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Dearborn County, IN

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

AI Overview

Dearborn County is a small Indiana county of about 50,800 residents situated near the Ohio border, with a low unemployment rate of 2.3% and a labor force participation rate of 63.6%. The workforce skews older (median age 42.1) with 26.0% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings of $46,720, supported by a median household income of $84,735. Housing costs remain relatively low—median home value of $227,100 and median gross rent of $848/month—with an 85.2% homeownership rate, and the county recorded modest population growth of 2.7% over the past five years.

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

Population

50,828

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$84,735

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.7% since 2018

Dearborn County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone48,314 (94.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races996 (1.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race933 (1.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone376 (0.7%)
  • Asian Alone276 (0.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone139 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish372
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic236
  3. 3.Other Indo-European89
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island60
  5. 5.Arabic26

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,057

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$36,517

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$38,711

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,933
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)4,072
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,976
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,384
  5. 5.Construction (Group)2,380

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations9,738
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,733
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,614
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,707
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,637

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.71×)4,353
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.51×)891
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.24×)2,185
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.03×)2,864
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.01×)6,018

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$227,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$848/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

85.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9993,426 (19.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,888 (16.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,190 (12.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,503 (8.7%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,268 (7.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,190 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

26.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

63.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$46,720

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone19,450 (77.5%)
  • Carpooled2,611 (10.4%)
  • Worked At Home2,439 (9.7%)
  • Other283 (1.1%)
  • Walked227 (0.9%)
  • Taxi50 (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.