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Total Population       2005 2006 2007 2008 2009     Labor Market Area 473,608 475,524 477,870 479,375 481,263     Daviess County 92,614 93,270 93,974 94,621 95,394     Owensboro 55,459 55,525 55,398 55,516 N/A     Source: U.S.  Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.     Population by Selected Age Groups, 2009       Daviess County Labor Market Area   Number Percent Number Percent     Under 16 20,996 22.0 99,951 20.8     16-24 10,822 11.3 55,434 11.5     25-44 23,727 24.9 123,836 25.7     45-64 25,824 27.1 131,968 27.4     65-84 11,928 12.5 59,812 12.4     85 and older 2,097 2.2 10,262 2.1     Median Age N/A   N/A       Source: U.S.  Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.     Population by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2009       Daviess County Labor Market Area   Number Percent Number Percent     White 88,655 92.9 444,457 92.4     Black 4,748 5.0 26,503 5.5     Am. Indian & Alaska Native 164 0.2 914 0.2     Asian 633 0.7 3,795 0.8     Native Hawaiian & other Pacific Islander 41 0.0 193 0.0     Other/Multirace 1,153 1.2 5,401 1.1     Hispanic Origin 1,784 1.9 7,842 1.6     Note: Hispanic is not a race category. A person can be white, black, etc. and be of hispanic origin. Source: U.S.  Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.     Population Projections       2010 2015 2020 2025     Daviess County 94,567 97,166 99,438 101,420     Source: Kentucky State Data Center, University of Louisville.     Personal Income       2003 2008 Pct. Change     Daviess County $26,479 $33,278 25.7 %     Kentucky $26,575 $31,936 20.2 %     U.S. $31,472 $40,166 27.6 %     Labor Market Area Range $18,476- $31,677 $22,276- $39,211     Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.     Households       2005 2008     Number of Households Persons Per Household Median Household Income     Daviess County 36,940 2.44 $43,075     Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. (Median Household Income) Kentucky State Data Center, University of Louisville (Number of Households, Persons Per Houshold).

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