Starke County, Indiana

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Starke County, Indiana is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher.

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Key figures

Statistic	Starke County, Indiana	Indiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	23,365	6,851,073	334,922,499	1720th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$63,960	$71,957	$80,734	1711th of 3,221
Median Age	42.1	38.1	38.9	1454th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.5%	29.5%	35.7%	3068th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$157,700	$218,200	$332,700	2079th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$712	$1,062	$1,413	2689th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.4%	12.3%	12.5%	1596th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.4%	4.3%	5.2%	2300th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	75.6	191.2	n/a	1189th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.3%	6.3%	14.1%	1836th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.4	n/a	n/a	2587th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	83.0%	70.6%	65.2%	252nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.8	24.1	26.4	541st of 3,221
Worked from Home	4.8%	10.7%	15.1%	2719th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.1%	n/a	n/a	1860th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	51.8%	47.3%	46.9%	1069th of 3,222
Broadband Access	80.8%	n/a	n/a	2061st 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 Starke County, Indiana

Statistic	Starke County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.0%	75.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.3%	8.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	9.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	16.8	41.4	61.4

Age in Starke County, Indiana

Statistic	Starke County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Median Age	42.1	38.1	38.9
Under 18 %	22.5%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.1%	9.6%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.6%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.4%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.6%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.7%	16.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Starke County, Indiana

Statistic	Starke County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Households	8,983	2,716,009	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Family Households	66.6%	63.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.4%	29.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.8%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.5%	29.6%	28.7%
Never Married	25.2%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Starke County, Indiana

Statistic	Starke County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,104	$38,351	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.8%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.0%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.7%	17.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.1%	8.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.4%	12.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	36.2%	29.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.5%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Starke County, Indiana

Statistic	Starke County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Housing Units	11,273	2,976,568	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	84.3%	72.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.9%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	20.3%	8.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,974.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	17.0%	29.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.0%	29.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$967	$1,614	n/a

Education in Starke County, Indiana

Statistic	Starke County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Less than High School	13.0%	9.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	44.6%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.9%	28.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.7%	18.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.8%	10.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Starke County, Indiana

Statistic	Starke County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	55.1%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.5%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.5%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	30.1%	30.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.9%	6.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.6%	6.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Starke County, Indiana

Statistic	Starke County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	76.0%	67.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.0%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.3%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.0%	89.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.0%	5.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.8%	8.1%	16.7%

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