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Owsley County School District

Owsley County School District is a unified school district in Kentucky with a community population of 3,971. The median household income is $22,188 and the median age is 47.7.

3,971

Population

20

People / sq mi

$22,188

Median Income

47.7

Median Age

Owsley County School District covers 197 sq mi of land at 20.1 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White95.5%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian50.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$22,188

Median Household Income

$18,731

Per Capita Income

39.5%

Poverty Rate

4.9%

Unemployment

Housing

$80,100

Median Home Value

$448

Median Rent

70.1%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

70.4%

High School+

7.1%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Owsley County School District serves a community with a population of 3,971 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Kentucky.

The median household income in Owsley County School District is $22,188, with a per capita income of $18,731. The poverty rate is 39.5%.

Owsley County School District is 95.5% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 50.9% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Owsley County School District, 70.4% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 7.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Owsley County School District is $80,100, with a median rent of $448. The homeownership rate is 70.1%.

Data for Owsley County School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 2104620).

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.