Parke County, Indiana

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Parke County, Indiana is among the lowest in the country for foreign born.

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Key figures

Statistic	Parke County, Indiana	Indiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	16,406	6,851,073	334,922,499	2076th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$68,485	$71,957	$80,734	1303rd of 3,221
Median Age	41.6	38.1	38.9	1617th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.4%	29.5%	35.7%	2751st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$151,200	$218,200	$332,700	2220th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$704	$1,062	$1,413	2724th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.2%	12.3%	12.5%	1057th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.4%	4.3%	5.2%	1632nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	36.9	191.2	n/a	1819th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.3%	6.3%	14.1%	3137th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	78.2	n/a	n/a	692nd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	82.4%	70.6%	65.2%	302nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.4	24.1	26.4	464th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.7%	10.7%	15.1%	843rd of 3,222
Uninsured	12.2%	n/a	n/a	1198th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.6%	47.3%	46.9%	923rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	76.2%	n/a	n/a	2606th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Parke County, Indiana

Statistic	Parke County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	75.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.8%	8.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	9.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	11.0	41.4	61.4

Age in Parke County, Indiana

Statistic	Parke County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Median Age	41.6	38.1	38.9
Under 18 %	22.3%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.2%	9.6%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.9%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.2%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.8%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.5%	16.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Parke County, Indiana

Statistic	Parke County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Households	6,147	2,716,009	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	67.7%	63.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.2%	29.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.1%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.0%	29.6%	28.7%
Never Married	25.1%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Parke County, Indiana

Statistic	Parke County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$32,228	$38,351	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.8%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.7%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.4%	17.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.9%	8.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.2%	12.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	35.8%	29.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.7%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Parke County, Indiana

Statistic	Parke County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Housing Units	7,657	2,976,568	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	78.8%	72.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.3%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	19.7%	8.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,972.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	17.6%	29.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.7%	29.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$735	$1,614	n/a

Education in Parke County, Indiana

Statistic	Parke County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Less than High School	17.0%	9.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	39.9%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.7%	28.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.1%	18.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.3%	10.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Parke County, Indiana

Statistic	Parke County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	51.9%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.2%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.1%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	25.8%	30.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.4%	6.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.5%	6.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Parke County, Indiana

Statistic	Parke County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	79.3%	67.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.0%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.4%	89.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.7%	5.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.8%	8.1%	16.7%

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