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.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Owensboro is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-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%). One of the benefits of Owensboro is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.34 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.The overall education level of Owensboro is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.57% of adults 25 and older in the city 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.
