ZIP 42301 · Owensboro
Who lives in ZIP code 42301 (Owensboro, KY): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Owensboro, KY · Daviess County
uszips 2026
People45,445
Median age36.6
Household income$66,885
Home value$199,749
Median rent$876/mo
Poverty14.2%
College degree+26.5%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Owensboro, KY
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 101 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 18,381
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.2% are 65 or older; 74.9% are adults.
Household income
29.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,504.
Education (adults 25+)
37.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.2%
- Never married
- 30.2%
- Divorced
- 15.1%
- Widowed
- 7.5%
- Family size
- 2.96
- Dual-income families
- 53.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 63.0%
- Rent burden
- 28.5%
- Men / women
- 49% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.2%
- Unemployment
- 5.3%
- Self-employed
- 10.0%
- Farmers
- 1.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.2%
- Veterans
- 5.8%
- With a disability
- 18.4%
- No health insurance
- 5.5%
- Limited English
- 2.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.