People QuickFacts Owen County Indiana Population, 2012 estimate 21,380 6,537,334 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 21,580 6,483,800 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 -0.9% 0.8% Population, 2010 21,575 6,483,802 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 5.3% 6.6% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 22.8% 24.5% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 15.2% 13.2% Female persons, percent, 2011 49.8% 50.8%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 97.9% 86.8% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.5% 9.4% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.4% 0.4% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.4% 1.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 0.9% 1.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 1.1% 6.2% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 96.9% 81.3%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 89.0% 84.4% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 1.2% 4.5% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 2.6% 7.9% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 81.7% 86.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 9.1% 22.7% Veterans, 2007-2011 1,989 478,030 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 32.9 23.1  Housing units, 2011 10,030 2,800,614 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 80.9% 71.1% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 3.7% 18.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $98,500 $123,300 Households, 2007-2011 8,494 2,472,870 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.50 2.53 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $21,028 $24,497 Median household income, 2007-2011 $43,553 $48,393 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 13.9% 14.1%     Business QuickFacts Owen County Indiana Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 300 145,019 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 3,906 2,400,382 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 10.7 -9.4 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 1,344 380,097  Total number of firms, 2007 1,797 482,847 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 4.6% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.8% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 18.6% 26.8%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) D 221,877,814 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) D 67,634,947 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 106,333 78,745,589 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $4,750 $12,408 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 10,444 11,669,759 Building permits, 2011 0 12,618     Geography QuickFacts Owen County Indiana Land area in square miles, 2010 385.29 35,826.11 Persons per square mile, 2010 56.0 181.0 FIPS Code 119 18 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Bloomington, IN Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts