Fowler vs Otterbein

A side-by-side comparison of Fowler and Otterbein: population, income, housing, and more.

Fowler and Otterbein are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fowler has the higher population (2,286 vs 1,414 in Otterbein). Otterbein has the higher median household income ($63,676 vs $51,654 in Fowler). Otterbein has the higher median home value ($137,400 vs $110,300 in Fowler).

Population, income & housing

	Fowler	Otterbein
Population	2,286	1,414
Median age	40.6 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$51,654	$63,676
Median home value	$110,300	$137,400
Median gross rent	$918	$896
Housing units	1,104	610
Homeownership rate	78.9%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.3%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fowler	Otterbein
Population	2,256 → 2,286 (+1.3%)	953 → 1,414 (+48.4%)
Median household income	$37,813 → $51,654 (+36.6%)	$42,250 → $63,676 (+50.7%)
Median home value	$83,800 → $110,300 (+31.6%)	$88,200 → $137,400 (+55.8%)
Median gross rent	$690 → $918 (+33.0%)	$756 → $896 (+18.5%)

Fowler

Population

2,2562,286

Median household income

$37,813$51,654

Median home value

$83,800$110,300

Median gross rent

$690$918

Otterbein

Population

9531,414

Median household income

$42,250$63,676

Median home value

$88,200$137,400

Median gross rent

$756$896

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fowler	Otterbein
Under 5	6.6%	6.0%
5 to 17	16.2%	16.8%
18 to 24	6.0%	13.6%
25 to 34	13.8%	12.9%
35 to 44	12.8%	9.3%
45 to 54	8.6%	17.0%
55 to 64	12.9%	9.1%
65 to 74	12.8%	8.3%
75 and over	10.2%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fowler	Otterbein
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	91.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fowler	Otterbein
No high school diploma	13.5%	8.5%
High school graduate	37.4%	33.4%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fowler	Otterbein
Drove alone	84.3%	85.9%
Carpooled	7.5%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.5%
Walked	0.8%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.6%	2.8%
Other means	1.8%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fowler	Otterbein
1-unit, detached	79.7%	83.3%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.4%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.8%
20 or more units	1.3%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Fowler	Otterbein
Poverty rate	9.3%	5.5%
Average household size	2.25	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1949	1970