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Louisville/Jefferson County vs Owensboro

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY compared with Owensboro, KY · 85 miles apart

Louisville/Jefferson County has 641,962 residents to Owensboro’s 60,892. Louisville/Jefferson County comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Owensboro does better on median rent, average commute, unemployment.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY Owensboro, KY
Population 641,962 60,892
Density (per sq mi) 2,442 2,857
Median household income $66,849 $56,357
Median home value $233,900 $178,900
Median rent $1,120 $905
Homeownership 60.7% 57.4%
Average commute 22.5 min 17.1 min
Median age 37.7 37.5
Bachelor's degree + 33.8% 26.1%
Poverty rate 15.8% 18.9%
Unemployment 5.5% 5.3%
Price to income 3.5× 3.2×

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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