Owensboro is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 54,138 people and 17 constituent neighborhoods, Owensboro is the third largest community in Kentucky.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Owensboro is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Owensboro is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Owensboro who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.00%), sales jobs (11.12%), and management occupations (7.03%).

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Owensboro spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.48 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

One notable thing about Owensboro is that if you need to go anywhere, you're going to have to drive. This is because Owensboro is primarily built for cars, and if you drive around you will notice that there are lots of shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets. Commuting to work is done by car: 96.8% of people use private automobiles to get to and from work. Sidewalks? Not so much. In fact, trying to walk in certain parts of town may be a dangerous enterprise.

Owensboro Information and Demographics

The citizens of Owensboro are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 17.77% of adults in Owensboro having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Owensboro in 2000 was $17,968, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $71,872 for a family of four.

The people who call Owensboro home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Owensboro is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Owensboro include German, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Owensboro is English.