Crawford County, Indiana

Crawford County has a population of 10,499 and has shrunk 0.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $117,700, about 2.4 times the county's median household income of $49,640.

Home price
$117,700
Income
$49,640
Population
10,499
Unemployment
3.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$117,700county
Median gross rent$686county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198043.0%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile29.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant22.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented18.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use10.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,358(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$956county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$852county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,330county
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$49,640county
Family health premium / yr$24,725(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,471(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.488(statewide)
Poverty rate22.9%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 home8.2%county
Unemployment rate3.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force51.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.9%county
Share of workers employed by government10.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry21.7%county
Economic output per resident$22,721county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.75%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 time37.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service38 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2343305county
Miles to nearest general aviation field18 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station101 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.2%county
Traffic deaths133.3county
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 higher11.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.1%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment1184county
Students per full-time teacher13.8county
Free lunch eligible63.3%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution23 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians66(statewide)
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year20.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.3%county
Frequent mental distress18.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.0%county

Place

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

Population10,499county
Land area in square miles306county
People per square mile of land34.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store2.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age45.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.8%county
Share of households that are one person32.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.2%county
Second languages2.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls32.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents257county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in260county
Households that moved away272county
Average income of arriving households$44,646county
Average income of departing households$45,673county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings31.6%(statewide)
Violent crime rate313(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature55°Fcounty
Annual precipitation56.4 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.13 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F30 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing106 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days208 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 8county
Average first fall frostNov 3county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$150county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.9¢county
Household electricity use1,045 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity49.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas15.2%county
Homes heated by propane21.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.0%county
Homes heated by wood12.9%county
Households with broadband74.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk40.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk27.2county
Landslide risk53.9county
Hail risk30.4county
Earthquake risk53.4county
Tornado risk60.5county
Tropical cyclone risk12.8county
Extreme heat risk43.8county
Winter weather risk48.2county
Strong wind risk51.2county
Wildfire risk8.5county

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 teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Crawford 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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