Owensboro is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 60,037 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, Owensboro is the third largest community in Kentucky.Owensboro is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Owensboro is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Owensboro who work in office and administrative support (12.24%), sales jobs (10.88%), and management occupations (7.65%). Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Owensboro spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.34 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.The percentage of people in Owensboro who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.57% of adults in Owensboro have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Owensboro in 2022 was $30,702, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $122,808 for a family of four. However, Owensboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Owensboro is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Owensboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Owensboro residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Owensboro include Irish, English, German, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Owensboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
