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Owensboro KY - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	54,067	605 (of 25,150) (98%)	3 (of 467) (99%)
Average Income	$31,867	14,844 (41%)	220 (53%)
Median House Value	$76,100	12,314 (51%)	196 (58%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	90.6%	15,468 (of 25,150) (38%)	350 (of 467) (25%)
% Black Population	6.9%	4,934 (80%)	113 (76%)
% Hispanic Population	1.0%	15,955 (37%)	192 (59%)
% Asian Population	0.5%	9,292 (63%)	152 (67%)
% American Indian Population	0.1%	17,197 (32%)	264 (43%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	78.5%	14,047 (of 25,150) (44%)	169 (of 467) (64%)
% College Graduates	17.8%	8,372 (67%)	159 (66%)
% Never Married	23.3%	10,310 (59%)	132 (72%)
% Married	52.0%	17,927 (29%)	311 (33%)
% Seperated	1.7%	11,009 (56%)	229 (51%)
% Divorced	14.1%	3,498 (86%)	118 (75%)
% Foreign Born	1.2%	14,331 (43%)	193 (59%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	24,361	512 (of 25,150) (98%)	3 (of 467) (99%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	11.8%	15,624 (38%)	265 (43%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	4.5%	14,902 (41%)	295 (37%)
Average Rooms in House	5.0	19,469 (23%)	384 (18%)
% Households with No Car	10.8%	5,958 (76%)	184 (61%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	13.6%	18,285 (27%)	299 (36%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.0%	11,045 (56%)	327 (30%)
Median House Value	$76,100	12,314 (51%)	196 (58%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	11.8%	5,902 (77%)	169 (64%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.4%	5,090 (80%)	55 (88%)
Average Monthly Rent	$406	15,564 (38%)	223 (52%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	61.7%	13,058 (of 25,150) (48%)	182 (of 467) (61%)
% Drive Alone to Work	85.1%	4,473 (82%)	143 (69%)
% Take Public Transportation	0.5%	8,710 (65%)	162 (65%)
% Walk to Work	1.9%	14,216 (43%)	223 (52%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	16.5	22,304 (11%)	430 (8%)
% Households making less than $10,000	14.3%	7,312 (71%)	225 (52%)
% Households making over $200,000	1.5%	6,064 (76%)	133 (72%)
Median Household Income	$31,867	14,844 (41%)	220 (53%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	4.0%	8,145 (68%)	200 (57%)
Per Capita Income	$17,968	10,038 (60%)	175 (63%)
Male Worker Income	$33,429	9,827 (61%)	190 (59%)
Female Worker Income	$21,457	14,326 (43%)	250 (46%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	12.2%	7,584 (70%)	212 (55%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	15.9%	7,616 (70%)	211 (55%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Louisville, Kentucky	82 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.86

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Jonesboro, Arkansas	0.91
Johnson City, Tennessee	0.91
Middletown, Ohio	0.91
La Crosse, Wisconsin	0.90
Hamilton, Ohio	0.90
Mansfield, Ohio	0.90
Great Falls, Montana	0.90
Anderson, Indiana	0.90
Florissant, Missouri	0.89
Council Bluffs, Iowa	0.89

Owensboro KY Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
American Ancestor Population	10,253	97
Houseowners with a Mortgage Between $300 and $499	1,442	111
Houseowners with a Mortgage Less than $300	147	118
Houseowners with a Mortgage Between $500 and $699	2,577	149
Renters Paying between $200 and $299 a Month	1,104	158

Owensboro KY Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 467)
Houses Worth Less than $50,000	2,306	2
Population	54,067	3
Male Population	25,243	3
Female Population	28,824	3
Under 5 years Old Population	3,658	3

Owensboro KY Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Average Commute Time	17	22,304
Percent In Household Population	95.9%	21,554
Percent Bottled, Tank, or LP Gas Fueled Households	0.5%	21,394
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	60.2%	21,303
Percent Total Ancestries Reported	79.6%	20,625

Owensboro KY Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 467)
Average Commute Time	17	430
Average Rooms in House	5	384
Percent In Household Population	95.9%	366
Percent Electricity Fueled Households	16.9%	364
Percent of Houses with 7 Rooms	9.0%	362

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Owensboro KY	Jonesboro, Arkansas
Total Population	55,515	54,067
Average Age	31.8	37.4
Average Income	$32,196	$31,867
Median House Value	$87,000	$76,100
% White Population	85.4%	90.6%
% Black Population	11.3%	6.9%
% Asian Population	0.8%	0.5%
% Hispanic Population	2.3%	1.0%

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