Switzerland County, Indiana

Switzerland County has a population of 9,909 and has grown 2.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $175,800, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $65,343.

Home price
$175,800
Income
$65,343
Population
9,909
Unemployment
4.2%

Housing

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

Median home price$175,800county
Median gross rent$758county
Median year homes here were built1990county
Share of homes built before 198040.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile17.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,358(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$956county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$729county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,280county
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$65,343county
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 home5.9%county
Unemployment rate4.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.6%county
Share of workers employed by government13.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.0%county
Economic output per resident$33,172county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.45%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 time32.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service25 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport4500414county
Miles to nearest general aviation field11 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 station33 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.5%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
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 higher8.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher80.2%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment1422county
Students per full-time teacher18.2county
Free lunch eligible54.6%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution21 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians66(statewide)
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 insurance13.0%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year16.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.8%county
Frequent mental distress17.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.6%county

Place

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

Population9,909county
Land area in square miles221county
People per square mile of land44.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age42.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.8%county
Share of households that are one person29.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.1%county
Second languages5.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls25.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents277county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in264county
Households that moved away278county
Average income of arriving households$53,689county
Average income of departing households$50,924county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes18county
Housing units authorised in the latest year81county
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 temperature55.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation48.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.09 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F26 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing92 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6b(statewide)
Frost-free days224 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 26county
Average first fall frostNov 5county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$123county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh13.8¢county
Household electricity use943 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity52.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas13.3%county
Homes heated by propane22.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil3.1%county
Homes heated by wood6.9%county
Households with broadband81.3%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk21.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk32.8county
Landslide risk88.0county
Hail risk8.6county
Earthquake risk31.3county
Tornado risk49.2county
Tropical cyclone risk10.9county
Extreme heat risk19.9county
Winter weather risk9.8county
Strong wind risk62.8county
Wildfire risk3.0county

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 Switzerland 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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