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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Owensboro is $21,343, which is lower than the state average of $23,741 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Owensboro median household income is $38,213, which has grown by 19.91% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 28.72% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Owensboro residents spend 14.6 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, #212

Owensboro, KY	21,343 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, KY	24,887 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, KY	29,165 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, KY	21,093 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, #245

Owensboro, KY	38,213 USD
Kentucky	43,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Owensboro, KY	50,690 USD
Kentucky	59,312 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #216

Owensboro, KY	19.91%
Kentucky	28.72%
U.S.	27.36%

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, KY		Kentucky		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.75%	$11,760, see rank	16.86%	$12,787	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.59%	$17,088, see rank	33.47%	$16,444	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.60%	$2,468, see rank	2.53%	$3,221	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.17%	$17,637, 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, KY	50,595 USD
Kentucky	54,928 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Owensboro, KY	60,942 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, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
White	$39,523, see rank	$44,895	$56,900
Black	$25,917, see rank	$28,858	$35,600
Hispanic	$27,337, see rank	$34,575	$42,396
Asian	$37,292, see rank	$62,293	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$16,875, see rank	$30,713	$37,170
One Race, Other	$34,432, see rank	$33,225	$40,300
Two or More Races	$19,145, 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, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
less than 25	$26,870, see rank	$22,754	$25,788
25 to 44	$41,410, see rank	$49,463	$58,398
45 to 64	$45,837, see rank	$51,642	$65,027
65 or over	$30,397, see rank	$31,622	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Owensboro, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	45,424, see rank	3,476,701	248,775,628
Male¹	21,019, 46.27%, see rank	48.68%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	14,038, 66.79%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	34, 0.16%, see rank	0.85%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	14,004, 66.63%, see rank	63.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	12,735, 90.94%, see rank	90.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,269, 9.06%, see rank	9.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	6,981, 33.21%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	24,405, 53.73%, see rank	51.32%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	12,820, 52.53%, see rank	55.12%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	4, 0.02%, see rank	0.06%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	12,816, 52.51%, see rank	55.06%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	11,959, 93.31%, see rank	91.20%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	857, 6.69%, see rank	8.80%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	11,585, 47.47%, 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, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	24,310, 100%	1,845,143	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	20,738, 85.31%, see rank	82.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,968, 8.10%, see rank	9.92%	9.59%
Public Transportation	79, 0.32%, see rank	1.08%	5.06%
Walked	905, 3.72%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	255, 1.05%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	365, 1.50%, see rank	3.13%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Owensboro, KY	14.6 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, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	24,694	1,870,879	143,435,233
Male¹	12,735, 51.57%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,020, 23.71%, see rank	27.94%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,095, 16.45%, see rank	13.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,156, 16.93%, see rank	16.34%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	136, 1.07%, see rank	1.20%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,094, 8.59%, see rank	9.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,370, 26.46%, see rank	24.48%	17.94%
Female¹	11,959, 48.43%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,063, 33.97%, see rank	37.96%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,859, 23.91%, see rank	20.44%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,942, 32.96%, see rank	32.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	13, 0.11%, see rank	0.20%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	77, 0.64%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	964, 8.06%, 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, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	24,694, 100%	1,870,879	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	474, 1.92%, see rank	2.82%	1.96%
Construction	1,411, 5.71%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	3,441, 13.93%, see rank	13.73%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	487, 1.97%, see rank	2.63%	2.75%
Retail Trade	3,733, 15.12%, see rank	11.96%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,183, 4.79%, see rank	5.87%	4.93%
Information	203, 0.82%, see rank	1.71%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,700, 6.88%, see rank	5.41%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,705, 6.90%, see rank	7.84%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	5,860, 23.73%, see rank	24.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,522, 10.21%, see rank	8.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	714, 2.89%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,261, 5.11%, see rank	4.72%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Owensboro, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population in Poverty	10,936	19.56%, see rank	18.92%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,239	15.61%, see rank	14.41%	11.47%

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