COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Owen County

Kentucky · 9,035 residents · 350 sq mi

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Owen County is a county of 9,035 people in Kentucky. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $37,500. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 32 minutes on average. Renters pay $226 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,035

−14%vs 2000

vs 10,547 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.0

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

350 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(561)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(603)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.1%(822)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(662)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(500)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.1%(1,365)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(1,266)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(966)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.9%(896)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(772)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845%(455)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(167)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,067

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,310 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,559

−38%vs 2000

vs $15,521 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.5%

+4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,500

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $72,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$226

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $357 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.6%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.3% in 2000

24.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.6%(10,188)

Black1.1%(118)

Hispanic / Latino1%(105)

Asian0.2%(24)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98%(8,852)

Black1.7%(156)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(7)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.3%(27)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.2%(21)

Puerto Rican0.2%(21)

South American0%(4)

Colombian0%(4)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0%(3)

Ancestry

German17.2%(1,952)

American16.9%(1,912)

English12.6%(1,430)

Irish12.1%(1,366)

French2.5%(288)

Scottish1.4%(156)

Italian0.9%(102)

Dutch0.7%(78)

British0.6%(68)

Welsh0.6%(68)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(32)

Hungarian0.2%(28)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.2%(25)

Norwegian0.2%(23)

Danish0.2%(19)

Austrian0.1%(11)

Subsaharan African0.1%(11)

Swiss0.1%(11)

Romanian0.1%(9)

Canadian0.1%(6)

French Canadian0%(4)

Czech0%(3)

Ukrainian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.4%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

55.2%

−12.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

32.0 min

+32%vs 2000

vs 24.3 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 married29.9%(1,402)

Married53.2%(2,497)

Widowed4.5%(210)

Divorced12.4%(582)

Women 15+

Never married21.9%(1,011)

Married56.6%(2,608)

Widowed10%(459)

Divorced11.5%(531)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.4%

−6.2 ptssince 2013

from 12.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.5%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 53.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.9%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 12.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.6%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 21.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.3%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 25.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.1%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 65.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.9%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 42.0% 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)19.1%(114)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7%(42)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.6%(243)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.7%(40)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 598 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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