County profile
Owen County, IN
United States · GDP 2024
#2067 of 3,127 US counties by GDP35th-percentile growthmore diversified than 5% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$760.3M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+2.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
4,050
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
344
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$55.1k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
21,886
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.8%
Median HH income
$62.5k±$5.0k
Bachelor's degree+
16.8%±2.3%
Poverty rate
12.3%±2.4%
Business applications
218 · 2025
Retail establishments
51
23.5/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing54%
Retail trade15%
Health care12%
Food & accommodation9%
Construction5%
Other services4%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
21,886
residents · 2025 · +2.6% since 2020
Income per capita $53.9k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+1,185
International migration+37
Natural change−654
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$547.3M2019
$566.0M2020
$633.3M2021
$686.7M2022
$738.8M2023
$760.3M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$172.4k±$11.5k
Median gross rent
$911/mo±$62/mo
Vacancy rate
13.1%±2.6%
Affordability
3.1× wages
Residential permits
$41.7M
122 units · 5.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
35.1
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$956/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 89Strong wind 83Earthquake 61
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1242016
1292017
1362018
1442019
1522020
1692021
1992022
2122023
2242024
2352025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 270% since 2021332021
1012022
972023
1162024
1222025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
23.4 km
I-70
Nearest freight rail
6.3 km
ISRR
Nearest port
115.2 km
Southern Indiana District, IN
Nearest commercial airport
26.6 km
MONROE COUNTY
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$55.1k
avg. annual pay · +30% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Owen?
Owen's economy produced $760.3M in 2024, growing 2.9% year over year — slower than 65% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.