Breathitt County vs. Owsley County

	Breathitt County (KY)	Owsley County (KY)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	12,726	4,472
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-8.3%	-6.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	13,876	4,755
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	13,878	4,755
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.4%	22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.2%	19.6%
Female persons, percent	50.0%	50.6%
White alone, percent	97.3%	98.1%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.6%	0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.2%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.2%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.2%	1.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	96.3%	96.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	481	195
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.5%	0.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	6,356	2,361
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.8%	69.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$50,800	$71,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$927	$913
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$293	$292
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$480	$318
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.3%	7.5%
Households, 2014-2018	5,322	1,664
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.40	2.63
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.8%	92.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.0%	0.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	71.2%	70.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	60.7%	61.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	73.9%	69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.3%	16.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	29.0%	22.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.6%	6.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	41.5%	37.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	38.5%	29.6%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	97,689	10,543
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	118,264	16,053
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$8,674	$3,400
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.0	24.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,376	$25,530
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$17,729	$17,766
Persons in poverty, percent	32.5%	39.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	186	46
Total employment, 2017	3,155	376
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	93,832	9,418
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.3%	-0.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	610	300
All firms, 2012	594	273
Men-owned firms, 2012	268	184
Women-owned firms, 2012	279	75
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	554	256
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	539	249
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	28.2	24.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	492.41	197.41

Source: United States Census Bureau

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