Metcalfe County vs Owen County

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

Metcalfe 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.

Owen County has the higher population (11,270 vs 10,372 in Metcalfe County). Owen County has the higher median household income ($59,706 vs $48,572 in Metcalfe County). Owen County has the higher median home value ($165,000 vs $103,100 in Metcalfe County).

Population, income & housing

	Metcalfe County	Owen County
Population	10,372	11,270
Median age	41.9 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$48,572	$59,706
Median home value	$103,100	$165,000
Median gross rent	$549	$775
Housing units	4,719	5,378
Homeownership rate	75.3%	87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Metcalfe County	Owen County
Population	10,036 → 10,372 (+3.3%)	10,796 → 11,270 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$37,386 → $48,572 (+29.9%)	$48,801 → $59,706 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$77,200 → $103,100 (+33.5%)	$116,100 → $165,000 (+42.1%)
Median gross rent	$523 → $549 (+5.0%)	$624 → $775 (+24.2%)

Metcalfe County

Population

10,03610,372

Median household income

$37,386$48,572

Median home value

$77,200$103,100

Median gross rent

$523$549

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)

	Metcalfe County	Owen County
Under 5	5.7%	5.3%
5 to 17	18.0%	16.8%
18 to 24	6.9%	8.0%
25 to 34	10.8%	11.3%
35 to 44	12.4%	11.5%
45 to 54	13.4%	13.1%
55 to 64	14.0%	14.1%
65 to 74	11.2%	12.3%
75 and over	7.6%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Metcalfe County	Owen County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	94.1%
Black or African American	2.2%	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	1.3%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Metcalfe County	Owen County
No high school diploma	15.7%	15.9%
High school graduate	42.7%	45.2%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Metcalfe County	Owen County
Drove alone	81.0%	72.3%
Carpooled	10.3%	12.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	1.1%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	11.2%
Other means	1.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Metcalfe County	Owen County
1-unit, detached	65.9%	68.6%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	3.0%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	27.9%	24.6%

Poverty & households

	Metcalfe County	Owen County
Poverty rate	25.7%	17.2%
Average household size	2.42	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	23	42
Median year structure built	1986	1990