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Grant County, IN

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

AI Overview

Grant County, IN has a population of 66,458 with a labor force participation rate of 59.3% and an unemployment rate of 6.7%, reflecting a relatively constrained workforce where just 20.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median worker earnings stand at $33,187 against a median household income of $53,522, and a poverty rate of 18.8% points to notable economic pressure across the county. Housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $116,000 and median gross rent of $799 per month, and the county's population has edged down 0.8% over the past five years.

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

Population

66,458

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$53,522

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone56,104 (84.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,092 (6.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone3,222 (4.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,218 (1.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone679 (1.0%)
  • Asian Alone593 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,611
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)93
  3. 3.Other Indo-European84
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic77
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic73

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,367

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$37,919

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$29,023

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance8,876
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)4,710
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,802
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,371
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,950

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations9,870
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations6,961
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,423
  4. 4.Service Occupations4,640
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,562

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.72×)5,097
  2. 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.30×)9,081
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.14×)3,700
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.02×)1,432
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.90×)2,345

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$116,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$799/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9992,235 (11.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,907 (9.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,876 (9.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,503 (7.7%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,392 (7.1%)
  • $90,000 to $99,9991,284 (6.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$33,187

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone21,443 (74.9%)
  • Carpooled2,913 (10.2%)
  • Worked At Home2,223 (7.8%)
  • Walked1,584 (5.5%)
  • Other298 (1.0%)
  • Bicycle111 (0.4%)

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.