What is the population of Owsley County, Kentucky?

The population of Owsley County, Kentucky is 4,200, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Owsley County, Kentucky?

The median household income in Owsley County, Kentucky is $32,127, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Owsley County, Kentucky is $85,000, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Owsley County, Kentucky is 11.3%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health D

Income F

Education F

Metric	Owsley County	Kentucky Avg	U.S. Average
Population	4,200	4,499,518	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	21.2	111.3	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-1.74%	0.30%	0.57%
Median age	45.1	37.6	37.1
Households	1,506	1,791,595	128,459,983

Year	Owsley County

Group	Share

Owsley County has a the economy index of F, which means it scores poorly in the economy.

Metric	Owsley County	Kentucky Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$32,127	$62,784	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.48%	4.94%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	11.3%	4.8%	5.2%

Metric	Owsley County	Kentucky Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$85,000	$126,174	$242,182
Median rent	$551	$933	$1,342
Homeownership rate	68.3%	68.3%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM , followed by 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM .

Metric	Owsley County	Kentucky Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	15.7	20.8	22.5
Work from home	8.7%	9.1%	13.4%

Owsley County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Owsley County	Kentucky Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.1%	24.5%	31.6%
Average household size	2.61	2.45	2.54

Owsley County has a health index of D, which means it is barely healthy.

Metric	Owsley County	Kentucky Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	71.9	75.0	78.3
Self-rated poor health	28.2%	23.2%	16.3%
Smokers	29.4%	26.0%	19.0%