Demographics of Owen County, Indiana

Owen County, Indiana had 21,886 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +561 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Owen County, in four figures

21,886
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.6%
Change since July 2020: +561 people.; 45.0 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,464 ±$5,041
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Owen County, Indiana's population grew 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Owen County, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Owen County, Indiana's population grew 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Owen County, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	21,325	100.0	100.0
2021	21,408	100.4	100.2
2022	21,381	100.3	100.7
2023	21,587	101.2	101.6
2024	21,658	101.6	102.5
2025	21,886	102.6	103.1

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Population of Owen County, Indiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	21,325	−11	−16	0	+1
2021	21,408	+83	−160	+2	+236
2022	21,381	−27	−201	+5	+175
2023	21,587	+206	−88	+13	+283
2024	21,658	+71	−97	+9	+158
2025	21,886	+228	−108	+8	+333

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.0 ±0.3: for men 43.6 ±0.5 and for women 46.6 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Owen County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Under 5	1,136 ±34	5.3% ±0.2	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,260 ±244	15.1% ±1.1	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,504 ±154	7.0% ±0.7	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,906 ±246	22.7% ±1.1	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,196 ±328	28.7% ±1.5	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,602 ±323	21.3% ±1.5	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,464 ±$5,041, and income per person $34,451 ±$2,326, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,957 ±$352 in Indiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Owen County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	1,339 ±226	15.5% ±2.6	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,843 ±276	21.4% ±3.1	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,836 ±284	21.3% ±3.2	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,258 ±241	14.6% ±2.8	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,436 ±219	16.7% ±2.5	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	587 ±142	6.8% ±1.6	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	319 ±95	3.7% ±1.1	8.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Owen County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Indiana	United States
All ages	2,616 ±503	12.3% ±2.4	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	837 ±222	19.8% ±5.0	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,135 ±242	10.5% ±2.2	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	644 ±157	10.5% ±2.5	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Owen County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Owen County	Indiana	United States
Housing units	9,918 ±27	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.9% ±2.6	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.1% ±2.6	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.4% ±2.5	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.6% ±2.5	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$172,400 ±$11,458	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$911 ±$62	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Owen County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	333 ±0	1.5% ±<0.1	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	20,513 ±66	95.0% ±0.3	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	180 ±86	0.8% ±0.4	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	123 ±59	0.6% ±0.3	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 88	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	414 ±102	1.9% ±0.5	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Owen County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	17,798 ±569	82.4% ±2.6	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,504 ±527	16.2% ±2.4	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	43 to 215	0.2% to 1.0%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	173 ±57	0.8% ±0.3	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	133 ±59	0.6% ±0.3	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	10 to 70	< 0.1% to 0.3%	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Owen County among the counties of Indiana

68th of 92 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Counties of Indiana near Owen County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Posey County	24,988	−0.8%
Randolph County	24,438	+0.1%
Fayette County	23,533	+0.7%
Starke County	23,425	+0.1%
Franklin County	23,286	+2.2%
Owen County	21,886	+2.6%
Sullivan County	20,831	+0.1%
Carroll County	20,655	+1.6%
Jay County	20,118	−1.8%
Fulton County	20,091	−1.9%
Spencer County	20,061	+1.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026