county

Wabash County, IN

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

AI Overview

Wabash County is a small north-central Indiana county of 30,901 residents with an older workforce—median age 42.7—where 91.8% hold a high school diploma but only 21.6% have a bachelor's degree, pointing to a blue-collar labor base with median worker earnings of $39,905 and a 3.6% unemployment rate. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $143,600 and median gross rent of $752/month, and an 80.5% homeownership rate reflects a stable, established population. The county has shed 2.3% of its population over five years, and a labor force participation rate of 60.4% signals constrained workforce availability despite the affordable cost structure.

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

Population

30,901

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$66,806

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone28,833 (93.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race653 (2.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races603 (2.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone320 (1.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone284 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone130 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish402
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic120
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)52
  4. 4.Other Indo-European30
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)27

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,539

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$41,906

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$33,907

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)4,142
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,458
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,235
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services914
  5. 5.Construction (Group)864

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,381
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,770
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,614
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,390
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,476

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.89×)4,201
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.50×)349
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.24×)849
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.06×)3,611
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 0.91×)773

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$143,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$752/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9991,207 (11.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,142 (11.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,088 (10.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999996 (9.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999944 (9.3%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999913 (9.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

21.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,905

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone11,485 (80.7%)
  • Carpooled1,288 (9.1%)
  • Worked At Home892 (6.3%)
  • Walked373 (2.6%)
  • Other108 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit47 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Similar Locations

5 counties with comparable population, workforce, income, education, and cost of living. Click any to compare.

More on FDI Connect

Compare Wabash County against other US geographies, save it to your shortlist, see active property listings on the interactive map, and unlock the full demographic dashboard.

Open full dashboardCreate free account

Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.