Owenton is a very small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 1,669 people and four associated neighborhoods, Owenton is the 215th largest community in Kentucky.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Owenton is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Owenton is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Owenton who work in teaching (10.66%), office and administrative support (9.16%), and management occupations (9.01%). The overall crime rate in Owenton is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. In Owenton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.58 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small city, Owenton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The rate of college-level education in Owenton is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.70% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Owenton in 2022 was $23,191, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $92,764 for a family of four. However, Owenton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Owenton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Owenton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Owenton include Irish, German, English, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Owenton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
