County profile
Owen County, KY
United States · GDP 2024
#2782 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 64% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$262.7M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
969
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
133
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$49.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
11,601
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.2%
Median HH income
$61.1k±$3.5k
Bachelor's degree+
18.3%±3.7%
Poverty rate
18.3%±3.9%
Business applications
107 · 2025
Retail establishments
26
22.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care28%
Retail trade22%
Food & accommodation17%
Other services12%
Utilities11%
Wholesale trade10%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
11,601
residents · 2025 · +2.6% since 2020
Income per capita $43.2k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+477
International migration+15
Natural change−190
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$188.0M2019
$182.9M2020
$200.0M2021
$209.5M2022
$241.8M2023
$262.7M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$168.7k±$16.4k
Median gross rent
$830/mo±$93/mo
Vacancy rate
21.1%±4.1%
Affordability
3.4× wages
Residential permits
$4.7M
17 units · 1.5/1k pop
FEMA risk score
15.2
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$995/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 55Tornado 51Strong wind 49
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2015–2025
1452015
1392016
1522017
1532018
1622019
1682020
1862021
2172022
2262023
2412025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -39% since 2021282021
182022
172023
182024
172025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
20.3 km
I-75
Nearest freight rail
18.5 km
CSXT
Nearest port
31.4 km
GALLATIN TRANSIT
Nearest commercial airport
56.9 km
BLUE GRASS
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$49.1k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Owen?
Owen's economy produced $262.7M in 2024, growing 8.7% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.