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Warren County, IN

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

AI Overview

Warren County is a small, agriculture-oriented rural county in western Indiana with a population of 8,469 that grew 2.7% over the past five years. The labor force of roughly 5,480 (64.7% participation) skews toward workers without four-year degrees—only 17.2% hold a bachelor's or higher—and median worker earnings of $43,425 reflect a cost-competitive workforce alongside a median home value of $160,000 and median gross rent of $815 per month. At a median household income of $82,425 and an 82.4% homeownership rate, residents carry relatively low housing costs, though a 4.6% unemployment rate and 12.7% poverty rate indicate some economic softness in the county.

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

Population

8,469

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$82,425

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone8,021 (94.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races297 (3.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race52 (0.6%)
  • Asian Alone40 (0.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone33 (0.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone12 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Other Indo-European58
  2. 2.Spanish47
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island10
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)8
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)7

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

528

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$33,440

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$36,746

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)1,032
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance958
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)591
  4. 4.Construction (Group)399
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)238

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,232
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations988
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations832
  4. 4.Service Occupations594
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations584

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.06×)205
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.59×)1,084
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.53×)445
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.26×)122
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.15×)527

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$160,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$815/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999358 (12.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999334 (12.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999271 (9.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999261 (9.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999234 (8.5%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999170 (6.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,425

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,106 (74.6%)
  • Carpooled717 (17.2%)
  • Worked At Home268 (6.4%)
  • Walked63 (1.5%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)
  • Public Transit1 (0.0%)

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.