Owensboro

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#2439

Global Rank

0.3

Power Score

Local Metro
Share

United States • North America • Language power • Time zone America/Chicago UTC−6 (CST) (observes summer time)

Population
123K
GDP
$7B
GDP per capita
$58,262
Land area
2,116 km² (817 mi²)
Density
58/km² (150/mi²)

Primary city Owensboro

State / province Kentucky

Language English

Owensboro metro area

37.77, -87.11
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Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

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House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA all-transactions index for Owensboro, KY, since 1986. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
0501001502002503003501990200020102020

One year
One year +13.0%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +46.7%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +49.5%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −7.3%
2007Q4 to 2012Q1

Languages of Owensboro

English first in Kentucky.

LanguageShare
English93.2%
Spanish3.4%
German0.3%
French0.2%
Mandarin Chinese0.2%
English reach, Kentucky
99%
Tier 1 census

Kentucky on the languages board · Language power

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Owensboro-Daviess County Regional

Owensboro • 4 - Regional