CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Owensboro

Kentucky · 53,549 residents · 20.9 sq mi

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Owensboro is a city of 53,549 people in Kentucky. Median home value sits at $45,800. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average. Median rent is $280 a month. The poverty rate is 18.9%, above the 13.2% national rate. The median household earns $21,952, about 27% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

53,549

−1%vs 2000

vs 54,067 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.1

−9%vs 2000

vs 37.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

20.9 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202460K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(3,842)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(3,763)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(3,720)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(3,928)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(3,766)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.9%(8,500)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(7,438)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(5,439)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(5,119)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(4,538)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(2,734)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(762)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,952

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,867 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,492

−36%vs 2000

vs $17,968 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.9%

+3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,800

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$280

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $406 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.1%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.2% in 2000

39.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.1%(48,697)

Black6.9%(3,714)

Hispanic / Latino1%(557)

Asian0.5%(264)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.4%(50,029)

Black6.1%(3,283)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(139)

Asian0.2%(112)

Other0.2%(125)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.6%(1,578)

Central American1.2%(709)

Puerto Rican0.9%(552)

Guatemalan0.7%(395)

Honduran0.5%(308)

South American0.3%(160)

Argentine0.3%(160)

Cuban0.1%(64)

Dominican0%(16)

Salvadoran0%(6)

Spaniard0%(6)

Asian origin

Burmese2.1%(1,266)

Asian Indian0.2%(107)

Japanese0.1%(88)

Filipino0.1%(33)

Chinese0%(26)

Taiwanese0%(16)

Kazakh0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0%(13)

Ancestry

English13%(7,810)

American12.9%(7,777)

Irish10%(6,023)

German9.7%(5,879)

Scottish2.8%(1,659)

Italian1.6%(984)

French1.2%(727)

Polish0.7%(427)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(384)

Dutch0.6%(373)

British0.6%(357)

Norwegian0.3%(171)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.3%(160)

Welsh0.3%(156)

Arab0.2%(130)

Portuguese0.2%(108)

Swedish0.2%(107)

Ukrainian0.2%(92)

West Indian0.1%(90)

French Canadian0.1%(85)

Moroccan0.1%(82)

Hungarian0.1%(76)

Swiss0.1%(71)

Russian0.1%(67)

Belgian0.1%(66)

Canadian0.1%(59)

Greek0.1%(49)

Jamaican0%(28)

Danish0%(27)

Finnish0%(25)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(18)

Ethiopian0%(17)

Armenian0%(16)

Nigerian0%(15)

Slovak0%(11)

Haitian0%(11)

Czech0%(8)

Austrian0%(7)

Romanian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.3%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.8%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.9%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.1 min

+17%vs 2000

vs 12.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.6%(8,520)

Married44.7%(10,404)

Widowed3.8%(876)

Divorced14.9%(3,467)

Women 15+

Never married30.1%(7,657)

Married40.4%(10,273)

Widowed12.5%(3,172)

Divorced17%(4,311)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.0%

−7.7 ptssince 2013

from 13.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.2%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 50.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.0%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 12.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.2%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.3%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 32.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.8%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 60.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.3%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 49.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)14.3%(433)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.5%(650)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.2%(1,248)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.9%(88)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3%(91)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,030 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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