Owensboro, KY Housing Market & City Data

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60,131
Population Estimate
$113,099
Median Home Value
94.6%
Employment Rate
23.0%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$160
Median Listing Price$289,425
Median Days on Market48
Active Listings229
New Listings92
Total Listings (Active + Pending)325
Avg Listing Price$337,725
Avg Listing Price Change MoM1%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-8%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.89
Family Dual Income44.2
Median Household Income$43,369
Median Individual Income$25,380
Home Ownership56.9%
Home Value$113,099
Median Rent$769
Rent Burden30.2%
Poverty21.7%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED11.6%
  • Highschool Education33.1%
  • Some College32.3%
  • Bachelors Degree14.1%
  • Graduate Degree8.9%
  • Total College or Above23.0%
  • Stem Degree37.7%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male47.2%
  • Female52.8%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married42.2%
  • Divorced20.3%
  • Never Married30.1%
  • Widowed7.4%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityOwensboro
State IDKY
Population60,131

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1826.6%
19–2914.1%
30–3911.3%
40–4911.5%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.3%
60–6912.6%
70–796.4%
80+5.2%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation60.1%
Unemployment Rate5.4%
Disabled18.1%

ETHNICITY

White86.4%
Black6.2%
Asian2.3%
Native American0.2%
Pacific Islander0.4%
Other0.9%
Multiple3.6%

OTHER

Hispanic4.5%
Limited English1.7%
Health Uninsured5.6%
Veteran8.1%

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