Moving to Owensboro, Kentucky

About Owensboro, Kentucky
Owensboro

Owensboro is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Daviess County, Kentucky, United States. It is the fourth-most populous city in the state. Owensboro is located on U.S. Route 60 and Interstate 165 about 107 miles (172 km) southwest of Louisville, and is the principal city of the Owensboro metropolitan area. The 2020 census had its population at 60,183. The metropolitan population was estimated at 116,506. The metropolitan area is the sixth largest in the state as of 2018, and the seventh largest population center in the state when including micropolitan areas.

Gender
Gender Owensboro Kentucky Country
Female 52.3% 50.8% 50.8%
Male 47.7% 49.2% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Owensboro Kentucky Country
Less than $10,000 8.8% 8.1% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 5.8% 5.5% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 11.9% 10.4% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 11.9% 10.4% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 15.8% 13.5% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 17.8% 18% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 11.8% 12.4% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 11.2% 13% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 2.7% 4.5% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 2.3% 4.2% 8.3%
Education


Education Owensboro Kentucky Country
< 9th Grade 4% 4% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 6% 8% 7.0%
High School or GED 33% 33% 27.0%
Other College 23% 21% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 9% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 15% 15% 20.0%
Master's Degree 8% 7% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Owensboro Kentucky Country
White 82.6% 84.1% 60.1%
African American 6.5% 8% 12.2%
American Indian 0.2% 0.2% 0.6%
Asian 2.4% 1.5% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0.6% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 3.2% 2.2% 2.8%
Hispanic 4.6% 3.8% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity