Hermann vs Owensville

A side-by-side comparison of Hermann and Owensville: population, income, housing, and more.

Hermann and Owensville are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Owensville has the higher population (2,798 vs 2,550 in Hermann). Hermann has the higher median household income ($57,578 vs $50,428 in Owensville). Hermann has the higher median home value ($175,100 vs $133,100 in Owensville).

Population, income & housing

	Hermann	Owensville
Population	2,550	2,798
Median age	45.1 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$57,578	$50,428
Median home value	$175,100	$133,100
Median gross rent	$782	$642
Housing units	1,156	1,274
Homeownership rate	72.3%	63.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.6%	12.6%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hermann	Owensville
Population	2,438 → 2,550 (+4.6%)	2,599 → 2,798 (+7.7%)
Median household income	$47,463 → $57,578 (+21.3%)	$38,009 → $50,428 (+32.7%)
Median home value	$118,900 → $175,100 (+47.3%)	$82,600 → $133,100 (+61.1%)
Median gross rent	$597 → $782 (+31.0%)	$632 → $642 (+1.6%)

Hermann

Population

2,4382,550

Median household income

$47,463$57,578

Median home value

$118,900$175,100

Median gross rent

$597$782

Owensville

Population

2,5992,798

Median household income

$38,009$50,428

Median home value

$82,600$133,100

Median gross rent

$632$642

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hermann	Owensville
Under 5	7.3%	5.9%
5 to 17	13.0%	21.3%
18 to 24	5.6%	8.7%
25 to 34	12.0%	13.1%
35 to 44	12.0%	9.5%
45 to 54	12.9%	10.3%
55 to 64	8.4%	10.5%
65 to 74	14.6%	9.4%
75 and over	14.4%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hermann	Owensville
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	94.5%
Black or African American	4.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hermann	Owensville
No high school diploma	5.5%	17.8%
High school graduate	34.5%	39.7%
Some college or associate's	31.3%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	23.8%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hermann	Owensville
Drove alone	77.2%	83.0%
Carpooled	6.6%	10.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.3%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.6%	3.3%
Other means	2.3%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hermann	Owensville
1-unit, detached	74.7%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	10.1%	16.2%
5 to 19 units	7.0%	1.8%
20 or more units	2.3%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Hermann	Owensville
Poverty rate	13.7%	17.7%
Average household size	2.31	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1960	1963