Owen County vs. Grant County

	Owen County (KY)	Grant County (KY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10,880	25,121
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	0.4%	1.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	10,837	24,658
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	10,841	24,662
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.1%	7.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.1%	26.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.5%	13.7%
Female persons, percent	50.3%	49.9%
White alone, percent	97.2%	96.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.1%	1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.2%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	1.2%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.0%	2.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	94.5%	94.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	786	1,601
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.0%	1.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	5,739	10,258
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	73.1%	68.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$99,400	$129,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,071	$1,174
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$370	$399
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$636	$717
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.9%	15.2%
Building permits, 2018	1	56
Households, 2014-2018	3,921	8,849
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.72	2.77
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.6%	85.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.1%	2.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	75.3%	80.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	58.3%	66.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	82.6%	86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	9.9%	13.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	16.1%	13.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.4%	6.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.9%	59.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	47.5%	52.5%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	62,217	284,408
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$5,780	$11,616
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	32.0	31.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$45,338	$45,610
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,045	$22,073
Persons in poverty, percent	15.8%	13.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	123	374
Total employment, 2017	1,279	3,895
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	41,333	139,668
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-15.1%	-1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	743	1,318
All firms, 2012	847	1,766
Men-owned firms, 2012	446	1,075
Women-owned firms, 2012	275	450
Minority-owned firms, 2012	41	58
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	790	1,642
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	85	211
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	684	1,484
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	21.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	30.9	95.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	351.10	257.97

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Owen county (KY) and Grant county (KY) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.