Owensboro

Population: 60,112
Median household income: $53,295
Median home value: $162,900

Owensboro, a community in Daviess County, Kentucky, has 60,112 residents. At $53,295, its median household income sits below Daviess County's $65,323.

Between 2019 and 2023, Owensboro's population held roughly steady from 59,536 to 60,112, while its median home value rose 43.7% from $113,400 to $162,900.

Owners occupy 55.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 60,112
Median age: 37.7 yrs
Median household income: $53,295
Median home value: $162,900
Median gross rent: $900
Housing units: 27,214
Homeownership rate: 55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

59,53660,112

Median household income

$43,369$53,295

Median home value

$113,400$162,900

Median gross rent

$769$900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	59,536	$43,369	$113,400	$769
2020	59,796	$46,193	$125,600	$812
2021	59,839	$47,411	$131,600	$828
2022	60,019	$51,982	$151,800	$888
2023	60,112	$53,295	$162,900	$900

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 4410.9%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,949	6.6%
5 to 17	10,444	17.4%
18 to 24	5,703	9.5%
25 to 34	8,296	13.8%
35 to 44	6,575	10.9%
45 to 54	6,925	11.5%
55 to 64	7,193	12.0%
65 to 74	6,115	10.2%
75 and over	4,912	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	48,191	80.2%
Black or African American	3,856	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	132	0.2%
Asian	1,863	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.0%
Some other race	658	1.1%
Two or more races	2,153	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,249	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate34.5%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree15.2%

Graduate or professional degree10.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,111	10.3%
High school graduate	13,817	34.5%
Some college or associate's	11,933	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	6,092	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4,063	10.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone81.0%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.4%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	21,554	81.0%
Carpooled	2,445	9.2%
Public transit	96	0.4%
Walked	608	2.3%
Bicycle	152	0.6%
Worked from home	1,559	5.9%
Other means	193	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12,865	51.4%
15 to 29 min	7,561	30.2%
30 to 44 min	2,364	9.4%
45 to 59 min	1,233	4.9%
60+ min	1,025	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 19.9% (11,540 of 58,031)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,530	57.7%
Nonfamily households	10,651	42.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	25,181	92.5%
Vacant	2,033	7.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,050	55.8%
Renter-occupied	11,131	44.2%

1-unit, detached68.9%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units12.8%

5 to 19 units9.6%

20 or more units5.4%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18,757	68.9%
1-unit, attached	464	1.7%
2 to 4 units	3,479	12.8%
5 to 19 units	2,611	9.6%
20 or more units	1,459	5.4%
Mobile home & other	444	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2158620
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 21 sq mi
Water area: 1.45 sq mi
Center point: 37.7572, -87.1174