Parke County, Indiana

Parke County has a population of 16,406 and has grown 3.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $151,200, about 2.2 times the county's median household income of $68,485.

Home price
$151,200
Income
$68,485
Population
16,406
Unemployment
4.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$151,200county
Median gross rent$704county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198061.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use11.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,358(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$964county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$735county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,272county
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$68,485county
Family health premium / yr$24,725(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,471(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.488(statewide)
Poverty rate16.2%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 home11.7%county
Unemployment rate4.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force51.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed10.6%county
Share of workers employed by government13.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.2%county
Economic output per resident$32,534county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.49%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 time30.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service48 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5647county
Miles to nearest general aviation field17 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 station26 micounty
Households without a vehicle8.5%county
Traffic deaths24.4county
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 higher15.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.0%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment2182county
Students per full-time teacher10.1county
Free lunch eligible54.2%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution20 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians31county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance14.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year17.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.7%county
Frequent mental distress18.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.5%county

Place

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

Population16,406county
Land area in square miles445county
People per square mile of land36.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+3.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age41.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.5%county
Share of households that are one person29.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.3%county
Second languages6.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls32.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents285county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9county
Households that moved in359county
Households that moved away389county
Average income of arriving households$53,323county
Average income of departing households$43,226county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year63county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings6.3%county
Violent crime rate313(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature53°Fcounty
Annual precipitation34.6 incounty
Annual snowfall26.1 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.04 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F25 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing120 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$120county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh12.8¢county
Household electricity use943 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity32.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas33.2%county
Homes heated by propane21.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.2%county
Homes heated by wood9.2%county
Households with broadband79.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk34.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk68.7county
Landslide risk79.0county
Hail risk57.5county
Earthquake risk62.5county
Tornado risk47.5county
Tropical cyclone risk26.4county
Extreme heat risk45.2county
Winter weather risk60.5county
Strong wind risk51.4county
Wildfire risk9.6county

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 Parke 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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