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Owen County, KY

Demographic and economic profile of Owen County, KY, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Owen County is a small rural Kentucky county of 11,270 residents with a 4.9% population gain over five years, pointing to modest but steady growth. The workforce of roughly 59% labor force participation skews toward lower educational attainment—only 17.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—with median worker earnings of $41,239 and an unemployment rate of 5.2%. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $165,000 and median rent of $775/month, though a 17.2% poverty rate and a GDP per capita of $16,912 signal limited local economic output; a mean commute of 41.9 minutes suggests many workers seek employment outside the county.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

11,270

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$61,134

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.9% since 2018

Owen County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone10,632 (93.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone294 (2.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races242 (2.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race113 (1.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone33 (0.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone11 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish281

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

598

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$16,912

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,071

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)881
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance761
  3. 3.Construction (Group)662
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services522
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)424

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,299
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,019
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,016
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations859
  5. 5.Service Occupations735

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.63×)213
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.11×)1,063
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.88×)658
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.54×)369
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.30×)385

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$165,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$775/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

88.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999394 (10.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999392 (10.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999375 (10.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999344 (9.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999324 (8.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999252 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,239

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

41.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,413 (71.9%)
  • Carpooled691 (14.5%)
  • Worked At Home537 (11.3%)
  • Other50 (1.1%)
  • Walked36 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit23 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.