Monroe County vs Owen County

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

Monroe 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.

Monroe County has the higher population (11,318 vs 11,270 in Owen County). Owen County has the higher median household income ($59,706 vs $49,430 in Monroe County). Owen County has the higher median home value ($165,000 vs $116,300 in Monroe County).

Population, income & housing

	Monroe County	Owen County
Population	11,318	11,270
Median age	41.3 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$49,430	$59,706
Median home value	$116,300	$165,000
Median gross rent	$629	$775
Housing units	5,240	5,378
Homeownership rate	69.2%	87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monroe County	Owen County
Population	10,627 → 11,318 (+6.5%)	10,796 → 11,270 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$34,879 → $49,430 (+41.7%)	$48,801 → $59,706 (+22.3%)
Median home value	$80,500 → $116,300 (+44.5%)	$116,100 → $165,000 (+42.1%)
Median gross rent	$523 → $629 (+20.3%)	$624 → $775 (+24.2%)

Monroe County

Population

10,62711,318

Median household income

$34,879$49,430

Median home value

$80,500$116,300

Median gross rent

$523$629

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)

	Monroe County	Owen County
Under 5	6.0%	5.3%
5 to 17	17.6%	16.8%
18 to 24	7.5%	8.0%
25 to 34	11.3%	11.3%
35 to 44	12.1%	11.5%
45 to 54	12.2%	13.1%
55 to 64	14.8%	14.1%
65 to 74	10.8%	12.3%
75 and over	7.7%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monroe County	Owen County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.6%	94.1%
Black or African American	2.6%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.2%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.4%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monroe County	Owen County
No high school diploma	17.6%	15.9%
High school graduate	46.2%	45.2%
Some college or associate's	21.4%	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monroe County	Owen County
Drove alone	81.5%	72.3%
Carpooled	10.7%	12.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.4%
Walked	1.6%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	11.2%
Other means	0.8%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monroe County	Owen County
1-unit, detached	73.5%	68.6%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	3.0%
20 or more units	1.7%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	17.5%	24.6%

Poverty & households

	Monroe County	Owen County
Poverty rate	22.2%	17.2%
Average household size	2.44	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	29	42
Median year structure built	1977	1990