Owensburg vs Switz City

A side-by-side comparison of Owensburg and Switz City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Switz City has the higher population (281 vs 231 in Owensburg). Switz City has the higher median household income ($44,375 vs $39,940 in Owensburg). Since 2019, Switz City's population has grown faster (-18.1% vs -52.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Owensburg	Switz City
Population	231	281
Median age	46.1 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$39,940	$44,375
Median home value	—	$81,700
Median gross rent	—	$825
Housing units	141	116
Homeownership rate	36.2%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.1%	3.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Owensburg	Switz City
Population	483 → 231 (-52.2%)	343 → 281 (-18.1%)
Median household income	$64,474 → $39,940 (-38.1%)	$29,125 → $44,375 (+52.4%)
Median home value	$91,800 → $9,999 (-89.1%)	$79,000 → $81,700 (+3.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$556 → $825 (+48.4%)

Owensburg

Population

483231

Median household income

$64,474$39,940

Median home value

$91,800$9,999

Switz City

Population

343281

Median household income

$29,125$44,375

Median home value

$79,000$81,700

Median gross rent

$556$825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Owensburg	Switz City
Under 5	0.0%	2.5%
5 to 17	3.5%	15.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	25.3%
25 to 34	22.9%	8.9%
35 to 44	22.9%	13.9%
45 to 54	9.5%	10.7%
55 to 64	18.6%	10.0%
65 to 74	18.6%	7.5%
75 and over	3.9%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Owensburg	Switz City
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	98.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Owensburg	Switz City
No high school diploma	4.0%	11.3%
High school graduate	44.4%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	39.5%	42.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	1.3%
Graduate or professional degree	12.1%	2.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Owensburg	Switz City
Drove alone	51.8%	93.1%
Carpooled	48.2%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Owensburg	Switz City
1-unit, detached	44.7%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	55.3%	22.4%

Poverty & households

	Owensburg	Switz City
Poverty rate	19.0%	28.5%
Average household size	1.64	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	—	28
Median year structure built	1977	1972