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Vigo County, IN

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

AI Overview

Vigo County, anchored by Terre Haute and Indiana State University, carries a notable education and healthcare employment base alongside light manufacturing, serving a labor force of roughly 62,000 within a county of 106,201 residents; 25.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher against a 6.1% unemployment rate and 58.7% labor force participation. Median worker earnings of $32,928 and a median home value of $140,400 reflect a low-cost operating environment, though a 20.0% poverty rate and a -1.4% five-year population decline indicate ongoing demographic and economic headwinds.

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

Population

106,166

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$52,976

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.4% since 2018

Vigo County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone89,923 (84.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone6,106 (5.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,367 (4.1%)
  • Asian Alone2,202 (2.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,692 (1.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,512 (1.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,147
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)637
  3. 3.Other Indo-European396
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island246
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)235

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

62.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

5,992

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$47,113

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$30,829

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

20.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance12,825
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)6,668
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)5,978
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services4,979
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services3,159

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations16,315
  2. 2.Service Occupations9,879
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations9,291
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations7,865
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,687

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.48×)7,036
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.25×)6,490
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.18×)13,193
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.13×)4,712
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.11×)2,505

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$140,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$879/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

61.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9993,098 (11.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,706 (10.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9992,636 (10.1%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9992,629 (10.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,146 (8.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9991,798 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$32,928

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone36,002 (77.8%)
  • Carpooled5,401 (11.7%)
  • Worked At Home2,555 (5.5%)
  • Walked1,345 (2.9%)
  • Public Transit388 (0.8%)
  • Other340 (0.7%)

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.