Daviess County, Kentucky Population 2024

103,727

Daviess County, Kentucky's estimated 2024 population is 103,727 with a growth rate of 0.26% in the past year according to the most recent United States census data. Daviess County, Kentucky is the 7th largest county in Kentucky. The 2010 population was 96,722 and has seen a growth of 7.24% since that time.

Note: data after 2022 is projected based on recent change
Year
Population
Growth
Change
2029105,0722690.26%
2028104,8032690.26%
2027104,5342690.26%
2026104,2652690.26%
2025103,9962690.26%
2024103,7272690.26%
2023103,4582690.26%
2022103,1891000.1%
2021103,089-316-0.31%
2020103,4051,8501.82%
2019101,5556700.66%
2018100,8853770.38%
2017100,5084280.43%
2016100,0805320.53%
201599,5481,0601.08%
201498,4881540.16%
201398,3344630.47%
201297,8716860.71%
201197,1854630.48%
201096,72200%
199087,1891,2401.44%
198085,9496,4638.13%
197079,4868,89812.61%
196070,58813,34723.32%
195057,2414,9069.37%
194052,3358,55619.54%
193043,7793,0467.48%
192040,733-287-0.7%
191041,0202,3536.09%
190038,6675,54716.75%
189033,1205,39019.44%
188027,7307,01633.87%
187020,7145,16533.22%
186015,5493,18725.78%
185012,3624,03148.39%
18408,3313,12259.93%
18305,2091,33334.39%
18203,876-101,196-96.31%
2024 Growth Rate
0.26% (269)
County Website
Daviess County
County Seat
Owensboro
2020 Population
103,405
Area
458 mi²
Density
226 people/mi²
Growth Since 2020
0.31% (322)
Founded
1815

Population by Race

Race
Population
Percentage (of total)
White89,51586.74%
Two or more races4,6074.46%
Black or African American4,5164.38%
Asian2,2442.17%
Other race1,9241.86%
Native American3320.32%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander570.06%

White

Two or more races

Black or African American

Asian

Other race

Native American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Daviess County, Kentucky Population by Race

Daviess County, Kentucky Population Pyramid 2024

Daviess County, Kentucky Median Age

38.7

Total

37.5

Male

40.3

Female

Daviess County, Kentucky Adults

There are 77,835 adults, (17,915 of whom are seniors) in Daviess County, Kentucky.

Daviess County, Kentucky Age Dependency

72.2

Age Dependency Ratio

29.9

Old Age Dependency Ratio

42.3

Child Dependency Ratio

Daviess County, Kentucky Sex Ratio

Female52,75851.12%
Male50,43748.88%

Daviess County, Kentucky Population by Age

Daviess County, Kentucky Renter vs Owner Occupied by Household Type

Household Type
Count
Average Size
Owner
Renter
All41,1572.4466.833.2
Married19,2483.098614
Non Family14,5641.215248
Female5,2333.0842.557.5
Male2,1123.4354.245.8

3

Average Family Size

2.44

Average Household Size

66.8%

Rate of Home Ownership

Married

Male

Female

NonFamily

owner

renter

Daviess County, Kentucky Households and Families

Male

Female

Education Attained
Count
Percentage
9th to 12th Grade4,0965.91%
Associates Degree7,80011.25%
Bachelors Degree10,43115.04%
Graduate Degree7,07510.2%
High School Graduate23,73334.22%
Less Than 9th Grade2,2143.19%
Some College14,00520.19%

Less Than 9th Grade

9th to 12th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Associates Degree

Bachelors Degree

Graduate Degree

Daviess County, Kentucky Educational Attainment by Sex (over 25)

Daviess County, Kentucky Educational Attainment by Race

High School Graduation Rate

Bachelors Rate

Race
Total
High School
Bachelors
White61,80556,80115,785
Black2,5272,252440
2+ Races2,1151,844593
Hispanic1,8331,408400
Asian1,312897377
Other Race921727145
Native American20617999
Islander31170

The highest rate of high school graduation is among white people with a rate of 91.9%.

The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among native american people with a rate of 48.06%.

Daviess County, Kentucky Educational Attainment by Race

All

Male

Female

Name
Average
Male
Female
Bachelors Degree$56,654$64,766$49,976
Graduate Degree$64,575$81,646$60,898
High School Graduate$39,888$46,927$29,424
Less Than 9th Grade$28,547$32,419$25,149
Overall$45,274$53,993$38,786
Some College$44,085$60,220$35,860

$45,274

Average Earnings

$53,993

Average Male

$38,786

Average Female

Daviess County, Kentucky Earnings by Educational Attainment

Daviess County, Kentucky Language by Age

Only English

Spanish

Other Indo-European Languages

Asian and Pacific Island Languages

Other Languages

Daviess County, Kentucky Language

94.07% of Daviess County, Kentucky residents speak only English, while 5.93% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 2.99% of the population.

Daviess County, Kentucky Language

Daviess County, Kentucky Poverty by Race

rate

Name
Total
In Poverty
Poverty Rate
White86,06211,35413.19%
Hispanic4,0581,32332.6%
Multiple4,5491,10024.18%
Black4,1941,02224.37%
Asian2,24463628.34%
Other1,80958032.06%
Islander571729.82%

15.25%

Overall Poverty Rate

14.55%

Male Poverty Rate

15.91%

Female Poverty Rate

Poverty in Daviess County, Kentucky

The race most likely to be in poverty in Daviess County, Kentucky is Hispanic, with 32.6% below the poverty level.

The race least likely to be in poverty in Daviess County, Kentucky is White, with 13.19% below the poverty level.

The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 3.18%. Among those working part-time, it was 14.93%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 25.96%.

Daviess County, Kentucky Poverty

rate

Rate
Poverty
Less Than 9th Grade30.38%
High School17.63%
Some College9.74%
Bachelors or Greater4.3%

Daviess County, Kentucky Poverty Rate by Education

rate

Rate
Poverty
Female Unemployed28.72%
Male Unemployed20.41%
Female Employed7.66%
Male Employed4.85%

Daviess County, Kentucky Poverty Rate by Employment Status and Sex

Daviess County, Kentucky Income by Household Type

Households

Families

MarriedFamilies

NonFamilies

Name
Median
Mean
Families$83,065$104,399
Households$65,323$86,574
Married Families$99,112$123,544
Non Families$36,672$48,246

mean

median

Income by Household Type

Daviess County, Kentucky Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Marriage Rates

49.5%

Overall Marriage Rate

51.5%

Male Marriage Rate

47.6%

Female Marriage Rate

Daviess County, Kentucky Married by Age and Sex

male

female

Daviess County, Kentucky Marriage

The age group where males are most likely to be married is 55-64, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.

Daviess County, Kentucky Marital Status by Race

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

NeverMarried

Daviess County, Kentucky Marital Status

Second Gulf War

First Gulf War

Vietnam

Korea

World War II

5,179

Number of Veterans

4,725

Male Veterans

454

Female Veterans

War
Veterans
Vietnam2,020
First Gulf War1,405
Second Gulf War790
Korea168
World War II125

Daviess County, Kentucky Veterans by War

count

Age Group
Veterans
65 to 741,361
35 to 541,329
75+1,278
55 to 64931
18 to 34280

Daviess County, Kentucky Veterans by Age

count

Name
Veterans
% of Total
White4,8777.06%
Black1514.99%
2+ Races1174.35%
Hispanic863.93%
Native American186.82%
Asian161.11%

Daviess County, Kentucky Veterans by Race

Daviess County, Kentucky Veterans by Education

Less Than 9th Grade

High School Graduate

Some College

Bachelors or Greater

10.38%

Veteran Poverty Rate

34.18%

Veteran Disability Rate

Daviess County, Kentucky Veterans by Education

LaborForceParticipation

61.9%

Labor Force Participation

59.1%

Employment Rate

4.4%

Unemployment Rate

Daviess County, Kentucky Employment by Age

LaborForceParticipation

Daviess County, Kentucky Employment by Race

LaborForceParticipation

Daviess County, Kentucky Employment by Education

Origin of Non-Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.

Origin of Naturalized Citizens

Europe

Asia

Africa

Oceania

Latin America

North America

74.34%

Born in Daviess County, Kentucky

96.28%

Native Born

3.72%

Foreign Born

2.47%

Non Citizen

1.24%

Naturalized

Place of Birth

96.28% of Daviess County, Kentucky residents were born in the United States, with 74.34% having been born in Kentucky. 2.47% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Asia.

Daviess County, Kentucky Place of Birth

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