Owsley County vs Robertson County

A side-by-side comparison of Owsley County and Robertson County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Owsley County has the higher population (4,021 vs 2,239 in Robertson County). Robertson County has the higher median household income ($52,337 vs $31,064 in Owsley County). Robertson County has the higher median home value ($123,400 vs $79,900 in Owsley County).

Population, income & housing

	Owsley County	Robertson County
Population	4,021	2,239
Median age	47.9 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$31,064	$52,337
Median home value	$79,900	$123,400
Median gross rent	$551	$543
Housing units	2,024	996
Homeownership rate	68.3%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	11.3%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Owsley County	Robertson County
Population	4,442 → 4,021 (-9.5%)	2,123 → 2,239 (+5.5%)
Median household income	$30,284 → $31,064 (+2.6%)	$41,902 → $52,337 (+24.9%)
Median home value	$70,200 → $79,900 (+13.8%)	$114,700 → $123,400 (+7.6%)
Median gross rent	$316 → $551 (+74.4%)	$556 → $543 (-2.3%)

Owsley County

Population

4,4424,021

Median household income

$30,284$31,064

Median home value

$70,200$79,900

Median gross rent

$316$551

Robertson County

Population

2,1232,239

Median household income

$41,902$52,337

Median home value

$114,700$123,400

Median gross rent

$556$543

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Owsley County	Robertson County
Under 5	7.3%	3.4%
5 to 17	11.5%	24.6%
18 to 24	7.3%	4.4%
25 to 34	10.4%	9.9%
35 to 44	9.2%	15.3%
45 to 54	15.6%	9.8%
55 to 64	17.6%	13.9%
65 to 74	15.1%	8.4%
75 and over	5.9%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Owsley County	Robertson County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	94.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Owsley County	Robertson County
No high school diploma	27.0%	14.8%
High school graduate	42.2%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	19.3%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Owsley County	Robertson County
Drove alone	80.8%	88.9%
Carpooled	5.6%	8.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.7%	2.7%
Other means	2.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Owsley County	Robertson County
1-unit, detached	66.7%	72.8%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	0.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	24.7%	24.2%

Poverty & households

	Owsley County	Robertson County
Poverty rate	24.9%	27.4%
Average household size	2.61	2.76
Mean commute (minutes)	33	33
Median year structure built	1987	1980