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Owensboro Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Owensboro Area is $22,909, which is about the same as the state average of $23,741 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Owensboro Area median household income is $45,639. On average Owensboro Area residents spend 18.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #484

Owensboro Area	22,909 USD
Kentucky	23,741 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Owensboro Area	27,171 USD
Kentucky	26,888 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Owensboro Area	35,131 USD
Kentucky	32,091 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Owensboro Area	21,918 USD
Kentucky	22,404 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #437

Owensboro Area	45,639 USD
Kentucky	43,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Owensboro Area	57,461 USD
Kentucky	59,312 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Owensboro Area	7.83%
Kentucky	28.72%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Owensboro Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Kentucky and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Owensboro Area		Kentucky		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.86%	$9,703, see rank	16.86%	$12,787	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.23%	$17,622, see rank	33.47%	$16,444	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.60%	$3,145, see rank	2.53%	$3,221	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.55%	$18,638, see rank	19.67%	$20,842	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Owensboro Area	57,358 USD
Kentucky	54,928 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Owensboro Area	67,060 USD
Kentucky	70,337 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Owensboro Area	Kentucky	U.S.
White	$46,449, see rank	$44,895	$56,900
Black	$25,917, see rank	$28,858	$35,600
Hispanic	$26,100, see rank	$34,575	$42,396
Asian	$35,938, see rank	$62,293	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$25,357, see rank	$30,713	$37,170
One Race, Other	$34,545, see rank	$33,225	$40,300
Two or More Races	$24,241, see rank	$33,835	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Owensboro Area	Kentucky	U.S.
less than 25	$32,641, see rank	$22,754	$25,788
25 to 44	$49,507, see rank	$49,463	$58,398
45 to 64	$55,920, see rank	$51,642	$65,027
65 or over	$33,966, see rank	$31,622	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Owensboro Area	Kentucky	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	90,570, see rank	3,476,701	248,775,628
Male¹	43,433, 47.96%, see rank	48.68%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	29,054, 66.89%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	87, 0.20%, see rank	0.85%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	28,967, 66.69%, see rank	63.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	26,854, 92.71%, see rank	90.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,113, 7.29%, see rank	9.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	14,379, 33.11%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	47,137, 52.04%, see rank	51.32%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	25,539, 54.18%, see rank	55.12%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	4, 0.01%, see rank	0.06%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	25,535, 54.17%, see rank	55.06%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	23,933, 93.73%, see rank	91.20%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,602, 6.27%, see rank	8.80%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	21,598, 45.82%, see rank	44.88%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Owensboro Area	Kentucky	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	49,906, 100%	1,845,143	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	43,174, 86.51%, see rank	82.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3,947, 7.91%, see rank	9.92%	9.59%
Public Transportation	191, 0.38%, see rank	1.08%	5.06%
Walked	1,115, 2.23%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	386, 0.77%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,093, 2.19%, see rank	3.13%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Owensboro Area	18.8 minutes
Kentucky	22.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Owensboro Area	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	50,787	1,870,879	143,435,233
Male¹	26,854, 52.88%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,186, 23.04%, see rank	27.94%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	3,734, 13.90%, see rank	13.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,056, 15.10%, see rank	16.34%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	288, 1.07%, see rank	1.20%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,558, 9.53%, see rank	9.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	8,096, 30.15%, see rank	24.48%	17.94%
Female¹	23,933, 47.12%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	8,751, 36.56%, see rank	37.96%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	5,024, 20.99%, see rank	20.44%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7,946, 33.20%, see rank	32.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	40, 0.17%, see rank	0.20%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	108, 0.45%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,014, 8.42%, see rank	8.09%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Owensboro Area	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	50,787, 100%	1,870,879	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,585, 3.12%, see rank	2.82%	1.96%
Construction	3,294, 6.49%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	8,926, 17.58%, see rank	13.73%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	873, 1.72%, see rank	2.63%	2.75%
Retail Trade	6,410, 12.62%, see rank	11.96%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,743, 5.40%, see rank	5.87%	4.93%
Information	430, 0.85%, see rank	1.71%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3,251, 6.40%, see rank	5.41%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,981, 5.87%, see rank	7.84%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	11,994, 23.62%, see rank	24.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	4,052, 7.98%, see rank	8.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,642, 3.23%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,606, 5.13%, see rank	4.72%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Owensboro Area	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population in Poverty	18,191	16.10%, see rank	18.92%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	3,859	12.50%, see rank	14.41%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.