Humidity & wind
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Population
60,892
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$178,900
Owner-occupied units
Owensboro, KY
Kentucky · 37.757° N, 87.117° W · 21 sq mi
Owensboro is a city in Kentucky, with a population of 60,892 and about 2,857 residents per square mile. The median household earns $56,357 a year, and the median home is worth $178,900.
Conditions
UV index
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Sunrise & sunset
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
21 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
2,857
People per square mile
Rank by population
#710
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#624
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$56,357
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$905
Per month
Homeownership
57.4%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
17.1 min
One way
People
Median age
37.5
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
26.1%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
5%
Households
25,451
2.3 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 23.5%
Manufacturing 18.5%
Retail trade 13.5%
Arts, food & hospitality 9.6%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Kentucky
State bird
Northern Cardinal
State flower
Goldenrod
State capital
Frankfort
Nickname
The Bluegrass State
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Cities near Owensboro
- Evansville, IN28 mi · 116,176
- Bowling Green, KY66 mi · 78,505
- Clarksville, TN83 mi · 188,829
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY85 mi · 641,962
- Jeffersonville, IN87 mi · 54,134
- Bloomington, IN102 mi · 83,307
- Gallatin, TN102 mi · 54,590
- Hendersonville, TN104 mi · 64,266
Cities about the same size
- North Miami, FL60,884
- La Habra, CA60,908
- Beaumont, CA60,835
- Meriden, CT60,810
- Gilroy, CA60,764
- Encinitas, CA60,736
- Montebello, CA60,693
- Florence-Graham, CA60,690
More in Kentucky
Wealthiest person in Kentucky
Name
Tamara Gustavson
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$8.1B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Lexington
Source of wealth
Self storage
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Kentucky · private sector
Employer
UPS
Sector
Logistics
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Kentucky
Company
Humana
Revenue
$117.8B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Louisville
Ticker
HUM
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.