Grant County, Indiana

Grant County has a population of 66,295 and has shrunk 0.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $122,300, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $53,522.

Home price
$122,300
Income
$53,522
Population
66,295
Unemployment
6.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$122,300county
Median gross rent$853county
Median year homes here were built1963county
Share of homes built before 198073.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile5.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.3%county
Typical monthly rent$912county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$956county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$767county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,257county
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$53,522county
Family health premium / yr$24,725(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,471(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.488(statewide)
Poverty rate19.8%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 home7.8%county
Unemployment rate6.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.3%county
Share of workers employed by government14.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry30.1%county
Economic output per resident$48,572county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.72%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 time22.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service39 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport424491county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station59 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.4%county
Traffic deaths36.2county
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 higher20.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.3%county
Public schools in the county25county
Public school enrollment10441county
Students per full-time teacher15.7county
Free lunch eligible58.2%county
Elementary schools10county
Middle schools7county
High schools7county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above3county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians42county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter8.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year17.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.9%county
Frequent mental distress19.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.6%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.0%county

Place

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

Population66,295county
Land area in square miles414county
People per square mile of land160.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores8county
Convenience stores5county
Share living far from a food store7.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract18.8%county
Population change since 2020-0.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age38.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.3%county
Share of households that are one person32.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.8%county
Second languages3.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls38.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents191county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in1,326county
Households that moved away1,275county
Average income of arriving households$43,308county
Average income of departing households$47,116county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year38county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings5.3%county
Violent crime rate313(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature52°Fcounty
Annual precipitation32.9 incounty
Annual snowfall22.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.90 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F19 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing117 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days177 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 24county
Average first fall frostOct 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$135county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.7¢county
Household electricity use943 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity36.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas55.7%county
Homes heated by propane5.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood1.6%county
Households with broadband88.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk73.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk62.6county
Landslide risk41.3county
Hail risk84.2county
Earthquake risk78.2county
Tornado risk88.8county
Tropical cyclone risk32.2county
Extreme heat risk76.6county
Winter weather risk67.3county
Strong wind risk66.2county
Wildfire risk15.6county

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 Grant 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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