Owsley County, KY Demographic Data
Owsley County, KY Summary
Owsley County is located in Kentucky
- Population: 4,764
- Area: 198.29 sq. miles
- Land Area: 197.41 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.88 sq. miles
- Population Density: 24.02 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 959.32 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Owsley County, KY Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,515
55%
50.8
Male
2,037
45%
49.2
Total Population
4,552
323,128,000
Owsley County, KY Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
312
6.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
256
5.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
250
5.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
245
5.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
353
7.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
532
11.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
652
14.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
447
9.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
414
9.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
350
7.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
415
9.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
216
4.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
110
2.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,578
78.6%
77.2
Female
1,984
55.4%
51.3
Male
1,594
44.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,465
76.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
894
19.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
741
16.3%
15.2
Female
458
61.8%
55.8
Male
283
38.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Owsley County, KY Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
4,470
98.2%
96.8
White
4,295
94.4%
72.6
Black or African American
123
2.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
9
0.2%
0.8
Asian
34
0.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
34
0.7%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
9
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
82
1.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
18
0.4%
17.8
Mexican
18
0.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
4,534
99.6%
82.2
Owsley County, KY Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
558
17.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
376
12.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,184
37.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
351
11.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
120
3.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
238
7.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
309
9.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
934
29.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,202
70.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
547
17.5%
31.2
Owsley County, KY Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
840
22.5%
33.7%
Now Married
1,934
51.8%
47.5
Divorced
499
13.4%
11.0%
Separated
152
4.1%
2.0
Widowed
309
8.3
5.8%
Owsley County, KY Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,195
98.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
45
1.1%
21.6%
Spanish
39
0.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
6
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Owsley County, KY Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
444
26.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
165
9.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
272
16.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
77
4.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
140
8.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
291
17.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
142
8.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
134
8.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
10
0.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
6
0.4%
6.4
Median household income
22,106
57,617
Per capita income
16,533
31,128
Owsley County, KY Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
140
10.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
27
2.1%
9.8
Construction
42
3.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
373
28.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
53
4.1%
6.6
Information
52
4.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
31
2.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
77
5.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
47
3.6%
11.4
Public administration
139
10.7%
4.6
Retail trade
116
8.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
188
14.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
16
1.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
186
14.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
468
36.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
131
10.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
302
23.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
214
16.4%
18.1%
Owsley County, KY Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,264
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,035
81.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
164
13.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
44
3.5%
1.8
Worked at home
21
1.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.3
26.6
Owsley County, KY Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
303
18.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
488
29.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
528
31.4%
37.1
3 or more
362
21.5%
21.0
Owsley County, KY Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
1,681
77.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,216
72.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
465
27.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
488
22.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Owsley County, KY Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,169
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
35
1.6%
2.7
3 rooms
125
5.8%
9.1
4 rooms
417
19.2%
16.5
5 rooms
621
28.6%
19.8
6 rooms
413
19.0%
17.8
7 rooms
261
12.0%
12.0
8 rooms
158
7.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
139
6.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Owsley County, KY Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,169
1-unit, detached
1,407
64.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
32
1.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
51
2.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
90
4.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
13
0.6%
9.0
Mobile home
576
26.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Owsley County, KY Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
147
6.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
117
5.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
238
11.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
190
8.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
408
18.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
395
18.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
321
14.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
320
14.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
33
1.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Owsley County, KY Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
33
2.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
157
9.3%
4.7
Electricity
1,109
66.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
164
9.8%
4.8
Coal or coke
40
2.4%
0.1
Wood
173
10.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
5
0.3%
1.1
Owsley County, KY Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
529
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
29
5.5%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
77
14.6%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
85
16.1%
20.1%
Less than $500
85
16.1%
1.6%
$500 to $999
253
47.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
211
40.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
25
4.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
48
9.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
29
5.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
204
39.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
12
0.0%
0.0%
Owsley County, KY Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
379
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,500 to $2,999
6
1.6%
1.9%
$500 to $999
123
32.5%
41.0%
Less than $500
250
66.0%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
86
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
362
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
52
15.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
22
6.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
35
10.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
61
17.9%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
21
6.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
150
44.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
124
0.0%
0.0%
Owsley County, KY Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,216
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
495
40.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
413
34.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
83
6.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
81
6.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
125
10.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
19
1.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
66,200
205,000
