Green County vs Owen County

A side-by-side comparison of Green County and Owen County: population, income, housing, and more.

Green County and Owen County are counties in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Green County has the higher population (11,278 vs 11,270 in Owen County). Owen County has the higher median household income ($59,706 vs $41,087 in Green County). Owen County has the higher median home value ($165,000 vs $118,900 in Green County).

Population, income & housing

	Green County	Owen County
Population	11,278	11,270
Median age	45.2 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$41,087	$59,706
Median home value	$118,900	$165,000
Median gross rent	$612	$775
Housing units	5,292	5,378
Homeownership rate	76.6%	87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Green County	Owen County
Population	10,979 → 11,278 (+2.7%)	10,796 → 11,270 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$35,899 → $41,087 (+14.5%)	$48,801 → $59,706 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$79,500 → $118,900 (+49.6%)	$116,100 → $165,000 (+42.1%)
Median gross rent	$547 → $612 (+11.9%)	$624 → $775 (+24.2%)

Green County

Population

10,97911,278

Median household income

$35,899$41,087

Median home value

$79,500$118,900

Median gross rent

$547$612

Owen County

Population

10,79611,270

Median household income

$48,801$59,706

Median home value

$116,100$165,000

Median gross rent

$624$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Green County	Owen County
Under 5	5.4%	5.3%
5 to 17	15.5%	16.8%
18 to 24	6.4%	8.0%
25 to 34	11.2%	11.3%
35 to 44	11.0%	11.5%
45 to 54	12.7%	13.1%
55 to 64	15.5%	14.1%
65 to 74	12.0%	12.3%
75 and over	10.3%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Green County	Owen County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	94.1%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.5%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Green County	Owen County
No high school diploma	15.0%	15.9%
High school graduate	42.2%	45.2%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Green County	Owen County
Drove alone	78.7%	72.3%
Carpooled	11.0%	12.7%
Public transit	1.6%	0.4%
Walked	0.8%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	11.2%
Other means	0.9%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Green County	Owen County
1-unit, detached	76.9%	68.6%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	17.8%	24.6%

Poverty & households

	Green County	Owen County
Poverty rate	21.5%	17.2%
Average household size	2.53	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	30	42
Median year structure built	1977	1990