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Greater Owensboro Economic Development Corporation

PROUD INVESTORS & TRUSTEES

  Total Population  
    2005 2006 2007 2008 2009  
  Labor Market Area 474,583 477,943 478,776 485,214 478,727  
  Daviess County 92,957 93,334 94,174 97,005 93,280  
 Owensboro55,45955,52555,39855,516N/A 
  Source: Applied Geographic Solutions, Simi Valley, CA (Labor Market Area and County, 2005 and later);
U.S.  Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census (all other).		  
  Population by Selected Age Groups, 2009  
    Daviess County Labor Market Area  
Number Percent Number Percent  
  Under 15 19,745 21.2 93,467 19.5  
  15-24 12,138 13.0 63,236 13.2  
  25-34 11,268 12.1 60,599 12.7  
  35-44 11,880 12.7 61,587 12.9  
  45-54 13,376 14.3 71,164 14.9  
  55-64 10,953 11.7 58,513 12.2  
  65-74 7,202 7.7 36,338 7.6  
  75 and older 6,718 7.2 33,823 7.1  
  Median Age 38.1   38.7    
  Source: Applied Geographic Solutions, Simi Valley, CA  
  Population by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2009  
    Daviess County Labor Market Area  
Number Percent Number Percent  
  White 81,295 87.2 435,226 90.9  
  Black 6,130 6.6 28,156 5.9  
  Am. Indian & Alaska Native 0 0.0 235 0.0  
  Asian 103 0.1 4,472 0.9  
  Native Hawaiian & other Pacific Islander 19 0.0 149 0.0  
  Other/Multirace 5,733 6.1 10,489 2.2  
  Hispanic Origin 1,414 1.5 6,836 1.4  
  Note: Hispanic is not a race category. A person can be white, black, etc. and be of hispanic origin.
Source:  Applied Geographic Solutions, Semi Valley, CA		  

 
  Population Projections  
    2014        
  Labor Market Area 482,751        
    2010 2015 2020 2025  
  Daviess County 94,567 97,166 99,438 101,420  
  Source:  Applied Geographic Solutions, Simi Valley, CA (Labor Market Area);
Kentucky State Data Center, University of Louisville (Counties).		  
  Personal Income  
    2002 2007 Pct. Change  
  Daviess County $25,846 $31,121 20.4 %  
  Kentucky $25,777 $30,824 19.6 %  
  U.S. $30,804 $38,615 25.4 %  
  Labor Market Area Range $18,325- $30,872 $21,214- $37,130  
  Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.  
  Households  
    2009 2009  
  Number of Households Persons Per Household Median Household Income  
  Daviess County 37,308 2.37 $46,122  
  Source: Applied Geographic Solutions, Simi Valley, CA  
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