Cannelton, IN

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,404
US Senator
Todd Young
Republican Party
US Senator
Jim Banks
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
34.1
6.06% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
39.8%
22.4% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$29,219
18.6% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$85,700
0.117% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
478
5.53% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Cannelton, 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.

99.2% of the residents in Cannelton, IN are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Cannelton, IN was $85,700, and the homeownership rate was 46.4%.

Most people in Cannelton, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Cannelton, IN was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Cannelton, IN is home to a population of 1.4k people, from which 99.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.783% of Cannelton, IN residents were born outside of the country (11 people).

In 2024, there were 23 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.27k people) in Cannelton, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 55 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 29 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%
2024 Citizenship
99.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.2% of Cannelton, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cannelton, IN was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cannelton, IN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.27k ± 235
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    55 ± 63
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    29 ± 23
1.92%
Hispanic Population
27 people

In 2024, there were 23 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.27k people) in Cannelton, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 55 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 29 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.92% of the people in Cannelton, IN are hispanic (27 people).

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

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    108,287 ± 8,015 people
  2. India
    34,966 ± 4,579 people
  3. 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.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.783%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
11 people
0.531%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
8 people

As of 2024, 0.783% of Cannelton, IN residents (11 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 Cannelton, IN was 0.531%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    28 ± 46
  2. Vietnam
    22 ± 26
  3. Korea
    8 ± 15

Cannelton, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.27 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Cannelton, IN employs 478 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cannelton, IN were Manufacturing (203 people), Retail Trade (64 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (54 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($67,917), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($45,875), and Transportation & Warehousing ($45,875).

Employment

Occupations

478
2024 Value
± 114
−5.53%
1 Year decline
± 35.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cannelton, IN declined at a rate of −5.53%, from 506 employees to 478 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cannelton, IN, are Production Occupations (118 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (67 people), and Material Moving Occupations (49 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cannelton, IN.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

478
2024 Value
± 114
−5.53%
1 Year decline
± 35.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cannelton, IN declined at a rate of −5.53%, from 506 employees to 478 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cannelton, IN, are Manufacturing (203 people), Retail Trade (64 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (54 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cannelton, IN, though some of these residents may live in Cannelton, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$41,250
Median earning men ± $12,821
$23,611
Median earning women ± $7,571

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($67,917), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($46,625), and Manufacturing ($42,083).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($45,865), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($27,639), and Retail Trade ($17,396).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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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

Voting results are not available for Cannelton, IN. Showing the available data for Indiana.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (58.8%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (39.8%)
    Democratic Party
  3. 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.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Indiana

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Todd Young
Senator from Indiana3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017
Jim Banks
Senator from Indiana1
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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Cannelton, IN was $85,700 in 2024, which is 0.258 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $85,600 to $85,700, a 0.117% increase. The homeownership rate in Cannelton, IN is 46.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cannelton, IN have an average commute time of 19.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cannelton, IN is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$85,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$5,230
$275
Median Property Taxes
±$60

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 Cannelton, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

46.4%
Homeownership
2024
67.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 46.4% of the housing units in Cannelton, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 50.5%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$29,219
Median Household Income
± $11,281
593
Number of Households
± 97

In 2024, the median household income of the 593 households in Cannelton, IN declined from $29,219 from the previous year's value of $35,900.

The following chart displays the households in Cannelton, 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 < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cannelton, 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (81.1%)
  2. Carpooled (10.2%)
  3. Walked (4.67%)

In 2024, 81.1% of workers in Cannelton, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.2%) and those who walked to work (4.67%).

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.

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Commute Time

19.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cannelton, IN have a shorter commute time (19.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.437% of the workforce in Cannelton, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cannelton, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cannelton, IN have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

39.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cannelton, IN (543 out of 1.37k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females < 5.

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

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.

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Health

97.9% of the population of Cannelton, IN has health coverage, with 40.4% on employee plans, 34.1% on Medicaid, 11.5% on Medicare, 11.1% on non-group plans, and 0.731% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Indiana see 1,524 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,524 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1681 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 474 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.8% were men and 48.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.5% under 18 years, 22.6% between 18 and 34 years, 33.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.8% were men and 48.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.12%
Uninsured
40.4%
Employer Coverage
34.1%
Medicaid
11.5%
Medicare
11.1%
Non-Group
0.731%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cannelton, IN declined by 13.6% from 2.45% to 2.12%.

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