According to the 2020 ACS 5-year estimates, Owen County had a total population of 10,847; 5,562/51% male and 5,285/49% female1. The median age is 42.3 years which is a decrease of .5 from previous years1. Nearly 23% of the population is under 18 years of age and 18.6% is 65 years or older1.
Owen County’s population is older than the Kentucky average. The median age for men is 41.3 compared to 37.6 in Kentucky and the median age for women is 43 compared to 40.41. Owen county also has a higher age dependency ratio, 69, that is the ratio between persons under 18 and over 64 and the number of working-age individuals (those aged 19-64 years old), when compared with Kentucky and national averages at 63.8 and 62.5 respectively1. Owen County’s population under 18 years is comparable to Kentucky and the U.S. at 22.3% compared 22.6% and 22.4% respectively1.
Owen County has a higher ratio of males to females and a higher age ratio dependence than KY and the U.S.
Age Dependency Ratio
Owen county also has a higher age dependency ratio, 69, that is the ratio between persons under 18 and over 64 and the number of working-age individuals (those aged 19-64 years old), when compared with Kentucky and national averages at 63.8 and 62.5 respectively.