Switzerland County, Indiana

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

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Key figures

Statistic	Switzerland County, Indiana	Indiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	9,909	6,851,073	334,922,499	2489th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$65,343	$71,957	$80,734	1612th of 3,221
Median Age	42.5	38.1	38.9	1340th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	8.9%	29.5%	35.7%	3202nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$175,800	$218,200	$332,700	1694th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$758	$1,062	$1,413	2424th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.6%	12.3%	12.5%	1796th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.2%	4.3%	5.2%	1781st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	44.9	191.2	n/a	1648th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.1%	6.3%	14.1%	2635th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.2	n/a	n/a	1745th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.5%	70.6%	65.2%	865th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	32.9	24.1	26.4	235th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.9%	10.7%	15.1%	2414th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.0%	n/a	n/a	1639th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.4%	47.3%	46.9%	2313th of 3,222
Broadband Access	74.1%	n/a	n/a	2778th 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 Switzerland County, Indiana

Statistic	Switzerland County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	75.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.6%	8.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	9.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.8%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	10.4	41.4	61.4

Age in Switzerland County, Indiana

Statistic	Switzerland County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Median Age	42.5	38.1	38.9
Under 18 %	23.7%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.1%	9.6%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.9%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.4%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.2%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	18.8%	16.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Switzerland County, Indiana

Statistic	Switzerland County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Households	3,875	2,716,009	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	61.5%	63.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.3%	29.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.2%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	29.4%	29.6%	28.7%
Never Married	25.1%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Switzerland County, Indiana

Statistic	Switzerland County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$31,416	$38,351	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	14.5%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.5%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.5%	17.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.9%	8.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.6%	12.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	28.8%	29.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.0%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Switzerland County, Indiana

Statistic	Switzerland County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Housing Units	4,456	2,976,568	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.5%	72.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.1%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.0%	8.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,990.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.5%	29.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	22.8%	29.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$793	$1,614	n/a

Education in Switzerland County, Indiana

Statistic	Switzerland County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Less than High School	19.8%	9.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	48.6%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	22.8%	28.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	6.3%	18.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	2.5%	10.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Switzerland County, Indiana

Statistic	Switzerland County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.5%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	82.8%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.5%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	18.6%	30.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	15.1%	6.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.5%	6.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Switzerland County, Indiana

Statistic	Switzerland County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	59.4%	67.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.3%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	94.7%	89.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.2%	5.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.2%	8.1%	16.7%

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