2024 population: 122,596 ( 1,035 from 2020)
Land area: 898.6 square miles
Population density: 136.4 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	105,897	86.38%	1.1%
Black:	5,483	4.47%	5.7%
Indian:	176	0.14%	8.6%
Asian:	2,934	2.39%	34.0%
2+ races:	2,810	2.29%	10.9%
Hispanic:	5,296	4.32%	19.3%

Total non-White:	16,699	13.62%	15.1%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,257	12.9
Deaths:	6,296	12.9
Net Migration:	-187	-0.4
Net Immigration:	1,229	2.5

Change in White population:	-1,150	-0.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,185	1.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
121,561
107,047	88.06%
5,189	4.27%
162	0.13%
2,189	1.80%
2,534	2.08%
4,440	3.65%
14,514	11.94%

2010
114,752
104,565	91.12%
4,706	4.10%
149	0.13%
746	0.65%
1,681	1.46%
2,725	2.37%
10,187	8.88%

2000
109,875
103,225	93.95%
4,069	3.70%
156	0.14%
409	0.37%
881	0.80%
992	0.90%
6,650	6.05%

1990
104,681
100,418	95.93%
3,587	3.43%
159	0.15%
242	0.23%
n/a
275	0.26%
4,263	4.07%

1980
103,781
99,420	95.80%
3,461	3.33%
77	0.07%
376	0.36%
n/a
431	0.42%
4,361	4.20%

1970
95,628
91,580	95.77%
3,689	3.86%
49	0.05%
47	0.05%
n/a
226	0.24%
4,048	4.23%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
14,338	12.5
11,370	9.9
733	0.6
1,091	1.0

2,482	2.2
4,327	3.8

Number	Rate
2000's
14,627	13.3
10,094	9.2
-667	-0.6
603	0.5

1,340	1.2
3,537	3.2

Number	Rate
1990's
15,056	14.4
10,493	10.0
1,659	1.6
293	0.3

2,807	2.7
2,387	2.3

Number	Rate
1980's
16,346	15.8
9,569	9.2
-5,293	-5.1
n/a

998	1.0
-98	-0.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-532	-0.6
n/a

7,840	8.2
313	0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Owensboro, KY Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.2
29,322	23.9%
93,274	76.1%
21,090	17.2%

47,797
2.47

31,886	66.7%
23,711	74.4%
3,265	10.2%
15,911	33.3%

2010
Number	Percent
39.1
28,055	24.4%
86,697	75.6%
16,925	14.7%

45,737
2.45

30,878	67.5%
23,128	74.9%
3,337	10.8%
14,859	32.5%

2000
Number	Percent
36.7
28,176	25.6%
81,699	74.4%
15,039	13.7%

43,269
2.48

30,349	70.1%
24,338	80.2%
2,845	9.4%
12,920	29.9%

1990
Number	Percent
33.4
28,365	27.1%
76,316	72.9%
13,524	12.9%

39,587
2.59

29,215	73.8%
24,162	82.7%
2,432	8.3%
10,372	26.2%

1980
Number	Percent
29.6
31,507	30.4%
72,274	69.6%
11,585	11.2%

36,236
2.82

28,155	77.7%
24,284	86.3%
1,846	6.6%
8,081	22.3%

2022 Housing Data for Owensboro, KY Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,908	6.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,277	4.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,829	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,146	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,809	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,056	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,054	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,918	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,071	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	3,653	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	4,393	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,607	13.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,002	10.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,123	6.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,499	7.3%
$200,000 or more	2,452	5.1%

Median Household Income	64,316
Per Capita Income	33,288

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,503	7.3%
Public Assistance	717	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	5,834	12.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	50,291	70.3%
Unemployed	2,353	3.3%
In Armed Forces	44	0.1%

Total Labor Force	52,688	73.6%
Not in Labor Force	18,895	26.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	22,535	15,941	58.6%
Non-Profit	1,458	3,995	26.7%
Self-Employed	2,630	1,407	65.1%

Local Government	1,374	2,518	35.3%
State Government	944	1,621	36.8%
Federal Government	269	450	37.4%

Total Private + Self	25,165	17,348	59.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	4,045	8,584	32.0%
Total	29,210	25,932	53.0%

Pct. Govt.	13.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	7,222	13.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	11,837	21.4%
Professional, Technical	10,722	19.4%
Service Occupations	8,745	15.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	469	0.8%
All others	16,701	30.2%

White Collar		53.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	10,234	18.5%
Health care and social assistance	8,171	14.8%
Retail trade	6,053	11.0%
Educational services	4,847	8.8%
Accommodation and food services	3,618	6.6%
Construction	3,153	5.7%
Finance and insurance	3,001	5.4%
Other services	2,766	5.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,578	4.7%
Transportation and warehousing	2,240	4.1%
Public administration	1,573	2.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,543	2.8%
Wholesale trade	1,180	2.1%
Utilities	1,087	2.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,001	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	698	1.3%
Information	564	1.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	552	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	368	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,410	1.99%
Puerto Rican	331	0.27%
Cuban	81	0.07%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	722	0.60%
Costa Rican	4	0.00%
Guatemalan	606	0.50%
Honduran	91	0.08%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	21	0.02%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	131	0.11%
Argentinean	57	0.05%
Bolivian	12	0.01%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	26	0.02%
Ecuadorian	9	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	27	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	222	0.18%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Burmese	1,234	1.02%
Indian	481	0.40%
Filipino	152	0.13%
Chinese	83	0.07%
Korean	56	0.05%
Vietnamese	45	0.04%
Indonesian	14	0.01%
Taiwanese	11	0.01%
Japanese	7	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	108,473	95.6%
Spanish	2,520	2.2%
Other Asian	1,103	1.0%
Other Indo-European	514	0.5%
German, other Germanic	324	0.3%
Korean	179	0.2%
Other	114	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	110	0.1%
Tagalog	75	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	18,841	15.6%
English	14,845	12.3%
German	13,574	11.2%
Irish	12,994	10.7%
Scottish	2,343	1.9%
Italian	1,798	1.5%
European	1,626	1.3%
French	1,556	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	980	0.8%
Dutch	737	0.6%
Polish	692	0.6%
British	565	0.5%
Welsh	301	0.2%
Norwegian	220	0.2%
French Canadian	216	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	118,866	98.1%
Not a citizen	2,281	1.9%

Native	117,734	97.2%
Foreign-born	3,413	2.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,429	3.0%	4,982	6.1%	28,584	35.0%	25,961	31.7%	12,282	15.0%	7,530	9.2%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,429	3.0%
9-12 Years	4,982	6.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	28,584	35.0%
Some College	25,961	31.7%
Bach. Degree	12,282	15.0%
Grad Degree	7,530	9.2%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	103,666	97,184	6,482	6.3%
1991	105,114	96,880	8,234	7.8%
1992	105,294	96,840	8,454	8.0%
1993	107,706	100,160	7,546	7.0%
1994	110,772	104,730	6,042	5.5%
1995	113,096	106,330	6,766	6.0%
1996	111,822	105,230	6,592	5.9%
1997	115,426	108,448	6,978	6.0%
1998	115,384	109,916	5,468	4.7%
1999	117,060	110,476	6,584	5.6%

2000	111,574	106,784	4,790	4.3%
2001	110,070	104,358	5,712	5.2%
2002	108,724	102,512	6,212	5.7%
2003	110,076	103,192	6,884	6.3%
2004	109,404	103,372	6,032	5.5%
2005	109,830	103,296	6,534	5.9%
2006	112,228	106,006	6,222	5.5%
2007	111,944	106,430	5,514	4.9%
2008	112,506	105,876	6,630	5.9%
2009	114,606	103,172	11,434	10.0%

2010	111,502	100,874	10,628	9.5%
2011	113,066	103,590	9,476	8.4%
2012	113,978	105,890	8,088	7.1%
2013	112,468	104,712	7,756	6.9%
2014	108,504	102,290	6,214	5.7%
2015	107,482	102,546	4,936	4.6%
2016	110,130	105,178	4,952	4.5%
2017	112,518	107,590	4,928	4.4%
2018	111,220	106,804	4,416	4.0%
2019	110,632	106,432	4,200	3.8%

2020	107,082	100,564	6,518	6.1%
2021	107,860	103,450	4,410	4.1%
2022	107,764	103,530	4,234	3.9%
2023	104,210	99,674	4,536	4.4%
2024	111,944	106,264	5,680	5.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	52,009
Median Value	$164,478

Occupied	47,797	91.9%
Vacant	4,212	8.1%

Owned	33,296	69.7%
Rented	14,501	30.3%
Median Rent	$854

Single-Family Units	39,045	75.1%
Detached	38,256	73.6%
Attached	789	1.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4,931	9.5%
Mobile Homes	3,820	7.3%

Owensboro, KY Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Owensboro, KY Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Owensboro, KY Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Owensboro, KY Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Owensboro, KY Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Owensboro, KY Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Owensboro, KY Metro Area