COMPARING TWO PLACES
Clay vs Owensboro
PLACE A
Clay, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Owensboro, Kentucky
Clay is 99% smaller than Owensboro. Owensboro earns more, with a median household income $44,915 higher. Owensboro has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -19%).
CLAYOWENSBORODIFFERENCE
Total population36360,892−99% vs Owensboro
Population density6512,919−2,269
Population growth-19.3%5.1%−24.4 pts
Median age30.437.5−7.1
Male64.0%48.9%+15.1 pts
Female36.0%51.1%−15.1 pts
Foreign-born0.5%5.0%−4.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.6%79.0%+17.5 pts
Black0.5%6.3%−5.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.1%5.6%−4.6 pts
Asian0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Other1.9%6.4%−4.6 pts
Median household income$11,442$56,357−$44,915
Per capita income$8,406$33,626−$25,220
Poverty rate77.8%18.9%+58.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6410.488+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher3.9%26.1%−22.2 pts
Graduate degree3.5%10.4%−6.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.3%−5.3 pts
Labor force participation13.4%59.4%−45.9 pts
Median home value$44,300$178,900−$134,600
Median gross rent$665$905−$240
Owner-occupied22.4%57.4%−35.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate46.1%6.7%+39.4 pts
Rent-burdened households85.6%39.4%+46.2 pts
Average commute22.817.1+5.7
Worked from home3.2%6.9%−3.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured1.9%6.0%−4.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025