Language Spoken At Home in Owensboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 53,105 | 100% |
English only | 51,203 | 96.4% |
Language other than English | 1,902 | 3.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 800 | 1.5% |
Spanish | 1,218 | 2.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 543 | 1.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 416 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 189 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 121 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 42 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 147 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 26 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Owensboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 57,361 | 100% |
American | 15,470 | 27.0% |
Arab | 176 | 0.3% |
Czech | 30 | 0.1% |
Danish | 9 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 390 | 0.7% |
English | 5,761 | 10.0% |
French (except Basque) | 1,131 | 2.0% |
French Canadian | 19 | 0.0% |
German | 7,387 | 12.9% |
Greek | 54 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 11 | 0.0% |
Irish | 6,702 | 11.7% |
Italian | 630 | 1.1% |
Lithuanian | 12 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 82 | 0.1% |
Polish | 195 | 0.3% |
Portuguese | 38 | 0.1% |
Russian | 53 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 792 | 1.4% |
Scottish | 946 | 1.6% |
Slovak | 16 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 422 | 0.7% |
Swedish | 116 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 112 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 12 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 180 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 62 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Owensboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 23,342 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 14,220 | 60.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 6,338 | 27.2% |
Married-couple family | 9,747 | 41.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,519 | 15.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,126 | 4.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 680 | 2.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,347 | 14.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,139 | 9.2% |
Nonfamily households | 9,122 | 39.1% |
Householder living alone | 7,855 | 33.7% |
65 years and over | 3,361 | 14.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 7,038 | 30.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 6,400 | 27.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Owensboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 55,112 | 100% |
Householder | 23,342 | 42.4% |
Spouse | 9,731 | 17.7% |
Child | 15,989 | 29.0% |
Other relatives | 3,095 | 5.6% |
Nonrelatives | 2,955 | 5.4% |
Unmarried partner | 1,335 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Owensboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 21,327 | 100% |
Never married | 7,074 | 33.2% |
Now married, except separated | 10,166 | 47.7% |
Separated | 390 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 664 | 3.1% |
Divorced | 3,033 | 14.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 24,511 | 100% |
Never married | 6,060 | 24.7% |
Now married, except separated | 10,488 | 42.8% |
Separated | 432 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 3,308 | 13.5% |
Divorced | 4,223 | 17.2% |
Fertility in Owensboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 508 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 242 | 47.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 31 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 37 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 30 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 80 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 0 | 0% |
Grandparents in Owensboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,202 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 552 | 45.9% |
Less than 1 year | 158 | 13.1% |
1 or 2 years | 125 | 10.4% |
3 or 4 years | 93 | 7.7% |
5 or more years | 176 | 14.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 552 | 100% |
Who are female | 376 | 68.1% |
Who are married | 377 | 68.3% |
School Enrollment in Owensboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 14,832 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,537 | 10.4% |
Kindergarten | 778 | 5.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,936 | 40.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 3,030 | 20.4% |
College or graduate school | 3,551 | 23.9% |
Educational Attainment in Owensboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 38,039 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,951 | 5.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,523 | 9.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 14,590 | 38.4% |
Some college, no degree | 8,083 | 21.2% |
Associate's degree | 2,875 | 7.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 4,129 | 10.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,888 | 7.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 18.4% |
Veteran Status in Owensboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 43,476 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,378 | 10.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Owensboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 55,866 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,327 | 16.7% |
Under 18 years | 13,789 | 100% |
With a disability | 821 | 6.0% |
18 to 64 years | 33,634 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,931 | 14.7% |
65 years and over | 8,443 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,575 | 42.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Owensboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 56,768 | 100% |
Same house | 47,021 | 82.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 9,664 | 17.0% |
Same county | 7,071 | 12.5% |
Different county | 2,593 | 4.6% |
Same state | 1,720 | 3.0% |
Different state | 873 | 1.5% |
Abroad | 83 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Owensboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 57,361 | 100% |
Native | 56,004 | 97.6% |
Born in United States | 55,670 | 97.1% |
State of residence | 43,396 | 75.7% |
Different state | 12,274 | 21.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 334 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 1,357 | 2.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Owensboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,357 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 652 | 48.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 705 | 52.0% |
Year of Entry in Owensboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,691 | 100% |
Native | 334 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 8 | 2.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 326 | 97.6% |
Foreign born | 1,357 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 61 | 4.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,296 | 95.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Owensboro City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,357 | 100% |
Europe | 313 | 23.1% |
Asia | 254 | 18.7% |
Africa | 104 | 7.7% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 665 | 49.0% |
Northern America | 21 | 1.5% |