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Daviess County, IN

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

AI Overview

Daviess County is a small, agriculture- and manufacturing-oriented county of 33,442 residents in southwestern Indiana, with a young median age of 34.5 years and a notably tight labor market at 1.7% unemployment. The workforce skews toward hands-on occupations, with only 15.1% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and median worker earnings of $40,988 against a median household income of $68,503. Housing costs are low—median home value of $187,500 and median gross rent of $837/month—and the county posted modest population growth of 1.5% over five years.

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

Population

33,442

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$68,503

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

34.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone30,161 (89.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,097 (3.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,016 (3.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone675 (2.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone555 (1.6%)
  • Asian Alone88 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic4,661
  2. 2.Spanish1,027
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)525
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island151
  5. 5.Other Indo-European24

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

29.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

15.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,586

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$47,050

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,952

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)3,144
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,815
  3. 3.Construction (Group)1,992
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)1,821
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services953

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,363
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,607
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,687
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,262
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,119

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.64×)632
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.18×)3,254
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.94×)2,014
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.23×)872
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.19×)1,943

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$187,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$837/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,368 (16.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,147 (13.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999741 (8.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999719 (8.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999710 (8.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999697 (8.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

77.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

61.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,988

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

14.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone10,132 (68.3%)
  • Carpooled2,928 (19.8%)
  • Worked At Home830 (5.6%)
  • Walked539 (3.6%)
  • Other208 (1.4%)
  • Bicycle135 (0.9%)

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.