Daviess County, Kentucky

Daviess County is a county located in the United States of Kentucky. Daviess County had an official population of 91545 in 2000. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 94418, giving it the seventh largest population among Kentucky's county. Its area is just over 476.27 sq mi (1233.53 square kilometre), of which, 462.39 square miles (1197.58 square kilometre) of it is land and 13.88 square miles (35.95 square kilometre) of it is water, making it the 18th largest by size in Kentucky.

Daviess County Kentucky
Map of Daviess County, Kentucky

As of the census of 2000, there were 91545 people in the county, organized into 36033 households, and 24828 families living in the county. The population density was 198 people per square mile (76.45/kmē), it is Kentucky's 12th most densely populated county. There were 38432 housing units at an average density of 83.1 per square mile (32.09/kmē). The average household size was 2.47 people, and the average family size was 3 people. The population's age distribution was 25.8% under the age of 18, 9% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 23% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males. The July 2008 population estimate is 94418, The racial makeup of the county was 87911 White, 4646 Black or African American, 154 American Indian, 548 Asian, 24 Native Hawaiian, and 1135 from two or more races.

Daviess County Kentucky Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Daviess County Kentucky School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Daviess County Kentucky GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $36813, making it the 23rd highest county by median household income in Kentucky. The median income for a family in the county was $45404, making it the 16th highest county by median family income in Kentucky. The per capita income for the county was $18739, it is Kentucky's 17th wealthiest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 23030 pupils and students, of which 11424 are male and 11606 are female, 25.16% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 1608 nursery or pri school, 1329 kindergarten, 10584 elementary school, 5620 high school and 3889 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Masonville CdpDaviess County8.958.9501075120.12046937171
2Owensboro CityDaviess County18.6617.421.23540673102.91796831867
3Whitesville CityDaviess County0.450.45063214111347725655
YearPopulation
April 2000 census91545
April 2000 Estimate91549
July 2000 Estimate91606
July 2001 Estimate91570
July 2002 Estimate91578
July 2003 Estimate92005
July 2004 Estimate92192
July 2005 Estimate92427
July 2006 Estimate93029
July 2007 Estimate93690
July 2008 Estimate94418
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school7069021608
Kindergarten6147151329
Elementary school5615496910584
High school285327675620
College or graduate school163622533889
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Daviess County, Kentucky$36813$45404$18739
Kentucky, United States$33672$40939$18093
United States$41994$50046$21587