Owsley County, KY Population

Overview

4,094

Total Population

48.4

Median age

52.08%

Female population %

92:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

62.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Owsley County is 48.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Owsley County's population under 18 was 20.13%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Owsley County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 22.52% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Owsley County, 16.10% were under the age of 15, 15.46% aged 15 to 29, 45.92% aged 30 to 64, 20.66% aged 65 to 84, and 1.86% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 170 more females than males in Owsley County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.08% females and 47.92% males in Owsley County, KY.
The Owsley County, KY gender ratio is 92:100 i.e. 92 men to 100 women (0.920).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 192.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 254.

Owsley County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Owsley County population: 89.67% are White, 2.03% are Black or African American, 0.22% are Asian, 1.44% are some other race and 6.64% are multiracial.
Owsley County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,094 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Owsley County is White with a population of 3,671 (89.67% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 4,847 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Owsley County's population decreased by 96 (1.98%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Owsley County's population decreased by 720 (15.15%), 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, Owsley County's population was lowest in year 2022 at 3,929.