Bartholomew County, IN

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2024 Population

83,536

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.5

0.531% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

10.5%

12.8% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$79,901

0.577% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$232,800

5.29% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

41,706

0.944% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Bartholomew County, IN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

91.7% of the residents in Bartholomew County, IN are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Bartholomew County, IN was $232,800, and the homeownership rate was 69.3%.

Most people in Bartholomew County, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Bartholomew County, IN was 2 cars per household.

Bartholomew County, IN borders Brown County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Jennings County, IN, Johnson County, IN, and Shelby County, IN.

United States Indiana Columbus, IN

Population & Diversity

Bartholomew County, IN is home to a population of 83.5k people, from which 91.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 11.1% of Bartholomew County, IN residents were born outside of the country (9.28k people).

In 2024, there were 10.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (64.9k people) in Bartholomew County, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.16k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 4.17k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.7%

2024 Citizenship

92.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.7% of Bartholomew County, IN residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bartholomew County, IN was 92.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Bartholomew County, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bartholomew County, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
64.9k ± 359
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
6.16k ± 290
Other (Hispanic)
4.17k ± 863

9.23%

Hispanic Population

7.71k people

9.23% of the people in Bartholomew County, IN are hispanic (7.71k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Bartholomew County, IN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Indiana.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
108,287 ± 8,015 people
India
34,966 ± 4,579 people
China
17,771 ± 3,269 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 108,287 Indiana residents, followed by India with 34,966 and China with 17,771.

Foreign-Born Population

11.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

9.28k people

10.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

8.65k people

As of 2024, 11.1% of Bartholomew County, IN residents (9.28k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bartholomew County, IN was 10.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Bartholomew County, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,332 ± 236
Gulf War (1990s)
690 ± 195
Gulf War (2001-)
657 ± 254

Bartholomew County, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.93 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Bartholomew County, IN.

Economy

The economy of Bartholomew County, IN employs 41.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bartholomew County, IN were Manufacturing (12,301 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (4,946 people), and Retail Trade (4,262 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($166,818), Wholesale Trade ($89,239), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($80,850).

Employment

Occupations

41.7k

2024 Value

± 1,693

0.944%

1 Year growth

± 5.57%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bartholomew County, IN grew at a rate of 0.944%, from 41.3k employees to 41.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bartholomew County, IN, are Management Occupations (4,749 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,390 people), and Production Occupations (4,119 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bartholomew County, IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

41.7k

2024 Value

± 1,693

0.944%

1 Year growth

± 5.57%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bartholomew County, IN grew at a rate of 0.944%, from 41.3k employees to 41.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bartholomew County, IN, are Manufacturing (12,301 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (4,946 people), and Retail Trade (4,262 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bartholomew County, IN, though some of these residents may live in Bartholomew County, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$63,261

Median earning men ± $3,129

$38,260

Median earning women ± $1,963

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($101,723), Wholesale Trade ($97,042), and Manufacturing ($79,332).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($65,765), Construction ($64,125), and Public Administration ($52,011).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.21M people employed in Indiana. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Indiana.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

102
Construction
98
Other Services (except Public Administration)
94
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$858k
Manufacturing
$593k
Management of Companies and Enterprises
$313k
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing the state of Indiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Bartholomew County, IN. Showing the available data for Indiana.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (58.8%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (39.8%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Indiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Indiana

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

Todd Young

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Jim Banks

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing Indiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Indiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bartholomew County, IN was $232,800 in 2024, which is 0.7 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $221,100 to $232,800, a 5.29% increase. The homeownership rate in Bartholomew County, IN is 69.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bartholomew County, IN have an average commute time of 21.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bartholomew County, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 11% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Bartholomew County, IN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.104%.

Housing

Property

$232,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$5,792

$23,123

Median Property Taxes

±$1,141

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Bartholomew County, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bartholomew County, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

69.3%

Homeownership

2024

65.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.3% of the housing units in Bartholomew County, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 69.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bartholomew County, IN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$79,901

Median Household Income

± $3,751

33.4k

Number of Households

± 1,421

In 2024, the median household income of the 33.4k households in Bartholomew County, IN declined from $79,901 from the previous year's value of $80,365.

The following chart displays the households in Bartholomew County, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bartholomew County, IN is from Indiana.

0.445

2023 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.448

2022 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2023, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.445 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.529% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Indiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (75.6%)
Worked At Home (13.8%)
Carpooled (7.93%)

In 2024, 75.6% of workers in Bartholomew County, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.8%) and those who carpooled to work (7.93%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bartholomew County, IN have a shorter commute time (21.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.61% of the workforce in Bartholomew County, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bartholomew County, IN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bartholomew County, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bartholomew County, IN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 11% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Bartholomew County, IN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.104%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

10.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bartholomew County, IN (8.61k out of 82.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bartholomew County, IN is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 12.4% of the children was living in poverty in Bartholomew County, IN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.3%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 95.5 in Bartholomew County, IN. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 43 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

94.5% of the population of Bartholomew County, IN has health coverage, with 55.7% on employee plans, 15.4% on Medicaid, 12.8% on Medicare, 9.28% on non-group plans, and 1.38% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Bartholomew County, IN see 1,269 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,269 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1266 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 509 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.6% were men and 49.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,269 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Bartholomew County, IN

Primary care physicians in Bartholomew County, IN see an average of 1,269 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,269 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Bartholomew County, IN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.4% under 18 years, 21.1% between 18 and 34 years, 37.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.6% were men and 49.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.47%

Uninsured

55.7%

Employer Coverage

15.4%

Medicaid

12.8%

Medicare

9.28%

Non-Group

1.38%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bartholomew County, IN grew by 4.57% from 5.23% to 5.47%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Bartholomew County, IN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 63.4 in Bartholomew County, IN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Bartholomew County, IN.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 34% in Bartholomew County, IN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Bartholomew County, IN.