Sullivan County, Indiana

Sullivan County has a population of 20,780 and has grown 0.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $131,100, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $56,204.

Home price
$131,100
Income
$56,204
Population
20,780
Unemployment
4.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$131,100county
Median gross rent$829county
Median year homes here were built1973county
Share of homes built before 198058.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,358(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,028county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$783county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,251county
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$56,204county
Family health premium / yr$24,725(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,471(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.488(statewide)
Poverty rate13.9%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 home5.6%county
Unemployment rate4.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.1%county
Share of workers employed by government14.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.8%county
Economic output per resident$55,953county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.61%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 time25.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service72 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5181947county
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 vehicle4.9%county
Traffic deaths57.7county
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 higher14.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.0%county
Public schools in the county9county
Public school enrollment3108county
Students per full-time teacher13.8county
Free lunch eligible55.5%county
Elementary schools4county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution25 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians34county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year16.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.3%county
Frequent mental distress18.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.1%county

Place

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

Population20,780county
Land area in square miles447county
People per square mile of land46.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store2.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+0.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age41.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.8%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.9%county
Share of households that are one person29.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.8%county
Second languages1.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls34.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents226county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents9county
Households that moved in449county
Households that moved away447county
Average income of arriving households$44,399county
Average income of departing households$43,264county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year15county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings31.6%(statewide)
Violent crime rate313(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature55.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation44.4 incounty
Annual snowfall23.3 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.10 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F37 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing100 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days191 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 15county
Average first fall frostOct 23county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$146county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh14.1¢county
Household electricity use1,004 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity40.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas41.3%county
Homes heated by propane13.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.0%county
Homes heated by wood3.4%county
Households with broadband83.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk23.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk56.5county
Landslide risk56.2county
Hail risk46.2county
Earthquake risk77.9county
Tornado risk48.0county
Tropical cyclone risk24.2county
Extreme heat risk47.2county
Winter weather risk52.8county
Strong wind risk50.6county
Wildfire risk2.8county

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 Sullivan 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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