Dearborn County, Indiana

Dearborn County has a population of 51,094 and has grown 1.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $243,400, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $84,735.

Home price
$243,400
Income
$84,735
Population
51,094
Unemployment
1.9%

Housing

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

Median home price$243,400county
Median gross rent$845county
Median year homes here were built1982county
Share of homes built before 198047.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile2.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant3.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented14.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,258county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,353county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,051county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,785county
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$84,735county
Family health premium / yr$24,725(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,471(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.488(statewide)
Poverty rate7.6%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 home9.7%county
Unemployment rate1.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.9%county
Share of workers employed by government10.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.3%county
Economic output per resident$50,900county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.74%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 time29.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service15 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport4500414county
Miles to nearest general aviation field11 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 station21 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.1%county
Traffic deaths31.3county
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 higher25.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.7%county
Public schools in the county13county
Public school enrollment7326county
Students per full-time teacher15.7county
Free lunch eligible33.2%county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools3county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution5.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians45county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here5county
Fine particulate matter9.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year10.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.1%county
Frequent mental distress15.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.5%county

Place

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

Population51,094county
Land area in square miles305county
People per square mile of land167.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store23.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age42.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.3%county
Share of households that are one person26.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.0%county
Second languages1.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls32.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents122county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in1,263county
Households that moved away1,274county
Average income of arriving households$70,122county
Average income of departing households$54,867county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year155county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings9.7%county
Violent crime rate313(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature54.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation48.7 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.07 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F23 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing102 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6b(statewide)
Frost-free days184 days(statewide)

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$172county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.2¢county
Household electricity use1,123 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity38.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas44.7%county
Homes heated by propane9.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.4%county
Homes heated by wood3.1%county
Households with broadband89.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk52.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk26.0county
Landslide risk89.3county
Hail risk27.3county
Earthquake risk52.4county
Tornado risk75.5county
Tropical cyclone risk8.3county
Extreme heat risk35.8county
Winter weather risk31.1county
Strong wind risk80.5county
Wildfire risk12.3county

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 Dearborn 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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