Owen County, IN Population

Overview

21,280

Total Population

45.0

Median age

49.04%

Female population %

103.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

58.8

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

284

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Owen County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Owen County is 45.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Owen County's population under 18 was 21.33%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Owen County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.69% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Owen County, 17.33% were under the age of 15, 16.07% aged 15 to 29, 46.92% aged 30 to 64, 17.76% aged 65 to 84, and 1.93% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 408 less females than males in Owen County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 49.04% females and 50.96% males in Owen County, IN.
The Owen County, IN gender ratio is 103.9:100 i.e. 103.9 men to 100 women (1.039).
For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 1,023.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 869.

Owen County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Owen County population: 96.23% are White, 0.04% are Black or African American, 0.18% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.41% are Asian, 0.09% are some other race and 3.05% are multiracial.
Owen County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 284 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 20,996 (98.67% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Owen County is White with a population of 20,478 (96.23% of the total population).

Owen County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 22,638 in the year 2003
From 2000 to 2010, Owen County's population decreased by 296 (1.35%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Owen County's population decreased by 252 (1.17%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Owen County's population was lowest in year 2017 at 20,779.