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Jennings County, IN

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

AI Overview

Jennings County is a small rural Indiana county of 27,584 residents with a workforce oriented toward manual and trade occupations, reflected in a low bachelor's degree attainment rate of 13.6% and median worker earnings of $41,590. Labor force participation stands at 61.5% with a 4.3% unemployment rate, and housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $154,600 and median gross rent of $906 per month against a homeownership rate of 79.0%. The county has seen a slight population decline of 0.5% over five years, and a GDP per capita of $26,565 sits below the median household income of $69,322, suggesting household income is supported by multiple earners.

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

Population

27,584

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$69,322

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone25,744 (93.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races551 (2.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race514 (1.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone439 (1.6%)
  • Asian Alone125 (0.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone96 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish528
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic119
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)85
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island33

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,507

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$26,565

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$31,077

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)3,309
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,787
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,645
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,162
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services880

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,781
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,980
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,155
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,103
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,771

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.72×)3,522
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.18×)1,065
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.16×)1,635
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.14×)236
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 0.96×)587

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$154,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$906/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,9991,196 (13.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,076 (12.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999910 (10.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999704 (8.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999640 (7.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999620 (7.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

13.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,590

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone10,215 (82.4%)
  • Carpooled1,408 (11.4%)
  • Worked At Home606 (4.9%)
  • Walked114 (0.9%)
  • Other29 (0.2%)
  • Bicycle23 (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.