Cities / Kentucky / Owensboro

Owensboro, KY

60,019 people

Right Now

Air Quality (PM2.5, Owensboro)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 0.2 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

SDF

80 mi — Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport

Population & People

Population

60,019

Median age

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Median household income

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Poverty rate

—

Unemployment rate

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Bachelor's degree+

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Avg. commute

—

Hispanic or Latino

—

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

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Median gross rent

—

Homeownership rate

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HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$984

HUD Fair Market Rent (Kentucky statewide average across 120 areas — not specific to Owensboro), 2026. Efficiency $719, 1BR $794, 2BR $984, 3BR $1277, 4BR $1442. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Kentucky commercial electricity

11.88¢/kWh

Kentucky industrial electricity

6.96¢/kWh

Kentucky residential electricity

13.24¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

306897.4

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

233243.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Kentucky

588.4

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

Source: FRED, Kentucky-specific series.

Nearby Airports

SDF

Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport

80 mi away

BNA

Nashville International Airport

116 mi away

IND

Indianapolis International Airport

141 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Kentucky energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Kentucky economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).