COMPARING TWO PLACES
Utica vs Owensboro
PLACE A
Utica, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Owensboro, Kentucky
Utica is 100% smaller than Owensboro. Owensboro earns more, with a median household income $7,428 higher. Owensboro has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -3%).
UTICAOWENSBORODIFFERENCE
Total population17960,892−100% vs Owensboro
Population density1282,919−2,791
Population growth-2.6%5.1%−7.7 pts
Median age47.337.5+9.8
Male54.8%48.9%+5.9 pts
Female45.2%51.1%−5.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.5%79.0%+16.5 pts
Black0.0%6.3%−6.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.8%5.6%−1.8 pts
Asian0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Other0.6%6.4%−5.8 pts
Median household income$48,929$56,357−$7,428
Per capita income$27,508$33,626−$6,118
Poverty rate7.1%18.9%−11.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4040.488−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.2%26.1%−16.9 pts
Graduate degree3.3%10.4%−7.1 pts
Unemployment rate2.6%5.3%−2.6 pts
Labor force participation55.9%59.4%−3.5 pts
Median home value$86,700$178,900−$92,200
Median gross rent$379$905−$526
Owner-occupied78.4%57.4%+21.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.5%6.7%+20.8 pts
Rent-burdened households18.8%39.4%−20.6 pts
Average commute30.717.1+13.6
Worked from home5.4%6.9%−1.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured0.6%6.0%−5.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025