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Daviess County, Kentucky

Daviess County, Kentucky · ZIP 42301, 42303, 42348

  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 104,457 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 41,157Households
  • $65,323Median household income
  • $185,800Median home value
  • 17Towns with a page
  • 9ZIP codes

Daviess County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly

Population, 2000 to 2020+12.9%
90k95k100k105k2000: 91,54520002010: 96,65620102020: 103,312202091,545103,312
Population of Daviess County at each census
CensusPopulation
200091,545
201096,656
2020103,312

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 21, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 21, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 21, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Daviess County
Under $50k39.8%
$50k to $100k30.4%
$100k to $150k17.3%
$150k to $200k6.6%
$200k and over5.9%

Median household income $65,323 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 21, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Daviess County
Owner occupied
27,479 units
Renter occupied
13,678 units
Vacancy rate
6.9%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 21, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Jobs by sector in Daviess County2023
Health care and social assistance9,099
Manufacturing7,321
Retail trade5,328
Accommodation and food services4,644
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services3,363
Construction2,347
Finance and insurance2,039
Transportation and warehousing2,030

43,758 employees in 2,385 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.

Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 21, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Daviess County compared with its state
Daviess County compared with its state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureDaviess CountyKentucky
Population103,1954,510,725
Median household income$65,323$62,417
Median age38.739.1
Median home value$185,800$192,300
Bachelor’s degree or higher25.2%27.0%
Foreign-born residents3.7%4.4%
Owner-occupied homes66.8%68.3%
Mean commute to work20.0 minutes24.0 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 21, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Townships, towns and villages in Daviess County17 with a page · sort by any column

Type
OwensboroCity60,67521.3 sq mi
SorghoCensus designated place2,9284.74 sq mi
ThrustonCensus designated place2,6751.76 sq mi
MasonvilleCensus designated place2,63410.4 sq mi
PhilpotCensus designated place1,0983.28 sq mi
Pleasant RidgeCensus designated place7293.51 sq mi
WhitesvilleCity5840.43 sq mi
MaceoCensus designated place5331.49 sq mi
YelvingtonCensus designated place5110.76 sq mi
StanleyCensus designated place4410.84 sq mi
MoseleyvilleCensus designated place3031.04 sq mi
KnottsvilleCensus designated place2060.69 sq mi
St. JosephCensus designated place1920.37 sq mi
CurdsvilleCensus designated place1000.27 sq mi
UticaCensus designated place551.05 sq mi
West LouisvilleCensus designated place390.10 sq mi
PantherCensus designated place00.79 sq mi

Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 21 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.

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Neighboring counties

Neighboring counties

Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 21, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026.