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Owensboro, Kentucky QuickFacts

	Owensboro, Kentucky	United States
Total population	54,067	281,421,906
State	Kentucky
City	owensboro

Owensboro, Kentucky Population

	Owensboro, Kentucky	%, Owensboro, Kentucky	United States
Male	25,243	46.69%	49.06%
Female	28,824	53.31%	50.94%
Median age (years)	37.4		35.3

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	Owensboro, Kentucky	%, Owensboro, Kentucky	United States
18 years and over	41,024	75.88%	74.31%
21 years and over	38,567	71.33%	69.97%
62 years and over	10,174	18.82%	14.66%
65 years and over	8,824	16.32%	12.43%

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	Owensboro, Kentucky	%, Owensboro, Kentucky	United States
White	48,999	90.63%	75.14%
Black or African American	3,728	6.9%	12.32%
Asian	276	0.51%	3.64%
Some other race	373	0.69%	5.46%
Two or more races	691	1.28%	2.43%

Owensboro, Kentucky Housing

	Owensboro, Kentucky	%, Owensboro, Kentucky	United States
Total households	22,659		105,480,101
Family households (families)	14,091	62.19%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	8,568	37.81%	31.94%

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	Owensboro, Kentucky	%, Owensboro, Kentucky	United States
Total housing units	24,361		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,643	6.74%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	22,659	93.01%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	13,644	56.01%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	9,015	37.01%	30.77%

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	Owensboro, Kentucky	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	2,306	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	7,394	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,979	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	853	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	365	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	134	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	22	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	76,100	119,600

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	Owensboro, Kentucky	%, Owensboro, Kentucky	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	5,350	23.61%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	6,105	26.94%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	3,480	15.36%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	3,065	13.53%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	2,062	9.1%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	2,686	11.85%	9.65%

Owensboro, Kentucky Education

	Owensboro, Kentucky	%, Owensboro, Kentucky	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	12,822		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	980	7.64%	6.47%
Kindergarten	788	6.15%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,625	43.87%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,964	23.12%	21.38%
College or graduate school	2,465	19.22%	22.81%

Owensboro, Kentucky Economy

	Owensboro, Kentucky	%, Owensboro, Kentucky	United States
Population 16 years and over	42,718		217,168,077
In labor force	26,372	61.74%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	26,331	61.64%	63.39%
- - Employed	24,523	57.41%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,808	4.23%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.9		5.8
- Armed Forces	41	0.1%	0.53%
Not in labor force	16,346	38.26%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	23,160	54.22%	51.66%
In labor force	12,390	29.0%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	12,378	28.98%	29.65%
- - Employed	11,634	27.23%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	4,172	9.77%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	2,554		12,787,501

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	Owensboro, Kentucky	%, Owensboro, Kentucky	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	22,778		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	3,250	14.27%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,168	9.52%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	3,538	15.53%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	3,351	14.71%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	3,885	17.06%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	3,905	17.14%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,546	6.79%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	691	3.03%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	110	0.48%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	334	1.47%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	31,867		41,994

	Owensboro, Kentucky	%, Owensboro, Kentucky	United States
With earnings	17,036	39.88%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	42,277		56,604
With Social Security income	7,158	16.76%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,633		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,295	3.03%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,413		6,320
With public assistance income	910	2.13%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,957		3,032
With retirement income	4,410	10.32%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	12,325		17,376

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