Wabash County, Indiana

Wabash County has a population of 30,844 and has shrunk 0.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $157,200, about 2.4 times the county's median household income of $66,806.

Home price
$157,200
Income
$66,806
Population
30,844
Unemployment
3.4%

Housing

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

Median home price$157,200county
Median gross rent$762county
Median year homes here were built1959county
Share of homes built before 198072.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.3%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$1,146county
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$66,806county
Family health premium / yr$24,725(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,471(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.488(statewide)
Poverty rate11.1%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 home6.3%county
Unemployment rate3.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force60.4%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.6%county
Share of workers employed by government12.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry28.3%county
Economic output per resident$55,593county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.52%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 time21.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service33 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport424491county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.5 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 station57 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.5%county
Traffic deaths77.8county
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 higher23.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.6%county
Public schools in the county13county
Public school enrollment5096county
Students per full-time teacher16.3county
Free lunch eligible52.4%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools2county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution11 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians42county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.6%county
Frequent mental distress16.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.2%county

Place

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

Population30,844county
Land area in square miles413county
People per square mile of land74.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store7.9%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-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age42.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.8%county
Share of households that are one person31.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.4%county
Second languages2.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls35.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents232county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in659county
Households that moved away727county
Average income of arriving households$50,451county
Average income of departing households$46,276county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes7county
Housing units authorised in the latest year93county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings6.5%county
Violent crime rate313(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature51.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation32.4 incounty
Annual snowfall20.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.88 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F17 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing129 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days181 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 24county
Average first fall frostOct 21county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$135county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh14.7¢county
Household electricity use943 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$15.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity29.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas55.0%county
Homes heated by propane10.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.0%county
Homes heated by wood1.3%county
Households with broadband89.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk47.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk69.4county
Landslide risk52.2county
Hail risk62.8county
Earthquake risk53.3county
Tornado risk71.7county
Tropical cyclone risk30.9county
Extreme heat risk39.5county
Winter weather risk37.7county
Strong wind risk71.5county
Wildfire risk9.7county

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 Wabash 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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