Allen County, Indiana

Allen County has a population of 392,378 and has grown 4.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $214,900, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $70,737.

Home price
$214,900
Income
$70,737
Population
392,378
Unemployment
4.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$214,900county
Median gross rent$1,021county
Median year homes here were built1976county
Share of homes built before 198055.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile2.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented31.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,288county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,113county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$916county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,381county
Home insurance / yr$2,887(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living91(statewide)
Median household income$70,737county
Family health premium / yr$24,725(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,471(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.488(statewide)
Poverty rate12.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home9.2%county
Unemployment rate4.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force66.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.6%county
Share of workers employed by government9.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.5%county
Economic output per resident$74,129county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.79%county
Top state income tax2.95%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.95%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time21.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service9.2 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport424491county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.3 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station23 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.8%county
Traffic deaths25.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher31.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.3%county
Public schools in the county87county
Public school enrollment55147county
Students per full-time teacher15.1county
Free lunch eligible50.5%county
Elementary schools55county
Middle schools17county
High schools12county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above5county
Share of local colleges that are public16.7%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians74county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county8county
Hospitals here with an emergency department6county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.6%county
Frequent mental distress17.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population392,378county
Land area in square miles657county
People per square mile of land597.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores44county
Convenience stores13county
Share living far from a food store27.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract6.0%county
Population change since 2020+4.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age36.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over15.6%county
Share of households that are one person30.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States7.8%county
Second languages12.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls54.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents113county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in7,577county
Households that moved away7,392county
Average income of arriving households$57,622county
Average income of departing households$69,851county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,388county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings6.3%county
Violent crime rate313(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature50.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation28.0 incounty
Annual snowfall28.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.89 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F15 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing131 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days180 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 24county
Average first fall frostOct 20county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$149county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh14.7¢county
Household electricity use1,007 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity25.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas69.5%county
Homes heated by propane3.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood0.5%county
Households with broadband91.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk93.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk57.0county
Landslide risk54.0county
Hail risk89.0county
Earthquake risk84.9county
Tornado risk97.5county
Tropical cyclone risk43.8county
Extreme heat risk72.5county
Winter weather risk89.6county
Strong wind risk97.6county
Wildfire risk39.1county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams1county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here1county

Figures marked county are measured for Allen County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Indiana figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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