Owen County, Indiana

Owen County has a population of 21,604 and has grown 2.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $172,400, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $62,464.

Home price
$172,400
Income
$62,464
Population
21,604
Unemployment
3.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$172,400county
Median gross rent$911county
Median year homes here were built1982county
Share of homes built before 198047.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile15.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented18.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,358(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$956county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$798county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,155county
Home insurance / yr$2,887(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living91(statewide)
Median household income$62,464county
Family health premium / yr$24,725(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,471(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.488(statewide)
Poverty rate12.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home9.8%county
Unemployment rate3.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.9%county
Share of workers employed by government9.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.0%county
Economic output per resident$35,190county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.66%county
Top state income tax2.95%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.95%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time35.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service39 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5181947county
Miles to nearest general aviation field14 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station46 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.1%county
Traffic deaths9.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher16.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.6%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment2156county
Students per full-time teacher13.2county
Free lunch eligible53.0%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution18 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians14county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.7%county
Frequent mental distress17.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population21,604county
Land area in square miles385county
People per square mile of land56.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age45.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.3%county
Share of households that are one person28.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.8%county
Second languages2.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls24.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents202county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents15county
Households that moved in685county
Households that moved away646county
Average income of arriving households$52,977county
Average income of departing households$43,772county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes12county
Housing units authorised in the latest year122county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate313(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature54°Fcounty
Annual precipitation46.6 incounty
Annual snowfall30.9 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.06 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F20 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing107 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days182 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 20county
Average first fall frostOct 19county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$147county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh14.9¢county
Household electricity use1,004 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity35.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas25.9%county
Homes heated by propane23.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.4%county
Homes heated by wood12.0%county
Households with broadband81.2%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk49.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk46.5county
Landslide risk89.3county
Hail risk52.4county
Earthquake risk61.2county
Tornado risk45.8county
Tropical cyclone risk12.3county
Extreme heat risk49.8county
Winter weather risk56.8county
Strong wind risk82.7county
Wildfire risk11.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Owen County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Indiana figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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