Owen County, KY Population

Overview

11,160

Total Population

42.6

Median age

48.98%

Female population %

104.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

59.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

45

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Owen County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Owen County is 42.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Owen County's population under 18 was 22.30%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Owen County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 18.79% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Owen County, 18.32% were under the age of 15, 17.38% aged 15 to 29, 45.51% aged 30 to 64, 16.69% aged 65 to 84, and 2.10% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 228 less females than males in Owen County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.98% females and 51.02% males in Owen County, KY.
The Owen County, KY gender ratio is 104.2:100 i.e. 104.2 men to 100 women (1.042).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 543.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 524.

Owen County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Owen County population: 95.04% are White, 0.47% are Black or African American, 0.21% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.74% are some other race and 3.53% are multiracial.
Owen County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 45 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 11,115 (99.60% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Owen County is White with a population of 10,607 (95.04% of the total population).

Owen County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 11,489 in the year 2008
From 2000 to 2010, Owen County's population increased by 289 (2.74%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Owen County's population increased by 456 (4.20%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Owen County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 10,559.