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Switzerland County, IN

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

AI Overview

Switzerland County is a small rural Indiana county of under 10,000 residents that has seen its population decline 6.7% over five years, with a labor force participation rate of 60.4% and only 10.0% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Median worker earnings stand at $39,854 against a median household income of $65,343, and the unemployment rate is 4.1%. Housing costs are low—median home value of $183,200 and median gross rent of $720 per month—with a homeownership rate of 79.8%, though GDP per capita of $25,570 trails worker earnings, pointing to a modest local economic output base.

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

Population

9,914

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$65,343

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-6.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone9,410 (95.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races293 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race100 (1.0%)
  • Asian Alone30 (0.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone27 (0.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone26 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic266
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island72
  3. 3.Spanish29
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)26
  5. 5.Other Indo-European8

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

653

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$25,570

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,238

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)1,092
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance637
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services631
  4. 4.Construction (Group)495
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities409

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations994
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations956
  3. 3.Service Occupations941
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations824
  5. 5.Sales & Office Occupations659

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.69×)1,215
  2. 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.80×)718
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.63×)118
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.39×)436
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.27×)337

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$183,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$720/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999488 (16.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999316 (10.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999312 (10.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999247 (8.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999242 (8.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999239 (7.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

10.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,854

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

32.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,579 (82.8%)
  • Carpooled332 (7.7%)
  • Worked At Home253 (5.9%)
  • Bicycle71 (1.6%)
  • Walked64 (1.5%)
  • Other22 (0.5%)

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.