COMPARING TWO PLACES
Owsley County vs Lee County
PLACE A
Owsley County, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Lee County, Alabama
Owsley County is 98% smaller than Lee County. Lee County earns more, with a median household income $43,636 higher. Lee County has grown faster since 2000 (24% vs -15%).
OWSLEY COUNTYLEE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population3,932189,881−98% vs Lee County
Population density20313−293
Population growth-14.8%24.2%−39.0 pts
Median age47.734.0+13.7
Male50.5%49.4%+1.1 pts
Female49.5%50.6%−1.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.0%−7.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.5%65.3%+30.2 pts
Black0.0%21.6%−21.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.1%5.4%−5.3 pts
Asian0.2%4.3%−4.2 pts
Other4.3%3.4%+0.9 pts
Median household income$22,188$65,824−$43,636
Per capita income$18,731$35,940−$17,209
Poverty rate36.1%18.9%+17.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5620.494+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher7.1%42.4%−35.3 pts
Graduate degree2.1%19.3%−17.2 pts
Unemployment rate12.6%3.5%+9.0 pts
Labor force participation39.2%60.3%−21.1 pts
Median home value$80,100$262,200−$182,100
Median gross rent$448$1,058−$610
Owner-occupied70.1%66.3%+3.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.6%12.8%+10.8 pts
Rent-burdened households33.1%50.3%−17.2 pts
Average commute31.522.3+9.2
Worked from home9.1%9.5%−0.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured4.8%8.6%−3.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025