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Steuben County, IN

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

AI Overview

Steuben County, IN is a small northeastern Indiana county of 34,648 residents with a relatively older workforce (median age 43.5) and modest educational attainment—24.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 92.1% have completed high school. The labor force participation rate of 62.5% and unemployment rate of 7.1% suggest tighter workforce availability, while median household income of $74,911 and median worker earnings of $35,913 point to a moderate cost-of-labor environment. Housing costs remain relatively low, with a median home value of $204,300 and median gross rent of $921/month, and an 80.2% homeownership rate reflects a stable residential base, though population growth over five years was minimal at just +0.5%.

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

Population

34,648

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$74,911

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone32,205 (92.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races764 (2.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race644 (1.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone615 (1.8%)
  • Asian Alone250 (0.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone230 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish747
  2. 2.Other Indo-European94
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic84
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)49
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic47

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,161

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$43,722

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$37,126

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

7.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)4,714
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,171
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,636
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,460
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,196

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,788
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,353
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,145
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,543
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,477

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.83×)4,673
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.09×)850
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.05×)1,203
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.00×)1,810
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 0.92×)1,339

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$204,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$921/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,394 (12.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,287 (11.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,118 (10.0%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999937 (8.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999904 (8.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999861 (7.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,913

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone12,910 (82.0%)
  • Carpooled1,220 (7.7%)
  • Worked At Home894 (5.7%)
  • Walked445 (2.8%)
  • Other116 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle91 (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.