Daviess County, Kentucky

16 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 103,195
Median household income: $65,323
Median home value: $185,800

Daviess County, Kentucky counts 103,195 residents. 16 cities and places have their primary county here. At $65,323, its median household income sits above Kentucky's $62,417.

From 2019 to 2023, Daviess County's population grew 2.7% from 100,474 to 103,195, while its median household income rose 26.4% from $51,673 to $65,323.

73.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1977.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 103,195
Median age: 38.7 yrs
Median household income: $65,323
Median home value: $185,800
Median gross rent: $906
Housing units: 44,199
Homeownership rate: 66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

100,474103,195

Median household income

$51,673$65,323

Median home value

$133,600$185,800

Median gross rent

$769$906

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	100,474	$51,673	$133,600	$769
2020	101,001	$54,881	$143,500	$809
2021	102,488	$57,660	$150,600	$831
2022	102,916	$64,021	$171,100	$890
2023	103,195	$65,323	$185,800	$906

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,630	6.4%
5 to 17	18,730	18.2%
18 to 24	8,481	8.2%
25 to 34	13,174	12.8%
35 to 44	12,676	12.3%
45 to 54	12,048	11.7%
55 to 64	13,541	13.1%
65 to 74	10,670	10.3%
75 and over	7,245	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	88,226	85.5%
Black or African American	4,401	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	184	0.2%
Asian	2,244	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	34	0.0%
Some other race	678	0.7%
Two or more races	3,253	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,175	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate34.2%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree15.0%

Graduate or professional degree10.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,310	9.1%
High school graduate	23,733	34.2%
Some college or associate's	21,805	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	10,431	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7,075	10.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone83.9%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	39,374	83.9%
Carpooled	3,760	8.0%
Public transit	122	0.3%
Walked	694	1.5%
Bicycle	166	0.4%
Worked from home	2,510	5.4%
Other means	287	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	18,844	42.4%
15 to 29 min	15,843	35.7%
30 to 44 min	5,644	12.7%
45 to 59 min	2,046	4.6%
60+ min	2,026	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 15.2% (15,314 of 100,445)

	Count	Share
Family households	26,593	64.6%
Nonfamily households	14,564	35.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	41,157	93.1%
Vacant	3,042	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	27,479	66.8%
Renter-occupied	13,678	33.2%

1-unit, detached73.5%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units8.7%

5 to 19 units6.5%

20 or more units3.7%

Mobile home & other6.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	32,497	73.5%
1-unit, attached	662	1.5%
2 to 4 units	3,858	8.7%
5 to 19 units	2,894	6.5%
20 or more units	1,650	3.7%
Mobile home & other	2,638	6.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 21059
State: Kentucky
Land area: 458 sq mi
Water area: 18 sq mi
Center point: 37.7317, -87.0871

Cities & places

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