Owensboro.
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Kentucky·Daviess County
17 tracts·42K people·$179K median·2,028/mi²
White 79 · Black 6 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 3 · Other 1
Married couple 37 · Living alone 35 · Other 28
Health 38 · Professional 17 · Retail 15 · Manufacturing 13 · Leisure 9 · Public admin 4 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 33 · Sales · office 24 · Production · transport 21 · Service 16 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 82 · Carpool 16 · Work from home 6 · Walk 2 · Bike 1 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Owensboro is $178,900 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Owensboro has 60,302 residents across 14 census tracts and 11 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.5; the population is 79.0% White, 6.3% Black, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 5.0% Multiracial, 2.6% Asian and 1.4% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 26.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 18.9% (Census ACS).
Tamarack Elementary School (68%), Newton Parrish Elementary School (64%) and Sutton Elementary School (53%) lead the elementary schools; Daviess County Middle School (59%), Owensboro Innovation Middle School (50%) and Owensboro Middle School (33%) lead the middle schools; Owensboro High School (38%) and Emerson Academy (18%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $905/month, 43% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Owensboro is $56,357 a year, 35% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Owensboro, median rent is $905/month and the median home value is $178,900 (Census ACS).
Owensboro reported 3.1 violent crimes and 32.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 87°F; winter lows average 29°F; there are 70 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 50 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Owensboro are ice storm (93), winter weather (89) and strong wind (86), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.36g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Owensboro, 2.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).