COMPARING TWO PLACES
Robards vs Owensboro
PLACE A
Robards, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Owensboro, Kentucky
Robards is 99% smaller than Owensboro. Robards earns more, with a median household income $23,893 higher. Owensboro has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -13%).
ROBARDSOWENSBORODIFFERENCE
Total population44360,892−99% vs Owensboro
Population density1462,919−2,773
Population growth-12.8%5.1%−17.9 pts
Median age50.737.5+13.2
Male46.6%48.9%−2.3 pts
Female53.4%51.1%+2.3 pts
Foreign-born2.3%5.0%−2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.0%79.0%+16.0 pts
Black1.0%6.3%−5.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%5.6%−3.3 pts
Asian0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Other1.7%6.4%−4.7 pts
Median household income$80,250$56,357+$23,893
Per capita income$36,658$33,626+$3,032
Poverty rate7.0%18.9%−11.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3260.488−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher12.6%26.1%−13.5 pts
Graduate degree3.7%10.4%−6.7 pts
Unemployment rate3.7%5.3%−1.6 pts
Labor force participation55.2%59.4%−4.2 pts
Median home value$152,100$178,900−$26,800
Median gross rent$778$905−$127
Owner-occupied76.2%57.4%+18.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.8%6.7%−2.9 pts
Rent-burdened households18.8%39.4%−20.6 pts
Average commute25.617.1+8.4
Worked from home3.0%6.9%−3.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured8.3%6.0%+2.3 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025