Owensville Carnegie Library, 2015
Owensville’s story
209 years in pictures
Census counts: 235 in 1850, 1,338 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 3 maps from 1901 on.
- 1817Owensville is established
OwensvilleIN
A town of 1,332, established in 1817.
Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
1,332
2025 Census estimate · +0.1% since 2020
Typical home
$232K
+4.1% in a year
Household income
$57K
median
Median age
44.5
years
Jobs based here
107
A commuter town
Is Owensville a good place to live?
The best of Owensville’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A for schools and civic life; the weakest is a C for walkability. Only 37 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns score higher on cost of living. 16% of residents are under 18 in Owensville, where Indiana’s towns sit at 23% and U.S. towns at 22%. On the outdoors, just 58 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do worse. Owensville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Owensville stand out
Where Owensville beats most towns.
Typical home value
Owensville$232K
Indiana$257K
Cost of livingA+
3.4 years of income buys a home
More affordable than 99% of U.S. towns
Zillow Home Value Index; area median household income, Census ACS.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Owensville4.6
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical IN town3.6
Civic lifeA
29% more nonprofits per person
than the typical Indiana town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
0historic places
History
Established in 1817
A long history
A history going back 209 years.
Small town
1,332 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
How Owensville grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Owensville is from typical.
Cost of livingA+Open →SchoolsBeat 89% of Indiana districts on tests and graduationAOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6 of 20; 2.3% of households have no car; 1.1% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →Hazard riskdrought tops the listC+Open →Jobs & incomeC+Open →HealthGibson General Hospital 8.2 miles awayC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksD−Open →HistoryEstablished 1817; 1 notable person born hereB+Open →Civic life4.6 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsAOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 44.5; 13% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Owensville: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Owensville, and how to reach them.
PowerDuke Energy15.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterOwensville Water WorksNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Owensville’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereGibson County Circuit Court ClerkGibson County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP code4766547665 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Owensville.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Owensville’s workers commute out
The share of working residents in Owensville who work locally is 2%, below both Indiana’s towns (11%) and U.S. towns (8%). Jobs based locally fell to 107 in 2023, 33 fewer than in 2013. Its income of the median household comes in at $57,000. Half the trips to work are shorter than 15 miles.
2%work in town
| Owensville | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.2% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Owensville2%
Patoka Township19%
Evansville18%
Montgomery Township10%
Princeton9%
15 mi
median commute distance
107
jobs based in Owensville
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Owensville’s year
For Owensville, the midsummer high is 88°F.
13″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter26–43°
Spring45–66°
Summer66–87°
Fall47–68°
Oct 25
typical first frost
Apr 13
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthC+
Owensville is less healthy than 58% of U.S. towns
Among adults in Owensville, 27% have been diagnosed with depression. This Indiana town beats the Indiana average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. In Owensville, 38% of adults sleep under 7 hours, and 38% have obesity.
42%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade
| Owensville | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 39% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 39% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Indiana
2 better29 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Owensville | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.1% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.9% | 8.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 8.3% |
Gibson General Hospital
8.2 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
HousingCost of living grade A+
The typical home in Owensville is valued at about $232K
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 4.1%. For households in Owensville, the share who live in a home they own is 76%.
$232KZillow home value
Typical home value
Owensville$232K
Indiana$257K
+4.1%
value change, 1 year
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C+
Moderate risk in Owensville, with drought at the top
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Owensville after 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2008. Compared with 56% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is higher. FEMA puts just over a third of the town’s expected hazard losses down to drought, and 25% to inland flooding.
56risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
DroughtInland floodingEarthquakes
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Owensville
18pages on Owensville
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Owensville; the nearest are
Oakland City UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Oakland City19.1 mi$27,900 tuitionUniversity of Southern IndianaUniversity or college · Public · Evansville21.4 mi$10,066 in-state tuitionHenderson Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Henderson, KY32.8 mi$4,728 in-state tuition
About 1 of every 100 Owensville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Owensville for work
Where Owensville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
107jobs based in Owensville
2%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Owensville
Town in Indiana, United States
Owensville is the third largest town and the smallest of the five larger communities in Gibson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,338 in 2020.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 509 ft
- ZIP code
- 47665
Questions about Owensville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Owensville, IN expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.