Living in Owensville, IN
Owensville is a small town of 1,156 people in Gibson County, Indiana. It's about 21 miles from Evansville, IN and 111 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $132k and rent runs about $812 a month.
1,156people
$132kTypical home
$812/moRent
88° / 40°Summer / winter
12"Snow
230Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,156
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,032 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Louisville, KY
- 21 mi to Evansville, IN
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$831/mo)
- Median rent $812/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (93 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 45
- 23% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to EVV airport
- 106 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 522 ft
- 521 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 193 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Indiana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gibson County: R+51 in 2024
- Indiana: R+19 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.