The municipality consist of the core town of Owingen, and the districts Billafingen, Hohenbodman and Taisersdorf.

During the revolution, Owingen made weapons and soldiers available to the Baden Civil Armed Forces in May 1849.

The municipality coped well with structural change after the Second World War, and has roughly increased its population to this day.

In the 1960s, Owingen was one of the first municipalities outside the larger cities on Lake Constance to have its own sewerage treatment plant.

Owingen has entered into an agreed administrative community with the municipality of Sipplingen and the large district town of Überlingen.