COMPARING TWO PLACES
Slaughters vs Owensboro
PLACE A
Slaughters, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Owensboro, Kentucky
Slaughters is 100% smaller than Owensboro. Owensboro earns more, with a median household income $20,732 higher. Owensboro has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -12%).
SLAUGHTERSOWENSBORODIFFERENCE
Total population19160,892−100% vs Owensboro
Population density8302,919−2,089
Population growth-12.0%5.1%−17.1 pts
Median age46.937.5+9.4
Male39.4%48.9%−9.5 pts
Female60.6%51.1%+9.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.3%79.0%+15.2 pts
Black2.9%6.3%−3.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.1%5.6%−4.5 pts
Asian0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Other1.7%6.4%−4.7 pts
Median household income$35,625$56,357−$20,732
Per capita income$23,784$33,626−$9,842
Poverty rate25.1%18.9%+6.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4460.488−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher7.9%26.1%−18.2 pts
Graduate degree1.6%10.4%−8.8 pts
Unemployment rate1.6%5.3%−3.6 pts
Labor force participation41.2%59.4%−18.1 pts
Median home value$72,100$178,900−$106,800
Median gross rent$1,208$905+$303
Owner-occupied73.0%57.4%+15.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.8%6.7%+13.1 pts
Rent-burdened households54.2%39.4%+14.8 pts
Average commute18.617.1+1.4
Worked from home0.0%6.9%−6.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured2.9%6.0%−3.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025