COMPARING TWO PLACES
Calhoun vs Owensboro
PLACE A
Calhoun, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Owensboro, Kentucky
Calhoun is 99% smaller than Owensboro. Owensboro earns more, with a median household income $7,329 higher.
CALHOUNOWENSBORODIFFERENCE
Total population57160,892−99% vs Owensboro
Population density4812,919−2,438
Population growth9.4%5.1%+4.3 pts
Median age46.737.5+9.2
Male40.8%48.9%−8.0 pts
Female59.2%51.1%+8.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.9%79.0%+13.8 pts
Black1.3%6.3%−5.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.6%−5.6 pts
Asian0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Other5.9%6.4%−0.5 pts
Median household income$49,028$56,357−$7,329
Per capita income$25,955$33,626−$7,671
Poverty rate18.3%18.9%−0.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3260.488−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%26.1%−6.5 pts
Graduate degree5.8%10.4%−4.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.4%5.3%−4.9 pts
Labor force participation58.7%59.4%−0.7 pts
Median home value$179,700$178,900+$800
Median gross rent$690$905−$215
Owner-occupied72.1%57.4%+14.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.4%6.7%−0.3 pts
Rent-burdened households26.2%39.4%−13.2 pts
Average commute24.817.1+7.7
Worked from home5.3%6.9%−1.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured15.8%6.0%+9.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025