Living in Owensboro Independent School District, Kentucky

Overview

A total of 12,581 households are located in Owensboro Independent School District area. Among them, 3,930 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.88 people. The total number of children in the region is 8,082 and 6,836 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2% (612) of residents are non-citizens and 5% (1,545) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Owensboro Independent School District, Kentucky
Household	12,581
Population	28,197
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,930 (31%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	8,082
Total Students	6,836
Pre-Kindergarten	714
Kindergarten	433
Grade 1-8	2,827
Grade 9-12	1,428
College/Graduate School	1,434
Veterans	22,689
Non-citizen	612
Non-English Home Language	1,545
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

23,392 residents are over the age of 16 and 13,264 people are in labor force. Among them, 13,226 people are in civilian labor force and 38 are in armed labor force. 12,308 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.90%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Owensboro Independent School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,091	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	10,116	83.67%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,251	10.35%
Public transportation	103	0.85%
Walked	261	2.16%
Other method	249	2.06%
Worked from home	111	0.92%
Average Commute Time	16 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,308	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	3,690	29.98%
Service	2,421	19.67%
Sales and office	2,677	21.75%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,185	9.63%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,335	18.97%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,308	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	61	0.50%
Construction	945	7.68%
Manufacturing	1,703	13.84%
Wholesale trade	282	2.29%
Retail trade	1,517	12.33%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	255	2.07%
Information	129	1.05%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	621	5.05%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	977	7.94%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,474	28.23%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,261	10.25%
Other services, except public administration	737	5.99%
Public administration	346	2.81%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,308	-
Private wage and salary workers	10,324	83.88%
Government workers	1,453	11.81%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	521	4.23%
Unpaid family workers	10	0.08%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $58,274 for the 12,581 households in Owensboro Independent School District area, Kentucky. The average income of a single worker is $26,995. 27,354 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 93.64%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	12,581	-
Less than $10,000	1,470	11.68%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,047	8.32%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,675	13.31%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,550	12.32%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,890	15.02%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,027	16.11%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,322	10.51%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,006	8.00%
$150,000 - $199,999	287	2.28%
More than $200,000	307	2.44%
Median Household Income	$39,772	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$58,274	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	7,318	-
Less than $10,000	798	10.90%
$10,000 - $14,999	518	7.08%
$15,000 - $24,999	655	8.95%
$25,000 - $34,999	768	10.49%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,065	14.55%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,307	17.86%
$75,000 - $99,999	855	11.68%
$100,000 - $149,999	855	11.68%
$150,000 - $199,999	240	3.28%
More than $200,000	257	3.51%

Median Family Income	$47,790	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$66,629	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$26,995	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$45,389	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$45,389	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	29,211	-
With health insurance coverage	27,354	93.64%
Public coverage	15,285	52.33%
Private health insurance	15,464	52.94%
Without health insurance coverage	1,857	6.36%

Housing

There are 13,825 housing units in Owensboro Independent School District area, Kentucky with 12,581 units (91.00%) occupied. 7,351 houses (58.43%) are occupied by owner and 5,230 houses (41.57%) are rented. The average housing value is $94,100 and the average rental cost is $745. 206 houses (1.49%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,880 houses (28.07%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,825	-
Occupied	12,581	91.00%
Owner Occupied	7,351	58.43%
Renter Occupied	5,230	41.57%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	10,592	76.61%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	174	1.26%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,957	21.39%
Mobile Homes	102	0.74%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,825	-
Built 2014 or later	206	1.49%
Built 2010 - 2013	55	0.40%
Built 2000 - 2009	555	4.01%
Built 1990 - 1999	600	4.34%
Built 1980 - 1989	649	4.69%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,541	11.15%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,331	16.86%
Built 1950 - 1959	4,008	28.99%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,880	28.07%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,825	-
1 room	243	1.76%
2 rooms	381	2.76%
3 rooms	1,553	11.23%
4 rooms	2,360	17.07%
5 rooms	3,208	23.20%
6 rooms	2,833	20.49%
7 rooms	1,598	11.56%
8 rooms	703	5.08%
9 rooms or more	946	6.84%
Median Number of Rooms	5.2 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,825	-
no bedroom	243	1.76%
1 bedroom	2,116	15.31%
2 bedrooms	3,939	28.49%
3 bedrooms	5,774	41.76%
4 bedrooms	1,477	10.68%
5 bedrooms or more	276	2.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	7,351	-
Less than $50,000	545	7.41%
$50,000 - $99,999	3,522	47.91%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,638	22.28%
$150,000 - $199,999	692	9.41%
$200,000 - $299,999	565	7.69%
$300,000 - $499,999	281	3.82%
$500,000 - $999,999	96	1.31%
$1,000,000 or more	12	0.16%
Median House Value	$94,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	5,019	-
Less than $500	1,226	24.43%
$500 - $999	3,061	60.99%
$1,000 - $1,499	599	11.93%
$1,500 - $1,999	32	0.64%
$2,000 - $2,499	14	0.28%
$2,500 - $2,999	36	0.72%
$3,000 or more	51	1.02%
Median Rental Costs	$745	-

Demographic

A total of 29,942 people lives in Owensboro Independent School District area, Kentucky with 14,258 male and 15,684 female. The males to female ratio is 47.62 to 52.38. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	29,942	-
Male	14,258	47.62%
Female	15,684	52.38%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	29,942	-
Under 5 years	2,399	8.01%
5 - 9 years	1,936	6.47%
10 - 14 years	1,841	6.15%
15 - 19 years	1,761	5.88%
20 - 24 years	1,877	6.27%
25 - 34 years	4,025	13.44%
35 - 44 years	3,471	11.59%
45 - 54 years	3,162	10.56%
55 - 59 years	2,061	6.88%
60 - 64 years	2,136	7.13%
65 - 74 years	2,759	9.21%
75 - 84 years	1,625	5.43%
85 years and older	889	2.97%
Median Age	38.3 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	29,942	-
One Race	28,733	95.96%
White	25,717	85.89%
Black or African American	1,989	6.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native	79	0.26%
Asian	502	1.68%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	248	0.83%
Other	198	0.66%

Two or more races	1,209	4.04%
White and Black or African American	1,011	3.38%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	60	0.20%
White and Asian	26	0.09%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	35	0.12%

Living in Owensboro Independent School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic