Owensboro, KY Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	54,067	100.0

Male	25,243	46.7
Female	28,824	53.3

Under 5 years	3,658	6.8
5 to 9 years	3,532	6.5
10 to 14 years	3,541	6.5
15 to 19 years	3,983	7.4
20 to 24 years	3,639	6.7
25 to 34 years	6,857	12.7
35 to 44 years	7,939	14.7
45 to 54 years	7,108	13.1
55 to 59 years	2,637	4.9
60 to 64 years	2,349	4.3
65 to 74 years	4,436	8.2
75 to 84 years	3,210	5.9
85 years and over	1,178	2.2

Median age (years)	37.4	(X)

18 years and over	41,024	75.9
Male	18,562	34.3
Female	22,462	41.5
21 years and over	38,567	71.3
62 years and over	10,174	18.8
65 years and over	8,824	16.3
Male	3,157	5.8
Female	5,667	10.5

RACE
One race	53,376	98.7
White	48,999	90.6
Black or African American	3,728	6.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	66	0.1
Asian	276	0.5
Asian Indian	99	0.2
Chinese	78	0.1
Filipino	29	0.1
Japanese	10	0.0
Korean	27	0.0
Vietnamese	15	0.0
Other Asian ¹	18	0.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	12	0.0
Native Hawaiian	1	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	5	0.0
Samoan	5	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	1	0.0
Some other race	295	0.5
Two or more races	691	1.3

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	49,634	91.8
Black or African American	4,131	7.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	287	0.5
Asian	357	0.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	48	0.1
Some other race	372	0.7

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	54,067	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	557	1.0
Mexican	345	0.6
Puerto Rican	37	0.1
Cuban	3	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	172	0.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	53,510	99.0
White alone	48,697	90.1

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	54,067	100.0
In households	51,844	95.9
Householder	22,659	41.9
Spouse	10,132	18.7
Child	14,800	27.4
Own child under 18 years	11,572	21.4
Other relatives	2,023	3.7
Under 18 years	933	1.7
Nonrelatives	2,230	4.1
Unmarried partner	1,044	1.9
In group quarters	2,223	4.1
Institutionalized population	1,103	2.0
Noninstitutionalized population	1,120	2.1

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	22,659	100.0
Family households (families)	14,091	62.2
With own children under 18 years	6,526	28.8
Married-couple family	10,132	44.7
With own children under 18 years	4,184	18.5
Female householder, no husband present	3,154	13.9
With own children under 18 years	1,934	8.5
Nonfamily households	8,568	37.8
Householder living alone	7,535	33.3
Householder 65 years and over	3,180	14.0

Households with individuals under 18 years	7,191	31.7
Households with individuals 65 years and over	6,260	27.6

Average household size	2.29	(X)
Average family size	2.91	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	24,302	100.0
Occupied housing units	22,659	93.2
Vacant housing units	1,643	6.8
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	100	0.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.9	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	7.7	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	22,659	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	13,644	60.2
Renter-occupied housing units	9,015	39.8

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.38	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.14	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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