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Floyd County, IN

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

AI Overview

Floyd County, IN (pop. 81,931) has grown 4.8% over five years and sits across the Ohio River from Louisville, KY, functioning largely as a residential and service-oriented county with a 73.2% homeownership rate and median home value of $235,100. The labor force of roughly 52,700 (64.4% participation) carries a 3.8% unemployment rate, with median worker earnings of $44,874 and 31.3% holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs remain relatively contained at a $990/mo median rent, and a 10.0% poverty rate alongside a $79,704 median household income reflect a moderately educated, working-age population with a median age of 40.9.

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

Population

81,931

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$79,704

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+4.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone69,488 (85.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,867 (4.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,430 (4.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,088 (2.6%)
  • Asian Alone1,002 (1.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone849 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,527
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island366
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)208
  4. 4.Other Indo-European193
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)157

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,114

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$39,573

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$40,196

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance9,331
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)6,608
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services4,260
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)3,818
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing3,205

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations16,371
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations8,159
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations6,593
  4. 4.Service Occupations5,560
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,071

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.60×)6,350
  2. 2.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.21×)3,214
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.08×)989
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.06×)2,462
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.04×)9,685

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$235,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$990/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9994,816 (20.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9993,785 (16.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,703 (11.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,106 (9.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,984 (8.5%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,711 (7.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

31.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$44,874

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone30,034 (77.1%)
  • Worked At Home5,483 (14.1%)
  • Carpooled2,874 (7.4%)
  • Walked253 (0.6%)
  • Other164 (0.4%)
  • Taxi67 (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.