COMPARING TWO PLACES
Birdseye vs Owensboro
PLACE A
Birdseye, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Owensboro, Kentucky
Birdseye is 99% smaller than Owensboro. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
BIRDSEYEOWENSBORODIFFERENCE
Total population41560,892−99% vs Owensboro
Population density6532,919−2,267
Population growth0.2%5.1%−4.9 pts
Median age34.637.5−2.9
Male51.3%48.9%+2.4 pts
Female48.7%51.1%−2.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.0%79.0%+17.9 pts
Black0.0%6.3%−6.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.6%−5.6 pts
Asian0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Other3.0%6.4%−3.4 pts
Median household income$55,750$56,357−$607
Per capita income$24,562$33,626−$9,064
Poverty rate13.7%18.9%−5.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3890.488−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher6.5%26.1%−19.6 pts
Graduate degree0.6%10.4%−9.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%5.3%−1.2 pts
Labor force participation71.7%59.4%+12.3 pts
Median home value$103,400$178,900−$75,500
Median gross rent$650$905−$255
Owner-occupied70.4%57.4%+13.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.5%6.7%+1.8 pts
Rent-burdened households25.0%39.4%−14.4 pts
Average commute27.117.1+10.0
Worked from home2.2%6.9%−4.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured1.9%6.0%−4.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025