
Missouri · Census place 55640
Owensville, MO population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Owensville, Missouri (Owensville, MO — Census place “Owensville city”) is 2,798 residents, ranking #216 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $50,428, the median home is worth $133,100 and median gross rent runs $642 a month. Looking for the Owensville Missouri ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Owensville, MO: 65066.
- Population
- 2,798Owensville city residents
- Median household income
- $50,428Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $133,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $642Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63.6%Owner-occupied households
Owensville ZIP codes (Missouri)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Owensville.
The Owensville MO ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Owensville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Owensville city median would spend about 15.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.7% of residents and 63.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Owensville city, MO in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Owensville city is a small town in Missouri, with 2,798 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #216 of 1,082 ranked by population — larger than 80% of them. The median age here is 36.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Owensville city earn a median of $50,428 a year, 35.8% below the national figure of $78,538 and 9% below the $55,543 median for the 374 Missouri cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 17.7% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Owensville city is valued at $133,100, 56.1% below the national figure and 13% below the $152,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $642 a month, 54.3% below the national figure, or roughly $7,704 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 63.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Missouri.
- Castle Point CDP 2,792
- Fayette city 2,800
- Forsyth city 2,749
- Moline Acres city 2,806
- Pleasant Valley city 2,744
- Montgomery City city 2,810
- Lawson city 2,742
- Licking city 2,816
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Owensville city?
- Owensville city has 2,798 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #216 of 1,082 in Missouri.
- What is the median household income in Owensville city?
- Median household income in Owensville city is $50,428 a year, 35.8% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Owensville city?
- Median gross rent is $642 a month and the median home value is $133,100, so rent absorbs about 15.3% of median household income.
- Is Owensville city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Owensville city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Owensville city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.