Posey County, IN
Demographic and economic profile of Posey County, IN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Posey County is a small southwestern Indiana county of 25,163 residents with a GDP per capita of $160,435—far exceeding its per capita income of $38,398—suggesting significant industrial or energy output relative to its workforce. The labor force is moderately sized with 61.4% participation, a low unemployment rate of 2.3%, and median worker earnings of $45,843, though only 25.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs remain low with a median home value of $218,000 and median rent of $744/month, and an 82.3% homeownership rate, though the county has shed 1.7% of its population over five years.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-1.7% since 2018
Posey County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone23,472 (93.5%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races593 (2.4%)
- Some Other Race Alone396 (1.6%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race385 (1.5%)
- Black or African American Alone165 (0.7%)
- Asian Alone85 (0.3%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish157
- 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island97
- 3.German or other West Germanic47
- 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)15
- 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)4
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,879
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,582
- 3.Construction (Group)1,248
- 4.Retail Trade (Group)1,145
- 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,097
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,678
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,647
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,059
- 4.Service Occupations1,583
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,418
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.30×)2,784
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.97×)383
- 3.Construction (LQ 1.36×)1,145
- 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 0.99×)707
- 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.97×)2,761
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.