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Demographics

  Total Population  
    2008 2009 2010 2011 2012  
  Labor Market Area 94,005 93,541 90,460 90,326 89,191  
  Owsley County 4,652 4,619 4,776 4,847 4,722  
 Booneville1481488182N/A 
  Source: U.S.  Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Annual Estimates.  
  Population by Selected Age Groups, 2011  
    Owsley County Labor Market Area  
Number Percent Number Percent  
  Under 16 953 19.8 17,237 19.1  
  16-24 520 10.8 10,342 11.4  
  25-44 1,158 24.0 24,497 27.1  
  45-64 1,419 29.4 26,030 28.8  
  65-84 682 14.1 11,088 12.3  
  85 and older 88 1.8 1,199 1.3  
  Median Age N/A   N/A    
  Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.  
  Population by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2011  
    Owsley County Labor Market Area  
Number Percent Number Percent  
  White 4,749 98.0 87,486 96.9  
  Black 22 0.5 1,736 1.9  
  Am. Indian & Alaska Native 13 0.3 160 0.2  
  Asian 3 0.1 283 0.3  
  Native Hawaiian & other Pacific Islander 0 0.0 24 0.0  
  Other/Multirace 33 0.7 704 0.8  
  Hispanic Origin 41 0.8 918 1.0  
  Note: Hispanic is not a race category. A person can be white, black, etc. and be of hispanic origin.
Source: U.S.  Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.		  
  Population Projections  
    2015 2020 2025 2030  
  Owsley County 4,605 4,542 4,462 4,370  
  Source:  Kentucky State Data Center, University of Louisville.  
  Personal Income  
    2006 2011 Pct. Change  
  Owsley County $20,283 $24,593 21.2 %  
  Kentucky $30,034 $33,989 13.2 %  
  U.S. $37,725 $41,560 10.2 %  
  Labor Market Area Range $16,425- $26,044 $20,923- $31,458    
  Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis.  
  Households  
    2007-2011 2011  
  Number of Households Persons Per Household Median Household Income  
  Owsley County 1,650 2.82 $21,865  
  Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. (Median Household Income)
Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey 5-year estimate (Number of Households, Persons Per Household).