Jennings County, Indiana

Jennings County has a population of 27,562 and has grown 0.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $161,500, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $69,322.

Home price
$161,500
Income
$69,322
Population
27,562
Unemployment
4.6%

Housing

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

Median home price$161,500county
Median gross rent$988county
Median year homes here were built1982county
Share of homes built before 198046.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile17.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,358(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$961county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$732county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,337county
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$69,322county
Family health premium / yr$24,725(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,471(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.488(statewide)
Poverty rate12.6%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 home4.9%county
Unemployment rate4.6%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.4%county
Share of workers employed by government11.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.9%county
Economic output per resident$34,819county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.60%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 time26.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service53 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport4500414county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.6 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 station52 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.5%county
Traffic deaths94.3county
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 higher14.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.7%county
Public schools in the county8county
Public school enrollment3800county
Students per full-time teacher14.7county
Free lunch eligible64.8%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution22 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians44county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.1%county
Frequent mental distress18.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.9%county

Place

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

Population27,562county
Land area in square miles377county
People per square mile of land73.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores3county
Share living far from a food store0.9%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 20200.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age40.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.5%county
Share of households that are one person22.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.5%county
Second languages3.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls32.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents203county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-4county
Households that moved in671county
Households that moved away631county
Average income of arriving households$44,784county
Average income of departing households$40,811county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year77county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate313(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature54°Fcounty
Annual precipitation46.2 incounty
Annual snowfall30.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.07 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F17 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing111 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days179 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 23county
Average first fall frostOct 19county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$172county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh15.2¢county
Household electricity use1,137 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity63.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas13.9%county
Homes heated by propane11.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil2.2%county
Homes heated by wood7.0%county
Households with broadband87.9%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk44.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk51.2county
Landslide risk78.0county
Hail risk29.7county
Earthquake risk63.5county
Tornado risk67.8county
Tropical cyclone risk23.4county
Extreme heat risk29.1county
Winter weather risk21.0county
Strong wind risk57.4county
Wildfire risk14.2county

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 Jennings 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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