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Crawford County, IN

Demographic and economic profile of Crawford County, IN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Crawford County is a small rural Indiana county of 10,494 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $18,575 and median household income of $49,640, alongside a poverty rate of 23.8% that points to significant income constraints across the workforce. The labor force participation rate is 52.4%, with only 11.1% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though the unemployment rate is low at 2.6% and median worker earnings run $36,159. Housing costs are among the lowest measurable, with a median home value of $115,400 and median gross rent of $629/month supporting an 81.3% homeownership rate, while the county's population has edged down 0.8% over five years and the median age sits at 45.7.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

10,494

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$49,640

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.8% since 2018

Crawford County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone10,037 (95.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races273 (2.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race74 (0.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone59 (0.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone46 (0.4%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone8 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish100
  2. 2.Other Indo-European18
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic12

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

632

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$18,575

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$28,760

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

23.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance930
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)918
  3. 3.Construction (Group)578
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities403
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)384

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,476
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,006
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations754
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations533
  5. 5.Service Occupations513

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.22×)153
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.08×)894
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.73×)437
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.71×)512
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.97×)197

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$115,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$629/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999460 (12.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999371 (10.0%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999352 (9.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999297 (8.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999251 (6.7%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999203 (5.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

11.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

52.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,159

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

37.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,162 (75.5%)
  • Carpooled613 (14.6%)
  • Worked At Home343 (8.2%)
  • Walked48 (1.1%)
  • Bicycle11 (0.3%)
  • Public Transit7 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.