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White County, IN

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

AI Overview

White County, IN is a small rural county of roughly 24,700 residents that has posted modest 2.0% population growth over five years, with a median household income of $67,303 and a poverty rate of 10.0%. The workforce of about 14,950 active participants (60.5% labor force participation) skews toward lower educational attainment—18.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—while median worker earnings of $41,884 and a GDP per capita of $46,970 suggest a goods-producing or trade-oriented economic base. Housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $163,000 and median gross rent of $853/month, and an 81.0% homeownership rate points to an established, owner-occupant resident base with a median age of 42.8 years.

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

Population

24,709

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$67,303

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.0% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone21,486 (86.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,341 (5.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,171 (4.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races445 (1.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone113 (0.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone84 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,719
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic76
  3. 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic60
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)48
  5. 5.Arabic31

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,455

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$46,970

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,178

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)3,055
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,024
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,161
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,041
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services855

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,424
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,111
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,192
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,589
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,301

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.60×)2,903
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.47×)443
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.25×)823
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.21×)940
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.02×)265

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$163,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$853/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,355 (16.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999947 (11.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999939 (11.3%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999794 (9.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999748 (9.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999629 (7.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,884

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,145 (79.9%)
  • Carpooled1,176 (10.3%)
  • Worked At Home807 (7.1%)
  • Walked183 (1.6%)
  • Public Transit63 (0.6%)
  • Other60 (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.