Owego's Livability
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B-
Affordability -
B
Housing -
C+
Job Market -
F
Diversity -
B-
Crime -
B
Commute -
C-
Education -
B-
Weather -
F
Amenities
About Owego, IA
Owego, IA is located in Woodbury County in the state of Iowa.
The total City Population for Owego is about 1,027.
The Average Home Value is $149,000, which is roughly 22% higher than the Average Home Value of $116,245 for the state of Iowa, and roughly 21% lower than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $60,917, which is roughly 5% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $57,814 for the state of Iowa, and roughly 6% higher higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.54Male Population Estimate: 49.1%
Female Population Estimate: 50.9%
Median Age: 42.4
Male Median Age: 44.2
Female Median Age: 41.1
Racial Demographic Estimates
Asian:2%
Hispanic:1.9%
Indian:1.7%
Other:0.6%
Black:0.1%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
![Chuck Grassley](/assets/images/politicians/senators/chuck_grassley.jpg)
![Joni Ernst](/assets/images/politicians/senators/joni_ernst.jpg)
![Kim Reynolds](/assets/images/politicians/governors/kim_reynolds.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 41.23%
Libertarian: 0.96%
Other: 0.44%
Green: 0.21%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Owego specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Woodbury County: About 2.92464 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Woodbury County: About 355.148 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Woodbury County is about 26% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 19% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
Iowa is ranked #35 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 27.78 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 21.53The average living wage for the state of Iowa is $31.31/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Iowa a minimum wage score of 6.78 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $4.35/hr, which gives Iowa a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 48.44 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Iowa is $179.52, resulting in a UI benefit score of 26.72 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X Iowa does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Iowa does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Iowa does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Iowa does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Iowa does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Iowa does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Iowa does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Iowa does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Iowa does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Iowa does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Iowa does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Iowa does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Iowa does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X Iowa does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Iowa does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Iowa does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Iowa does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Iowa does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 51026Latitude: 42.279400
Longitude: -96.154500
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Midwest
Average Elevation: 1076.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 712