Owsley County vs. Perry County

Owsley County (KY)Perry County (KY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)4,47226,092
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-6.0%-9.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)4,75528,690
Population, Census, April 1, 20104,75528,712
Persons under 5 years, percent6.7%6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.6%22.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.6%17.0%
Female persons, percent50.6%50.8%
White alone, percent98.1%96.2%
Black or African American alone, percent0.6%1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.2%
Asian alone, percent0.1%0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent0.9%1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent1.6%1.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent96.6%95.3%
Veterans, 2014-20181951,240
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20180.2%1.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)2,36112,999
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.8%74.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$71,900$73,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$913$966
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$292$303
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$318$618
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20137.5%9.7%
Households, 2014-20181,66411,172
Persons per household, 2014-20182.632.35
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201892.5%87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20180.7%2.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201870.3%77.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201861.4%71.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201869.1%76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201816.2%12.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201822.7%24.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.1%6.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201837.4%47.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201829.6%46.6%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)10,543304,539
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)16,053525,062
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$3,400$18,592
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.821.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$25,530$31,046
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$17,766$20,140
Persons in poverty, percent39.2%28.9%
Total employer establishments, 201746555
Total employment, 20173769,006
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)9,418309,471
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.5%-0.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173001,357
All firms, 20122731,851
Men-owned firms, 20121841,067
Women-owned firms, 201275533
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122561,674
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122491,514
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%17.5%
Population per square mile, 201024.184.5
Land area in square miles, 2010197.41339.67

Source: United States Census Bureau

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