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Greater Owensboro Economic Development Corporation

PROUD INVESTORS & TRUSTEES

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  Business Cost  
    Kentucky Index, 2007
(U.S. = 100)		  
  Labor Cost 95  
  Energy Cost 70  
  Overall Business Cost 90  
  Kentucky is tied for the 12th lowest overall business cost in the nation.  
       
    Gross Domestic Product Per Wage, 2008  
  Kentucky $2.16  
  U.S. $2.17  
   
       
    Industrial Electric Cost Per KWH, 2008  
  Kentucky $0.05  
  U.S. $0.07  
  Kentucky has the 8th lowest cost for industrial electrical power amongst the 50 states.  
 
  Daviess County
Statistical Summary		  
     
    Population
2009		  
  Daviess County 95,394  
  Labor Market Area 481,263  
       
    Daviess County  
  Per Capita Income
2008		 $33,278  
  Median Household Income
2008		 $43,075  
  Median Home Price
2008		 $98,310  
       
    Total Available Labor
2008		  
  Daviess County 2,898  
  Labor Market Area 15,834  
       
    Unemployment Rate
2009		  
  Daviess County 9.5  
  Labor Market Area 9.1  
  U.S. 9.3  
       
    Average Weekly Wage
2008		  
  Daviess County $646  
  Labor Market Area $693  
  U.S. $876  
  • 200 East 3rd Street
  • P.O. Box 782
  • Owensboro, Kentucky 42302-0782
  • 270.926.4339