Owsley County, Kentucky

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Owsley County, Kentucky is among the lowest in the country for median household income, and among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher.

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Key figures

Statistic	Owsley County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States	Rank
Total Population	3,971	4,534,824	334,922,499	2966th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$22,188	$63,726	$80,734	3196th of 3,221
Median Age	47.7	39.1	38.9	380th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	7.1%	27.6%	35.7%	3216th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$80,100	$205,600	$332,700	3168th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$448	$967	$1,413	3195th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	36.1%	16.1%	12.5%	80th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	12.6%	4.9%	5.2%	56th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	20.1	114.8	n/a	2318th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.0%	4.7%	14.1%	3207th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	65.8	n/a	n/a	3045th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	70.1%	68.3%	65.2%	2277th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	31.5	24.0	26.4	348th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.1%	10.2%	15.1%	1443rd of 3,222
Uninsured	7.6%	n/a	n/a	2321st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	36.5%	46.6%	46.9%	3042nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	70.5%	n/a	n/a	2940th 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 Owsley County, Kentucky

Statistic	Owsley County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	95.5%	81.5%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.1%	5.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	7.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.3%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	8.7	32.5	61.4

Age in Owsley County, Kentucky

Statistic	Owsley County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Median Age	47.7	39.1	38.9
Under 18 %	19.3%	22.6%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.1%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.4%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	8.1%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	33.6%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.5%	17.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Owsley County, Kentucky

Statistic	Owsley County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Households	1,567	1,814,469	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	53.9%	63.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.8%	29.8%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.4%	17.3%	17.3%
People Living Alone	41.4%	29.8%	28.7%
Never Married	23.7%	30.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Owsley County, Kentucky

Statistic	Owsley County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Per Capita Income	$18,731	$35,821	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	50.8%	19.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	12.8%	17.1%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	5.5%	15.9%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	1.4%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	36.1%	16.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	69.5%	35.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	37.8%	13.2%	n/a

Housing in Owsley County, Kentucky

Statistic	Owsley County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Housing Units	2,052	2,023,116	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	63.9%	67.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.4%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	23.6%	10.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,990.0	1,982.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	29.9%	31.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.7%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$570	$1,544	n/a

Education in Owsley County, Kentucky

Statistic	Owsley County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Less than High School	29.6%	11.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	42.9%	32.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	20.5%	28.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	5.0%	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	2.1%	11.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Owsley County, Kentucky

Statistic	Owsley County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Labour Force Participation	39.2%	59.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.8%	76.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.6%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	49.9%	30.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.6%	6.2%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	16.3%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Owsley County, Kentucky

Statistic	Owsley County, Kentucky	Kentucky	United States
Born in State of Residence	84.6%	67.3%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.0%	1.9%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.0%	2.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.9%	93.2%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.1%	3.4%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.1%	5.5%	16.7%

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