Harrison County, Indiana

Harrison County has a population of 39,859 and has grown 2.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $229,600, about 3.1 times the county's median household income of $74,475.

Home price
$229,600
Income
$74,475
Population
39,859
Unemployment
3.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$229,600county
Median gross rent$836county
Median year homes here were built1990county
Share of homes built before 198040.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented16.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,358(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,272county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,047county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,625county
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$74,475county
Family health premium / yr$24,725(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,471(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.488(statewide)
Poverty rate7.2%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 home9.1%county
Unemployment rate3.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.9%county
Share of workers employed by government14.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.0%county
Economic output per resident$42,766county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.53%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 time30.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service20 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2343305county
Miles to nearest general aviation field22 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 station104 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.0%county
Traffic deaths42.7county
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 higher21.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher92.0%county
Public schools in the county14county
Public school enrollment5932county
Students per full-time teacher16.2county
Free lunch eligible47.3%county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools3county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution17 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians48county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter9.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance5.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.7%county
Frequent mental distress17.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.7%county

Place

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

Population39,859county
Land area in square miles484county
People per square mile of land82.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age43.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.2%county
Share of households that are one person28.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.6%county
Second languages2.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls30.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents199county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents7county
Households that moved in938county
Households that moved away904county
Average income of arriving households$54,109county
Average income of departing households$50,537county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes9county
Housing units authorised in the latest year159county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings12.6%county
Violent crime rate313(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature56°Fcounty
Annual precipitation55.0 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.14 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F31 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing96 dayscounty

Gardening

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

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$148county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh13.3¢county
Household electricity use1,103 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity52.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas18.0%county
Homes heated by propane21.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.5%county
Homes heated by wood5.7%county
Households with broadband85.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk56.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk44.7county
Landslide risk40.0county
Hail risk22.5county
Earthquake risk69.1county
Tornado risk82.1county
Tropical cyclone risk13.9county
Extreme heat risk51.0county
Winter weather risk62.3county
Strong wind risk73.4county
Wildfire risk18.1county

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 teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Harrison 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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