COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Daviess County

Kentucky · 87,189 residents · 458 sq mi

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Daviess County is a county of 87,189 people in Kentucky. Median home value sits at $47,600. Median rent is $286 a month. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households take in $24,399 at the median, 19% less than the US figure. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

87,189

−5%vs 2000

vs 91,545 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.2

−10%vs 2000

vs 36.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

458 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024104K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(6,380)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(6,735)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(6,719)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(6,535)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(5,772)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.1%(14,020)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.4%(12,556)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(9,218)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(8,062)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(6,518)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.2%(3,699)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(975)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,399

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,813 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,456

−39%vs 2000

vs $18,739 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.4%

+3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,600

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $80,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$286

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $415 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.8%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.3% in 2000

31.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.2%(85,302)

Black4.3%(3,962)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(845)

Asian0.4%(374)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.6%(83,356)

Black4%(3,458)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(214)

Asian0.2%(185)

Other0.2%(190)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.3%(2,396)

Central American0.8%(789)

Puerto Rican0.6%(601)

Guatemalan0.4%(414)

Honduran0.4%(369)

South American0.2%(167)

Argentine0.2%(160)

Cuban0.1%(70)

Dominican0%(16)

Ecuadorian0%(7)

Salvadoran0%(6)

Spaniard0%(6)

Asian origin

Burmese1.3%(1,376)

Asian Indian0.3%(341)

Chinese0.1%(120)

Japanese0.1%(88)

Korean0.1%(80)

Filipino0%(44)

Vietnamese0%(43)

Taiwanese0%(16)

Kazakh0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(17)

Chamorro0%(13)

Ancestry

English15.2%(15,708)

American14.4%(14,926)

Irish10.6%(11,001)

German10%(10,361)

Scottish2.3%(2,400)

Italian1.4%(1,475)

French0.9%(949)

Polish0.7%(769)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(688)

Dutch0.5%(521)

British0.4%(435)

Welsh0.3%(308)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.2%(235)

Subsaharan African0.2%(223)

Swedish0.2%(197)

French Canadian0.1%(137)

Portuguese0.1%(134)

Arab0.1%(130)

Russian0.1%(121)

Hungarian0.1%(115)

Swiss0.1%(94)

Ukrainian0.1%(92)

West Indian0.1%(90)

Moroccan0.1%(82)

Belgian0.1%(72)

Canadian0.1%(59)

Greek0%(49)

Ethiopian0%(47)

Danish0%(37)

Romanian0%(36)

Jamaican0%(28)

Finnish0%(25)

Czech0%(20)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(18)

Armenian0%(16)

Nigerian0%(15)

Austrian0%(12)

Slovak0%(11)

Haitian0%(11)

Croatian0%(10)

Macedonian0%(10)

Serbian0%(7)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.1%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.3%

−8.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.6%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.1 min

+31%vs 2000

vs 13.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married31.6%(12,628)

Married53.2%(21,283)

Widowed3.1%(1,222)

Divorced12.2%(4,867)

Women 15+

Never married26.2%(11,224)

Married49%(20,951)

Widowed10.8%(4,598)

Divorced14%(5,998)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.5%

−6.1 ptssince 2013

from 11.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.6%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 56.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.5%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.4%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 20.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.3%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 25.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.7%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 67.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.6%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 41.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)16%(836)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.9%(1,358)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.5%(1,964)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.2%(166)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.8%(93)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 5,241 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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