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Bartholomew County, IN

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

AI Overview

Bartholomew County is a mid-sized Indiana county of 84,741 residents with a goods-producing economic base reflected in a GDP per capita of $82,824—well above its per capita income of $41,174—suggesting significant industrial output relative to workforce earnings. The labor force participation rate stands at 65.9%, unemployment is 3.7%, and 35.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, with median worker earnings of $45,695. Housing remains relatively affordable at a median home value of $221,100 and median gross rent of $1,110/month, and the county has grown 1.2% over five years with a notably elevated foreign-born share of 11.2% for a county its size.

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

Population

84,741

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$79,901

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone66,196 (79.2%)
  • Asian Alone6,174 (7.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone4,525 (5.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,842 (3.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race2,175 (2.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,545 (1.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish4,896
  2. 2.Other Indo-European2,617
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island1,482
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)507
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic287

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

11.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

3,598

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$82,824

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$41,174

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)12,301
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance7,795
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services4,419
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)4,262
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services3,264

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations18,280
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations7,484
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations7,436
  4. 4.Service Occupations5,951
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,555

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 3.03×)12,474
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 0.94×)4,239
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.92×)3,332
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 0.87×)1,700
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 0.85×)806

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$221,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,110/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9993,867 (16.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9993,514 (15.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9992,908 (12.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,327 (10.1%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9992,024 (8.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,969 (8.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

35.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

65.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$45,695

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone31,133 (75.6%)
  • Worked At Home5,667 (13.8%)
  • Carpooled3,268 (7.9%)
  • Walked382 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit328 (0.8%)
  • Other241 (0.6%)

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.