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Population (year 2000): 936. Estimated
population in July 2005: 914 (-2.4% change)
Males: 444 (47.4%), Females: 492 (52.6%)
Clark County
Zip code:
54460
Median resident age: 41.1 years
Median household income: $27,368 (year 2000)
Median house value: $47,800 (year 2000)
Races in Owen:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (50.1%), Irish (9.6%), Polish
(8.9%), English (8.5%), Norwegian (7.2%), French (4.8%).
Elevation: 1245 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Owen
- High school or higher: 75.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 6.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Owen city
- Never married: 23.4%
- Now married: 55.2%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 9.7%
- Divorced: 9.9%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +41 (+4.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Owen:
- MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER INC (about 19 miles; MEDFORD,
WI)
- VICTORY MEDICAL CTR INC (about 26 miles; STANLEY,
WI)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 28 miles; NEILLSVILLE,
WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Owen:
- CENTRAL WISCONSIN (about 64 miles; MOSINEE, WI; ID:
CWA)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 64 miles; EAU
CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
- VOLK FIELD (about 74 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; ID:
VOK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Owen:
- TAYLOR COUNTY (about 22 miles; MEDFORD, WI; ID: MDZ)
- NEILLSVILLE MUNI (about 28 miles; NEILLSVILLE, WI;
ID: VIQ)
- MARSHFIELD MUNI (about 35 miles; MARSHFIELD, WI; ID:
MFI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Owen:
- NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 62 miles;
WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 65 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 65 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 76
miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 83 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 91 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 95 miles;
MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)
Public high school in Owen:
- OWEN-WITHEE HI (Students: 192; Location: 832
W 3RD ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Owen:
- OWEN-WITHEE EL (Students: 338; Location: 832
W 3RD ST; Grades: PK - 06)
- OWEN-WITHEE JR (Students: 110; Location: 832
W 3RD ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Owen:
- HOLY ROSARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 48;
Location: P O BOX 309; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Owen:
- OWEN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$75,262; Location: 414 CENTRAL AVE.; 19,912 books; 482
audio materials; 389 video materials; 60 serial
subscriptions)
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