Vigo County, Indiana

Vigo County has a population of 106,109 and has grown 0.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $148,500, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $52,976.

Home price
$148,500
Income
$52,976
Population
106,109
Unemployment
5.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$148,500county
Median gross rent$924county
Median year homes here were built1968county
Share of homes built before 198063.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile2.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented38.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$993county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,094county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$864county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,312county
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$52,976county
Family health premium / yr$24,725(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,471(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.488(statewide)
Poverty rate19.2%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 home5.5%county
Unemployment rate5.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.0%county
Share of workers employed by government15.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.3%county
Economic output per resident$61,923county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.88%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 time19.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service61 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5181947county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.3 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station48 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.9%county
Traffic deaths15.1county
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 higher26.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.7%county
Public schools in the county26county
Public school enrollment13210county
Students per full-time teacher13.5county
Free lunch eligible62.1%county
Elementary schools16county
Middle schools5county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above3county
Share of local colleges that are public33.3%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution1.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians83county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county4county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year16.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.5%county
Frequent mental distress19.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.5%county

Place

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

Population106,109county
Land area in square miles404county
People per square mile of land263.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores14county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store13.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract4.7%county
Population change since 2020+0.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age36.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over17.4%county
Share of households that are one person36.2%county
Share of residents born outside the United States3.1%county
Second languages4.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls38.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents123county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in2,394county
Households that moved away2,451county
Average income of arriving households$48,299county
Average income of departing households$54,614county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year234county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings78.6%county
Violent crime rate313(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature54.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation39.4 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.07 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F35 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing108 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days185 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 16county
Average first fall frostOct 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$169county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.4¢county
Household electricity use1,064 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity48.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas44.3%county
Homes heated by propane4.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.8%county
Homes heated by wood0.9%county
Households with broadband86.2%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk85.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk56.8county
Landslide risk70.5county
Hail risk87.2county
Earthquake risk91.4county
Tornado risk83.2county
Tropical cyclone risk42.4county
Extreme heat risk83.2county
Winter weather risk92.7county
Strong wind risk94.9county
Wildfire risk27.0county

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 teams1county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Vigo 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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