Owen County, Kentucky

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Owen County, Kentucky is among the highest in the country for homeownership rate (32nd of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for average commute time (14th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Owen County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	11,330	4,534,824	334,922,499	2397th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$61,134	$63,726	$80,734	1977th of 3,221
Median Age	42.3	39.1	38.9	1406th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.3%	27.6%	35.7%	2298th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$168,700	$205,600	$332,700	1834th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$830	$967	$1,413	1891st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.3%	16.1%	12.5%	724th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.0%	4.9%	5.2%	430th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	32.3	114.8	n/a	1933rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.5%	4.7%	14.1%	2337th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.0	n/a	n/a	2460th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	88.0%	68.3%	65.2%	32nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	41.9	24.0	26.4	14th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.3%	10.2%	15.1%	918th of 3,222
Uninsured	8.0%	n/a	n/a	2166th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	56.9%	46.6%	46.9%	398th of 3,222
Broadband Access	72.6%	n/a	n/a	2855th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Owen County, Kentucky

Statistic	Owen County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.6%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	12.0	32.5	61.4

Age in Owen County, Kentucky

Statistic	Owen County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	42.3	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	22.1%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.2%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.4%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.3%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.0%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.1%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Owen County, Kentucky

Statistic	Owen County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	4,252	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	69.1%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	30.7%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.3%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	25.1%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	25.9%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Owen County, Kentucky

Statistic	Owen County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,369	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.2%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.9%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.2%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.2%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.3%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	38.5%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.7%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Owen County, Kentucky

Statistic	Owen County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	5,388	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	70.8%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.6%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	21.1%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,988.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	12.0%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.8%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,220	$1,544	n/a

Education in Owen County, Kentucky

Statistic	Owen County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	13.5%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	44.7%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	23.5%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.0%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.3%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Owen County, Kentucky

Statistic	Owen County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.0%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.9%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.8%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	15.0%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	23.0%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.6%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Owen County, Kentucky

Statistic	Owen County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	76.2%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.1%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.8%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.0%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.1%	5.5%	16.7%

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