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  • FIPS 18119
  • Largest town: Spencer

Owen County, Indiana

Owen County had 21,851 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 385.3 square miles of land. It ranks 68th of 92 in Indiana by population and 53rd by land area.

Population
21,851
#68 of 92 in Indiana · #1,728 in US
Area
385.3 sq mi
#53 of 92 in Indiana · #2,584 in US
Density
57 / sq mi
#69 of 92 in Indiana · #1,355 in US
Median household income
$62,247
#62 of 92 in Indiana · #1,621 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Owen County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Owen County population, land area and income

Owen County had 21,851 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 385.3 square miles of land. It ranks 68th of 92 in Indiana by population and 53rd by land area. That works out to 56.7 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Indiana has 34,874 residents; Owen County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $62,247 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

21,851

3144th1st

1728th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

385 sq mi

3144th1st

2584th of 3,144 (US)

Density

56.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

1355th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$62,247

3143rd1st

1621st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

21,851

92nd1st

68th of 92 (IN)

Land area

385 sq mi

92nd1st

53rd of 92 (IN)

Density

56.7 / sq mi

92nd1st

69th of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$62,247

92nd1st

62nd of 92 (IN)

How Owen County's population changed since 2020

Owen County gained 527 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.5%. That ranks 15th of 92 in Indiana for growth. The median Indiana county changed by +0.8%, and the state as a whole by +2.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Owen County recorded 918 births and 1,314 deaths, a natural change of -396. Net international migration added +33 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +881. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 881 people.

21.3k202021.5k202121.6k202221.8k202321.9k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
918
Deaths
1,314
Net international migration
+33
Net domestic migration
+881
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+76

Where Owen County is

The Census internal point of Owen County is at 39.317300, -86.838800. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Indiana's 92 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Owen County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Vigo County: +0.0%Fayette County: -0.1%Grant County: -0.1%Noble County: +0.7%Clay County: -0.0%Fulton County: -2.3%Henry County: +0.3%Jasper County: +1.5%Carroll County: +2.0%Huntington County: +0.8%Howard County: +0.6%Tipton County: -0.4%Starke County: +0.3%Lawrence County: +0.4%Jennings County: +0.2%Jay County: -1.5%Greene County: +1.3%Blackford County: -2.4%Madison County: +3.1%Parke County: +2.1%DeKalb County: +2.4%Scott County: +1.5%Benton County: +1.7%Wells County: +2.3%Wabash County: -0.5%Union County: -2.8%Marshall County: +0.8%Putnam County: +3.1%Clinton County: -0.8%Hamilton County: +8.8%Hancock County: +10.8%Jackson County: +2.0%Hendricks County: +8.5%Johnson County: +5.1%Decatur County: -0.2%Lake County: +0.8%Newton County: +2.5%Fountain County: +2.1%Crawford County: +0.0%Perry County: +0.9%Martin County: +0.6%Dearborn County: +1.3%Morgan County: +2.8%Monroe County: +0.0%Switzerland County: +2.5%Ohio County: +1.2%Sullivan County: -0.2%Franklin County: +1.5%Adams County: +2.0%Jefferson County: -0.5%Knox County: -1.1%Ripley County: +0.8%Vanderburgh County: +0.0%Gibson County: -0.1%LaGrange County: +1.5%Dubois County: -0.0%Harrison County: +0.8%Randolph County: -0.3%Brown County: +1.1%Shelby County: +1.3%Tippecanoe County: +2.8%Daviess County: +2.2%Delaware County: +1.1%Elkhart County: +0.2%Whitley County: +1.6%Allen County: +3.4%Montgomery County: +1.8%Miami County: -0.8%St. Joseph County: +0.4%Kosciusko County: +0.6%Floyd County: +1.8%Rush County: -0.1%Wayne County: -0.2%Posey County: -0.5%Clark County: +5.0%Orange County: -0.1%Marion County: +0.5%Boone County: +10.7%Porter County: +1.5%Steuben County: +1.2%Vermillion County: +0.8%Cass County: -0.6%Owen County: +2.5%White County: +0.6%Washington County: +0.4%Pulaski County: -0.8%Pike County: -1.1%Warren County: +0.3%Warrick County: +3.7%Spencer County: +1.8%LaPorte County: -0.8%Bartholomew County: +3.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -0.2%
  2. < +0.4%
  3. < +1.2%
  4. < +2.1%
  5. ≥ +2.1%
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Orange pin: Owen County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
39.317300, -86.838800
DMS
39°19'2.28"N 86°50'19.68"W
UTM
16N 513896.0E 4352001.1N
Geohash
dnfpxvmzv
Plus code
86FM8586+WF

Towns in Owen County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Owen County, 2,500 people together, or 11% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Owen County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Spencer with 2,500.

  1. 01Spencer2,500
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Owen County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Owen County. The most populous is Monroe County, IN, with 140,702 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 47.9 miles NE of Owen County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Indianapolis, IN (population 891,484), 48.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Bloomington, IN (population 79,986), 19.9 miles away.

Owen County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Owen County is 18119: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 119. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $62,247.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Owen County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 21,851. That is up 527 people (2.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 21,324.

What is the FIPS code of Owen County?

18119. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (119) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Owen County?

Spencer, with 2,500 residents inside Owen County in 2024.

Which counties border Owen County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Monroe County, IN; Morgan County, IN; Putnam County, IN; Greene County, IN; Clay County, IN.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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