Owen County, Indiana (IN)

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% of renters here:	18%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (25.9%), Educational,health and social services (15.8%), Construction (12.1%), Retail trade (10.2%).

Type of workers:

Owen County, Indiana business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Owen County, Indiana:

Median resident age:	37.6 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 10,837	(49.7%)
Females: 10,949	(50.3%)

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Owen County:	2.6 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

This county:	$41,697
Indiana:	$47,448

This county:	$407
State:	$518

Owen County:	$112,881
Indiana:	$122,900

Detached houses: $151,227

Here:	$151,227
State:	$158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $132,066

Here:	$132,066
State:	$148,761

In 2-unit structures: $150,403

Here:	$150,403
State:	$113,796

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $308,166

Here:	$308,166
State:	$114,735

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $153,697

Here:	$153,697
State:	$141,159

Mobile homes: $52,104

Here:	$52,104
State:	$33,761

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$52,440

This county:	9.4%
Whole state:	9.5%

This county:	4.0%
Whole state:	4.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Owen County is $433 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $519 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $657 a month.

Cities in this county include: Spencer, Gosport.

Neighboring counties: Clay County , Greene County , Monroe County , Morgan County , Putnam County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Owen County: Murdy Station (A), Boone Cave (B), Cave Station (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Owen County include: Wesley Chapel (A), Antioch Church (B), McCormicks Creek Church (C), Shiloh Church (D), Laymon Church (E), Beech Church (F), Saint Pauls Church (G), Bethany Church (H), Bethel Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Galimore Cemetery (1), Adel Cemetery (2), Pleasant Grove Cemetery (3), Gosport Cemetery (4), Palestine Cemetery (5), Asher Cemetery (6), Gross Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Hollybrook Lake (A), Cottons Little Pine Lake (B), Ralph Ketchum Lake (C), Barnes Lake (D), Farm Pond (E), Salter Lake (F), Greybrook Lake (G), Timber Ridge Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lick Creek (A), Lenning Branch (B), McBride Branch (C), McCormicks Creek (D), Lagoon Creek (E), Mill Creek (F), Mills Creek (G), Littens Branch (H), Jack Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Owen County include: Camp Romona (1), McCormicks Creek State Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.3%
Indiana:	10.4%

Current college students: 495
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 87 (76% naturalized citizens)

Owen County:	0.4%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 33.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 38.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,805
• One, attached: 106
• Two: 149
• 3 or 4: 70
• 5 to 9: 57
• 10 to 19: 43
• 20 or more: 62
• Mobile homes: 2,474
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 87

Housing units in Owen County with a mortgage: 2,392 (257 second mortgage, 196 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,193

Here:	66.7% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Owen County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Indiana state average. It is 2.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/18/1975, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Owen County-area historical earthquake activity is above Indiana state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 82.5 miles away from Owen County center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 66.5 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 79.9 miles away from the county center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 84.6 miles away from Owen County center
On 1/24/1990 at 18:20:24, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.8 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 83.9 miles away from the county center
On 4/21/2008 at 05:38:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, 4.0 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 78.7 miles away from Owen County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 7,736 (77%) Carpooled: 1,725 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 10 (0%) Motorcycle: 10 (0%) Bicycle: 7 (0%) Walked: 182 (2%) Other means: 68 (1%) Worked at home: 362 (4%)

7.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,456 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.24%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.10% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($26,897 average AGI)
1.14% relocated from other states ($4,559 average AGI)

Owen County:	1.14%
Indiana average:	2.47%

from Monroe County, IN	1.65% ($32,056 average AGI)
from Marion County, IN	1.07% ($31,024)
from Morgan County, IN	0.65% ($34,680)
from Putnam County, IN	0.55% ($30,476)
from Greene County, IN	0.43% ($29,606)
from Clay County, IN	0.28% ($36,476)
from Vigo County, IN	0.20% ($45,600)

8.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,226 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.35%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.87% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($22,860 average AGI)
1.48% relocated to other states ($4,366 average AGI)

Owen County:	1.48%
Indiana average:	2.55%

to Monroe County, IN	2.16% ($25,982 average AGI)
to Marion County, IN	0.87% ($28,403)
to Putnam County, IN	0.84% ($26,185)
to Morgan County, IN	0.65% ($28,000)
to Clay County, IN	0.49% ($23,711)
to Hendricks County, IN	0.36% ($42,143)
to Greene County, IN	0.35% ($25,630)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,992 (2,519 aged, 473 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 18,995 (5,021 male householders, 1,183 female householders)

  5,090 spouses, 6,497 children (5,734 natural, 126 adopted, 637 stepchildren), 274 grandchildren, 48 brothers or sisters, 175 parents, 194 other relatives, 513 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,504 (1,024 male householders (844 living alone)), 1,053 female householders (923 living alone)), 427 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 287 (245 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,848 2-persons, 1,378 3-persons, 1,170 4-persons, 517 5-persons, 186 6-persons, 105 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,767 1-person, 272 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

97.6% of residents of Owen County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (82% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (27% speak English very well, 73% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $86,596,000 ($3753 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,590,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $46,311,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $16,807,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,574,000
Federal grants: $15,553,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,084,000 ($389,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,266,000 ($1,627,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $353,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,341,000
Federal Government insurance: $13,499,000

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	+41 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.11 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.6
State:	6.1

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

59% of Owen County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Indiana.

Owen County:	59.3%
State average:	55.7%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 17897
• Northeast: 342
• Midwest: 1141
• South: 1799
• West: 461

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $81,700

Here:	4.9%
Indiana:	11.8%

Here:	8.6%
Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	15.4%
Indiana:	23.4%

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