Gratz vs Owenton

A side-by-side comparison of Gratz and Owenton: population, income, housing, and more.

Gratz and Owenton are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Owenton has the higher population (1,600 vs 79 in Gratz). Gratz has the higher median household income ($96,484 vs $52,121 in Owenton). Since 2019, Gratz's population has grown faster (+0.0% vs -5.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Gratz	Owenton
Population	79	1,600
Median age	54.3 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$96,484	$52,121
Median home value	—	$124,300
Median gross rent	—	$664
Housing units	55	739
Homeownership rate	100.0%	55.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.8%	11.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gratz	Owenton
Population	79 → 79 (+0.0%)	1,686 → 1,600 (-5.1%)
Median household income	$38,750 → $96,484 (+149.0%)	$29,964 → $52,121 (+73.9%)
Median home value	$84,100 → $94,000 (+11.8%)	$86,200 → $124,300 (+44.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$516 → $664 (+28.7%)

Gratz

Population

7979

Median household income

$38,750$96,484

Median home value

$84,100$94,000

Owenton

Population

1,6861,600

Median household income

$29,964$52,121

Median home value

$86,200$124,300

Median gross rent

$516$664

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gratz	Owenton
Under 5	2.5%	6.0%
5 to 17	10.1%	14.3%
18 to 24	1.3%	6.5%
25 to 34	15.2%	13.9%
35 to 44	0.0%	11.3%
45 to 54	27.8%	11.1%
55 to 64	0.0%	9.8%
65 to 74	40.5%	15.3%
75 and over	2.5%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gratz	Owenton
White (non-Hispanic)	94.9%	97.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gratz	Owenton
No high school diploma	14.7%	21.0%
High school graduate	45.6%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	30.9%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gratz	Owenton
Drove alone	60.0%	80.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	40.0%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gratz	Owenton
1-unit, detached	92.7%	68.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	16.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	7.3%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Gratz	Owenton
Poverty rate	0.0%	14.4%
Average household size	2.14	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	34	32
Median year structure built	1941	1972