Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety33#618/924
Economy50#463/925
Housing82#168/925
Health35#600/925
Healthcare82#165/923
Environment26#681/917
Education57#401/925
Infrastructure62#353/925
Community66#311/925
Leisure & amenities35#605/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Owensboro, KY metro area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Child care cost burden · low21.1%
92/100Kentucky 25.2%United States 27.9%2023 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Pharmacies · high2.4 /10k
90/100Kentucky 2.4 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Cost of buying a home today · low24.7%
89/100Kentucky 27.3%United States 34.1%Aug 2026Zillow Research
Social associations · high14.4 /10k
83/100Kentucky 10.3 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Flu vaccinations · high49.4%
81/100Kentucky 43.0%United States 44.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Uninsured residents (under 65) · low6.4%
81/100Kentucky 8.1%United States 9.8%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B27010

Weaknesses

Public EV charging ports · low0.5 /10k
4/100Kentucky 2.6 /10kUnited States 7.6 /10kOct 2026U.S. Department of EnergyAggregated from counties
Depression · high29.1%
7/100Kentucky 27.4%United States 20.7%2022Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Public libraries · low0.3 /10k
10/100Kentucky 0.6 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library ServicesAggregated from counties
Comfortable days · low23.3%
12/100Kentucky 23.7%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
Suicide rate · high25.8 /100k
12/100Kentucky 18.0 /100kUnited States 14.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Adult smoking · high19.3%
12/100Kentucky 17.6%United States 16.1%2022University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

High ozone daysImproving
1 days (2017) → 0 days (2022)
−100%5 yearsUS 9 days → 7 days
Drought exposureWorsening
0% (2021) → 17% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+17 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
New business applicationsImproving
6.1 /1k (2020) → 10.8 /1k (2025)
+78%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
Homicide rateWorsening
2.8 /100k (2021) → 4.8 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
+74%5 yearsUS 7.8 /100k → 4.8 /100k
New homes permittedWorsening
3.5 /1k (2021) → 1.6 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
−52%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Access to exercise opportunitiesImproving
70.0% (2010 & 2021) → 80.3% (2022 & 2024)
+10 pts3 yearsUS 79.8% → 84.5%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Owensboro, KY metro area improved on 13 of 29 measures with a comparison and declined on 4. 7 moved within the margin of error and 5 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved13

New businesses+78%6.1 /1k → 10.8 /1k
Traffic deaths−19%13.8 /100k → 11.2 /100k
Bachelor's++4.1 points21.3% → 25.5%
Child poverty−4.8 points22.8% → 18.0%
Restaurants+7.8%7.7 /10k → 8.3 /10k

Declined4

Violent crime+40%186 /100k → 260 /100k
Gyms−15%0.6 /10k → 0.5 /10k
Suicides+12%23.0 /100k → 25.8 /100k
Price / income+0.4×2.5× → 2.9×

All 29 measures

Change of every measure of Owensboro, KY metro area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	3.0 /10k2020	2.9 /10k2025	−4.2%	Little change	22%
Average commute time	20.9 min2015-2019	20.2 min2020-2024	−0.7 min	Within the margin of error	82%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%2015-2019	25.5%2020-2024	+4.1 points	Improved	79%
Broadband subscriptions	81.7%2015-2019	89.4%2020-2024	+7.7 points	Improved	33%
Child poverty rate	22.8%2015-2019	18.0%2020-2024	−4.8 points	Improved	75%
Distance to an airport	81 mi2020	81 mi2025	−0 mi	Little change	86%
Drug overdose deaths	18.7 /100k2020	14.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−23%	Improved	48%
Effective property tax rate	0.82%2015-2019	0.80%2020-2024	−0 points	Within the margin of error	14%
Firearm deaths	23.7 /100k2020	20.9 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−12%	Improved	69%
Grocery stores	1.5 /10k2020	1.6 /10k2025	+4.6%	Little change	67%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.6 /10k2020	0.5 /10k2025	−15%	Declined	21%
High school diploma or higher	89.5%2015-2019	91.9%2020-2024	+2.4 points	Within the margin of error	69%
Home price to income ratio	2.5×2015-2019	2.9×2020-2024	+0.4×	Declined	57%
Homicide rate	8.9 /100k2020	4.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−46%	Improved	74%
Income adjusted for local prices	$47,1282019	$61,5932024	+31%	Improved	41%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4602015-2019	0.4642020-2024	+0.004	Within the margin of error	42%
Median household income	$52,0462015-2019	$68,0022020-2024	+31%	Improved	68%
New business applications	6.1 /1k2020	10.8 /1k2025	+78%	Improved	86%
Pharmacies	2.4 /10k2020	2.4 /10k2025	−1.3%	Little change	68%
Poverty rate	16.2%2015-2019	14.3%2020-2024	−1.9 points	Improved	70%
Public libraries	0.3 /10k2019	0.3 /10k2024	−2.3%	Little change	44%
Rent as share of income	27.7%2015-2019	26.5%2020-2024	−1.2 points	Within the margin of error	79%
Rent-burdened households	45.1%2015-2019	41.8%2020-2024	−3.4 points	Within the margin of error	82%
Restaurants and bars	7.7 /10k2020	8.3 /10k2025	+7.8%	Improved	74%
Suicide rate	23.0 /100k2020	25.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+12%	Declined	35%
Traffic deaths	13.8 /100k2015-2019	11.2 /100k2020-2024	−19%	Improved	88%
Unemployment rate	5.8%2020	4.3%2025	−1.5 points	Improved	11%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	5.7%2015-2019	6.4%2020-2024	+0.7 points	Within the margin of error	25%
Violent crime rate	186 /100k2020	260 /100k2025	+40%	Declined	6%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 708 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Owensboro, KY metro area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Owensboro, KY metro area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Owensboro, KY metro area itself moved +1.5 points in standing on average over the same 29 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

112,762 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 50–59 women (−1.0 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

112,762 residents

Owensboro, KY metro area
United States share

White86%96,565
Black3.8%4,231
Hispanic or Latino4.1%4,615

Education

75,952 residents (±212)

Owensboro, KY metro area
United States share

No high school diploma8.1%6,168
High school or GED35%26,538
Some college20%15,307

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

45,280 households (±452)

Owensboro, KY metro area
United States share

Under $25k18%8,026
$25k–50k20%9,261
$50k–75k16%7,429
$75k–100k13%6,087
$100k–150k18%8,326
$150k–200k6.9%3,125
$200k or more6.7%3,026

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $100k–150k (+5.5 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

45,280 households (±452)

Owensboro, KY metro area
United States share

Own69%31,354
Rent31%13,926

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

12,879 households (±682)

Owensboro, KY metro area
United States share

Under $75031%4,030
$750–1,00031%3,955
$1,000–1,50032%4,124

Home values

31,354 homes (±745)

Owensboro, KY metro area
United States share

Under $150k33%10,438
$150k–250k32%10,187
$250k–400k24%7,387
$400k–750k

Age of homes

48,604 homes (±95)

Owensboro, KY metro area
United States share

2010 or later10%5,055
2000–200912%5,640
1980–199923%11,159

Size of homes

48,604 homes (±95)

Owensboro, KY metro area
United States share

Studio1.9%†917
1 bedroom7.2%3,523
2 bedrooms23%11,264

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

50,869 workers (±1,030)

Owensboro, KY metro area
United States share

Drive alone84%42,751
Carpool7.4%3,752
Public transit0.4%†212
Walk1.3%†678
Bike0.4%†180
Work from home6.1%3,114
Other0.4%†182

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+3.9 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

47,755 workers (±1,036)

Owensboro, KY metro area
United States share

Under 15 min42%20,236
15–29 min34%16,385
30–44 min14%6,581

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The 10 largest occupations in Owensboro, KY employ 11,860 people. 3 pay a median above the US median and 6 below it.

Above the US median
Below the US median

The largest occupations in Owensboro, KY by employment, with median annual pay and how it compares with the United States
Occupation	Jobs	Median pay	vs USCompared with the US	Concentration
Registered Nurses1,770 jobs	1,770	—US $97,550	—	1.64×
Retail Salespersons1,490 jobs	1,490	$29,030US $35,410	−18%	1.21×
General and Operations Managers1,200 jobs	1,200	$73,460US $105,770	−31%	1.08×
Home Health and Personal Care Aides1,180 jobs	1,180	$36,100US $35,800	+1%	0.86×
Cashiers1,130 jobs	1,130	$27,870US $32,880	−15%	1.15×
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand1,130 jobs	1,130	$39,380US $40,240	−2%	1.21×
Fast Food and Counter Workers1,080 jobs	1,080	$26,750US $31,200	−14%	0.88×
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders980 jobs	980	$61,250US $43,220	+42%	8.13×
Stockers and Order Fillers980 jobs	980	$31,210US $37,330	−16%	1.09×
Customer Service Representatives920 jobs	920	$45,260US $44,770	+1%	1.12×

Look up any occupation

Search more than 800 occupations and see what they pay in Owensboro, KY.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025-05 (all industries and ownerships) bls.gov/oes

Reference period: 2025-05. BLS publishes metro areas, states and the nation (not counties or cities), so a county or city page shows its metro area.
Pay is not adjusted for the cost of living, so a higher median does not mean more purchasing power.
BLS caps the highest wages it publishes: where a figure is shown as “or more”, the real value is at least that much.
Some occupations (teachers, performers) are published by the hour or school year and shown here as an annual figure.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Owensboro, KY has 2,546 employer establishments, 226 for every 10,000 residents (0.91× the US rate of 248), with 44,705 paid employees at an average annual pay of $48,823. The Census Bureau also counts 7,332 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 2,546; 7,332 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 226; US 248
Paid employees: 44,705
Average annual pay: $48,823; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Owensboro, KY by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	262	23.2	1.11×About typical	3,215	$73,870	344
Restaurants and other eating places	179	15.9	0.86×About typical	4,212	$19,761	21
Specialty trade contractors	165	14.6	0.94×About typical	1,580	$55,085	565
Religious organizations	122	10.8	1.95×More than typical	798	$22,703	—
Lessors of real estate	98	8.7	0.71×Fewer than typical	382	$37,673	968
Limited-service restaurants	85	7.5	0.94×About typical	1,978	$17,661	7
Offices of physicians	85	7.5	1.16×About typical	1,381	$109,477	65
Offices of other health practitioners	78	6.9	1.14×About typical	539	$42,887	194
Full-service restaurants	76	6.7	0.88×About typical	2,021	$21,891	10
Building equipment contractors	71	6.3	1.05×About typical	1,087	$55,143	81
Gasoline stations	66	5.8	1.80×More than typical	363	$26,050	—
Services to buildings and dwellings	63	5.6	0.83×About typical	1,255	$27,480	469

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 112,834 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $1.4M on contracts performed in Owensboro, KY metro area: $12.71 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $1.4M; −58% vs FY2025
Per resident: $12.71; US $1,994
Sole-source: 14%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.0%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Public Buildings Service$618.9K43%
Agricultural Marketing Service$308.9K21%
U.S. Coast Guard$120.7K8.3%
Department of Veterans Affairs$107.8K7.4%
Drug Enforcement Administration$100.1K6.9%
U.S. Marshals Service$91.9K6.3%
Defense Logistics Agency$74.3K5.1%
Department of the Army$25.4K1.8%

Top recipients

NATIONAL CONTRACTING SERVICES, LLC$524.9K36%
ECHO LAKE FOODS, LLC$308.9K21%
NIMCO INC.$100.1K6.9%
M. C. DEAN, INC.$91.9K6.3%
WELLINGTON PARC HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.$91.1K6.3%

Spending by fiscal year

4.6MFY2017
3MFY2018
2.1MFY2019
1.2MFY2020
3.6MFY2021
5.5MFY2022
3.4MFY2023
3.2M

Top industries (NAICS)

Nonresidential building construction · 2362$546.2K38%
Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing · 3114$308.9K21%
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers · 4249$100.1K6.9%
Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413$91.9K6.3%
Nursing care facilities (skilled nursing facilities) · 6231$91.1K6.3%

Largest awards

COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000010812/4100032378/PANCAKES WHOLE WHEAT FZN-144 COUNT$1.3M
ECHO LAKE FOODS, LLC· Daviess County, KY· Other equipment & supplies· May 29, 2025 – Dec 12, 2025· 123J1425C1371
EXPRESS REPORT: 1ST QUARTER FY25$714.7K
WELLINGTON PARC HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC.· Daviess County, KY· Health & medical· Feb 3, 2025 – Oct 8, 2025· 36C25525K0247
REPLACE SWITCHGEAR AND ATS KY0058ZZ U.S. COURTHOUSE AND FEDERAL BUILDING 423 FREDERICA STREET, OWENSBORO, KY 42301$524.9K
NATIONAL CONTRACTING SERVICES, LLC· Daviess County, KY· Construction & real property· Aug 13, 2026 – Aug 24, 2026· 47PE5526F0539

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $755.1M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Owensboro, KY metro area: $6,626 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $755.1M; −6% vs FY2025
Per resident: $6,626; US $12,955
Loan face value: $28.6M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 2.6%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$436.7M58%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$76.7M10%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$57.6M7.6%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$50.7M6.7%
93.600 · Head Start$26.3M3.5%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$24.6M3.3%
20.205 · Highway Planning and Construction$9.5M1.3%
84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$8.3M1.1%

Top recipients (organizations)

AUDUBON AREA COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.$26.3M3.5%
OWENSBORO, KY
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY$17.7M2.3%
FRANKFORT, KY
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF OWENSBORO$7.2M1.0%
OWENSBORO, KY
CORPORATE FLIGHT MANAGEMENT, INC.$5.8M0.8%
SMYRNA, TN
KENTUCKY COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$588.8M78%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$67M8.9%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Administration for Children and Families$26.3M3.5%
Department of Health and Human Services
Federal Highway Administration$17.7M2.3%
Department of Transportation
Farm Service Agency

Assistance by fiscal year

665.5MFY2021
632.1MFY2022
662.4MFY2023
722.6MFY2024
803.3MFY2025
755.1MFY2026

County aggregates

87%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Owensboro, KY

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

OwensboroPrincipal city60,302

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Kentucky

Areas based in Kentucky, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved13

Declined4

Metro and micro areas like Owensboro, KY metro area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

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Improved13

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