Health · Owen

Owen, WI health

Owen differs from Wisconsin on 16 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (15.1% vs 9.9%) and more adults with COPD (9.8% vs 6.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Owen

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 920 people are less certain, so we show Owen's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Owen compares with Wisconsin

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Owen adults…

35 of every 100 Owen adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.3–38.9%

Bars show Owen; the black tick is Wisconsin. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Owen, betterOwen, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 35.1% Owen
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.4% Owen
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.4% Owen
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.1% Owen
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Owen adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Wisconsin.

Yearly checkup

WI 78%

Dentist visit

WI 67%

Cholesterol check

WI 86%

Colon screening

WI 69%

Mammogram

WI 80%

Taking BP meds

WI 78%

1 in 8

working-age adults has no health insurance

Owen 11.9% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Owen adults are doing

1 in 3Owen adults feel lonely

31.6% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Owen adults have been diagnosed with depression

23% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Owen adults lack social or emotional support

22.3% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Owen adults are in frequent mental distress

17.3% · Wisconsin 15.5% · too close to call

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 6

Owen adults worry about having enough food

16.5% · WI 12.1% · worse

1 in 8

Owen adults worry about keeping their housing

12% · WI 9.7% · worse

1 in 15

Owen adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.8% · WI 5.5% · worse

1 in 12

Owen adults lack reliable transportation

8.5% · WI 6.7% · worse

17.5% of Owen adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.1%

of Owen adults live with a disability (Wisconsin 29.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs18.2%

Thinking or memory16.5%

Hearing9.1%

Errands alone10.8%

Vision6.3%

Dressing or bathing5.1%

Black tick: Wisconsin. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Owen

Owen and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health.

37.5%40.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Owen38.8%

Green Grove38.8%

Longwood38.9%

Hoard39.2%

Hixon39.6%

Care nearby

Aspirus Medford Hospital & ClinicsMedford · 16.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Aspirus Stanley HospitalStanley · 17.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Marshfield Medical CenterMarshfield · 26.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Marshfield Medical Center - NeillsvilleNeillsville · 27.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Family Health Center - Medford Dental CenterMedford · 16.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northlakes - AugustaAugusta · 33.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careOwen's county is a federal shortage area.Clark County · need score 9 of 25

! Dental careOwen's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI Clark County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthOwen's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Clark County · need score 16 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Owen. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Owen

Measure	Owen	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.1%	31.3–38.9%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.3%	33.3–41.4%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	38.8%	32.1–45.7%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	30.6%	27.4–33.9%	26.6%	worse
Depression	23%	19.7–26.3%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.1%	12.4–18.4%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	12%	10.6–13.5%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.1%	8.2–10.1%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	13.5%	11.6–15.5%	11.4%	worse
COPD	9.8%	8.2–11.6%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	8.7%	7.7–10%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.4%	3.9–5.1%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.1%	15.9–22.5%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	17.4%	14.4–20.6%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	35.1%	29.9–40.6%	26.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	33.4%	27.5–39.6%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.1%	71.2–78.7%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	58%	54.3–61.8%	67.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	83.8%	81.2–86.1%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	66.9%	61.9–71.7%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	75.6%	68.1–82.3%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.7%	75.6–81.4%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	11.9%	9.4–14.7%	8%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.6%	27–36.6%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.3%	19–26.1%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.3%	15.3–19.6%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	23.5%	19.9–27.5%	17.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16.8%	14.6–19.3%	12.9%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16.5%	13.4–20.3%	12.1%	worse
Housing insecurity	12%	10.1–14.3%	9.7%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	6.8%	5.8–7.9%	5.5%	worse
No reliable transportation	8.5%	7.3–10%	6.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	17.5%	14.2–21.4%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	36.1%	31.4–41%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.2%	15.3–21.4%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	16.5%	14.3–19.1%	12.8%
Hearing	9.1%	8–10.2%	6.9%
Vision	6.3%	5.4–7.3%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	5.1%	4.3–6%	3.5%
Errands alone	10.8%	9.3–12.6%	7.9%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Owen door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Wisconsin figure falls inside it, we don't call Owen better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Owen directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Wisconsin figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.