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REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Owensboro NEIGHBORHOODS City Center / Brescia College, Rome, Stanley / Newman, Panther / Sorgho, Thruston, Wendell Ford Expy / 5th Street Rd, Parrish Ave / Triplett St, Wendell Ford Expy / Parrish Ave, Frederica St / 21st St, Frederica St / Martin Luther King Jr Loop
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Owensboro, KY Boonville, IN, Calhoun, Henderson, Masonville, Philpot, Rockport, IN
POPULATION
54,138
| OWENSBORO INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 54,138 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 24,361 |
| OWENSBORO HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 56.38% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 37.00% |
| % VACANT | 6.62% |
| TYPE OF OWENSBORO HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 68.00% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 1.65% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 14.41% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 14.52% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 1.42% |
| OTHER | 0.00% |
| SIZE OF OWENSBORO HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 1.17% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 16.52% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 28.18% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 41.99% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 10.54% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 1.60% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 6.37% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 34.19% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 47.61% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 11.83% |
| OWENSBORO REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $110,339 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $416 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$73,000 | 18.38% |
| $73,001-$145,000 | 55.91% |
| $145,001-$289,000 | 21.61% |
| $289,001-$435,000 | 2.79% |
| $435,001-$581,000 | 0.71% |
| $581,001-$726,000 | 0.40% |
| $726,001-$1,089,000 | 0.20% |
| $1,089,001-$1,452,000 | 0.00% |
| > $1,452,000 | 0.00% |
| PEOPLE OF Owensboro | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 6.64% |
| 5 TO 17 | 17.15% |
| 18 TO 24 | 9.74% |
| 25 TO 34 | 12.59% |
| 35 TO 54 | 28.14% |
| 55 TO 64 | 9.26% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 16.49% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 78.53% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 17.77% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $31,867 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $17,968 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 15.92% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Manufacturing (18.47%), Healthcare (13.26%), Retail (12.41%), Education (9.01%), Accomodation (7.50%), Construction (7.43%), Other (5.20%), Finance (3.51%), Wholesale (3.23%), Public Service (2.95%), Transportation (2.81%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (2.68%), Utilities (2.39%), Administration (2.35%), Information Technology (2.26%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 4.55% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 90.94% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 6.39% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.21% |
| ASIAN | 0.48% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.04% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 0.53% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 1.41% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 1.07% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Unclassified (35.21%), United States or American (18.94%), Other Groups (10.96%), German (9.92%), English (8.95%), Irish (7.81%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 1.19% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (90.17%) |
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.
Owensboro is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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.
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.
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