Owsley County

Owsley County has 3,971 residents across 3 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $22,188, 65% below the Kentucky figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $80,100, and 7% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

3,971residentsACS 2020–2024

$22,188median household incomeKentucky: $64K

$80,100median home valueowner-occupied homes

73%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Owsley County in KentuckyZIP codes in Owsley County highlighted; the rest of Kentucky in grey

Map of Kentucky with Owsley County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 3 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
40983	241	$17K	$-666667K	57%	0%	48%	–
41314	4,049	$26K	$99K	74%	10%	73%	28 min
41364	160	$13K	$13K	100%	0%	85%	100 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

3,971 residents in 1,567 households, next to the Kentucky figure.

19%

under 18

19%

aged 18–34

21%

aged 65 and over

41%

of households are people living alone

37%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

2,052 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $80,100 (±$23,071).

70%

of households own their home

64%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

28%

are mobile homes

24%

of housing units are vacant

$448

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–201917%

2000–200914%

1990–199919%

1980–198913%

1970–197917%

1960–19695%

1950–19597%

1940–19494%

1939 or earlier4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$9,297.

$22,188

median household income

36.1%

of people live below the poverty line

12.6%

unemployment rate

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

26 min

average commute to work

18%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

85%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

16%

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

73%

of households have a broadband subscription

23%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates