Spencer County vs. Daviess County

	Spencer County (IN)	Daviess County (KY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	20,327	101,104
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.0%	4.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	20,952	96,643
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	20,952	96,656
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.2%	6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.8%	24.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.3%	16.9%
Female persons, percent	49.7%	51.1%
White alone, percent	97.2%	90.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	1.0%	5.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.4%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.1%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.0%	3.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	94.8%	87.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,635	6,234
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.4%	2.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	9,139	43,374
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	81.0%	66.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$121,000	$130,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,061	$1,098
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$394	$398
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$706	$732
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.7%	17.6%
Building permits, 2018	40	247
Households, 2014-2018	8,109	39,808
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.50	2.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.1%	84.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.0%	4.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	81.8%	86.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	69.9%	79.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.1%	90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.9%	22.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.2%	11.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.5%	5.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.0%	61.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.1%	56.5%
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,634,151	3,773,549
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	130,084	1,443,439
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$6,243	$14,752
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	26.3	19.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$56,998	$49,836
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,999	$27,462
Persons in poverty, percent	9.2%	15.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	404	2,327
Total employment, 2017	5,016	42,622
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	219,468	1,607,828
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.6%	2.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,196	5,945
All firms, 2012	1,540	7,231
Men-owned firms, 2012	907	3,941
Women-owned firms, 2012	421	2,042
Minority-owned firms, 2012	40	241
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,450	6,629
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	166	835
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,265	5,852
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	21.9%	23.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	52.8	210.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	396.74	458.35

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Spencer county (IN) and Daviess county (KY) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.