Monterey vs Owenton

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

Monterey 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 94 in Monterey). Monterey has the higher median household income ($66,458 vs $52,121 in Owenton). Owenton has the higher median home value ($124,300 vs $107,100 in Monterey).

Population, income & housing

	Monterey	Owenton
Population	94	1,600
Median age	45.0 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$66,458	$52,121
Median home value	$107,100	$124,300
Median gross rent	—	$664
Housing units	66	739
Homeownership rate	89.4%	55.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.9%	11.7%
Unemployment rate	16.4%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monterey	Owenton
Population	118 → 94 (-20.3%)	1,686 → 1,600 (-5.1%)
Median household income	$45,000 → $66,458 (+47.7%)	$29,964 → $52,121 (+73.9%)
Median home value	$43,100 → $107,100 (+148.5%)	$86,200 → $124,300 (+44.2%)
Median gross rent	$575 → $388 (-32.5%)	$516 → $664 (+28.7%)

Monterey

Population

11894

Median household income

$45,000$66,458

Median home value

$43,100$107,100

Median gross rent

$575$388

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)

	Monterey	Owenton
Under 5	4.3%	6.0%
5 to 17	8.5%	14.3%
18 to 24	10.6%	6.5%
25 to 34	14.9%	13.9%
35 to 44	11.7%	11.3%
45 to 54	23.4%	11.1%
55 to 64	21.3%	9.8%
65 to 74	3.2%	15.3%
75 and over	2.1%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monterey	Owenton
White (non-Hispanic)	98.9%	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	1.1%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monterey	Owenton
No high school diploma	11.1%	21.0%
High school graduate	54.2%	41.7%
Some college or associate's	20.8%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monterey	Owenton
Drove alone	87.0%	80.7%
Carpooled	8.7%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monterey	Owenton
1-unit, detached	74.2%	68.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	9.1%	16.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	16.7%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Monterey	Owenton
Poverty rate	28.7%	14.4%
Average household size	2.00	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	31	32
Median year structure built	1967	1972