1,201  ±677) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

48,662 ±584 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$195,700 ±$12,040 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.1% ±2.9% (12,249  ±3,191.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

91.1% ±5.3% (69,750  ±4,262.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
25% ±3.3% (19,147  ±2,584.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.6% ±0.8% (2,969  ±940) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

5.6% ±1.1% (4,821  ±920) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
4,821 Total veterans ±920 4,711 Male ±910 110 Female ±143

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