Posey County, Indiana

Posey County has a population of 25,116 and has shrunk 0.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $222,900, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $78,129.

Home price
$222,900
Income
$78,129
Population
25,116
Unemployment
1.8%

Housing

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

Median home price$222,900county
Median gross rent$782county
Median year homes here were built1976county
Share of homes built before 198059.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant5.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.2%county
Typical monthly rent$879county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,113county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$860county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,370county
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$78,129county
Family health premium / yr$24,725(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,471(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.488(statewide)
Poverty rate10.1%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 home6.0%county
Unemployment rate1.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.2%county
Share of workers employed by government11.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.2%county
Economic output per resident$236,320county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.62%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 time23.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service16 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport189706county
Miles to nearest general aviation field12 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 station77 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.1%county
Traffic deaths59.7county
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 higher25.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.0%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment3454county
Students per full-time teacher13.1county
Free lunch eligible35.8%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution9.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians32county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year10.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year6.2%county
Frequent mental distress15.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.8%county

Place

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

Population25,116county
Land area in square miles409county
People per square mile of land61.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store2.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-0.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age43.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.6%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.9%county
Share of households that are one person24.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.1%county
Second languages1.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls45.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents182county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in613county
Households that moved away620county
Average income of arriving households$54,827county
Average income of departing households$56,034county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes4county
Housing units authorised in the latest year41county
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 temperature57.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation42.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.20 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F45 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing84 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days224 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 27county
Average first fall frostNov 6county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$155county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.4¢county
Household electricity use943 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity45.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas46.5%county
Homes heated by propane6.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.6%county
Households with broadband90.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk51.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk51.5county
Landslide risk19.3county
Hail risk44.8county
Earthquake risk88.1county
Tornado risk55.9county
Tropical cyclone risk27.4county
Extreme heat risk58.4county
Winter weather risk62.1county
Strong wind risk57.2county
Wildfire risk3.6county

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 Posey 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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