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Dubois County, IN

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

AI Overview

Dubois County is a small industrial county of 43,563 residents with a GDP per capita of $63,838 that substantially exceeds median worker earnings of $43,709, pointing to capital-intensive manufacturing as a core economic driver. The labor force is tight, with unemployment at 2.1% and participation at 67.4%, while educational attainment skews toward skilled trades—only 24.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher against an 89.2% high school completion rate. Housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $212,500 and median gross rent of $801/month, and the county posted modest population growth of 2.7% over five years with a poverty rate of 9.5%.

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

Population

43,563

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$75,979

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone38,371 (88.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,647 (6.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,523 (3.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races477 (1.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone346 (0.8%)
  • Asian Alone211 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,704
  2. 2.Other Indo-European261
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic204
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island49
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)36

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,322

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$63,838

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$37,126

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)7,611
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,680
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,476
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,421
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,352

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,082
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,864
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations4,208
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,330
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,846

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 3.42×)7,675
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 2.21×)1,149
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.88×)677
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.08×)2,650
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 0.86×)1,333

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$212,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$801/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9992,149 (16.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,810 (13.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,803 (13.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,231 (9.4%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,008 (7.7%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999945 (7.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

67.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,709

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone18,772 (84.5%)
  • Carpooled1,622 (7.3%)
  • Worked At Home1,237 (5.6%)
  • Walked358 (1.6%)
  • Other129 (0.6%)
  • Public Transit44 (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.