| | People QuickFacts | Owensboro | Kentucky |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 57,605 | 4,369,356 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 57,267 | 4,339,362 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.6% | 0.7% |
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Population, 2010 | 57,265 | 4,339,367 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.4% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 23.7% | 23.6% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 16.2% | 13.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 52.9% | 50.8% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 87.5% | 87.8% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 7.3% | 7.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.9% | 1.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.5% | 1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 3.2% | 3.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 86.1% | 86.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 81.4% | 84.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 2.4% | 3.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 3.3% | 4.6% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 84.6% | 81.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 17.5% | 20.3% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 15.0 | 22.5 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 59.0% | 69.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 28.2% | 17.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $97,700 | $116,800 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 23,901 | 1,676,708 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.28 | 2.48 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $20,929 | $22,515 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $35,745 | $41,576 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 18.8% | 17.7% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Owensboro | Kentucky |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 4,503 | 337,600 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.9% | 3.1% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.0% | 1.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 23.2% | 25.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 2,092,415 | 119,105,421 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 568,818 | 74,680,759 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,071,437 | 50,405,925 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $19,337 | $11,843 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 120,233 | 6,300,866 |