Connersville, IN

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

2024 Population

23,334

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

0.228% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

17.9%

6.88% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$59,321

4.7% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$130,700

Population & Diversity

Connersville, IN is home to a population of 23.3k people, from which 99.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.57% of Connersville, IN residents were born outside of the country (366 people).

In 2024, there were 50.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (21.9k people) in Connersville, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 437 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 334 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2024 Citizenship

99.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Connersville, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Connersville, IN was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Connersville, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
21.9k ± 234
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
437 ± 156
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
334 ± 231

1.36%

Hispanic Population

318 people

1.36% of the people in Connersville, IN are hispanic (318 people).

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

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
111,417 ± 8,128 people
India
37,388 ± 4,734 people
Nigeria
18,164 ± 3,304 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 111,417 Indiana residents, followed by India with 37,388 and Nigeria with 18,164.

Foreign-Born Population

1.57%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

366 people

1.22%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

286 people

As of 2024, 1.57% of Connersville, IN residents (366 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 Connersville, IN was 1.22%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
591 ± 154
Gulf War (2001-)
181 ± 82
Gulf War (1990s)
76 ± 49

Connersville, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.27 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Connersville, IN employs 10.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Connersville, IN were Manufacturing (2,856 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,773 people), and Retail Trade (1,286 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($67,917), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($61,667), and Finance & Insurance ($57,303).

Employment

Occupations

10.4k

2024 Value

± 729

0.551%

1 Year growth

± 9.79%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Connersville, IN grew at a rate of 0.551%, from 10.4k employees to 10.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Connersville, IN, are Production Occupations (1,780 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,015 people), and Management Occupations (872 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Connersville, 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

10.4k

2024 Value

± 729

0.551%

1 Year growth

± 9.79%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Connersville, IN grew at a rate of 0.551%, from 10.4k employees to 10.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Connersville, IN, are Manufacturing (2,856 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,773 people), and Retail Trade (1,286 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Connersville, IN, though some of these residents may live in Connersville, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,107

Median earning men ± $3,034

$36,028

Median earning women ± $1,844

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($85,813), Wholesale Trade ($68,363), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($61,333).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($51,198), Public Administration ($47,431), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,958).

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

39
Other Services (except Public Administration)
33
Retail Trade
22
Construction

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

$59.7k
Manufacturing
$45.2k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$24.1k
Retail Trade

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Connersville, IN was $130,700 in 2024, which is 0.393 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $114,800 to $130,700, a 13.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Connersville, IN is 72.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Connersville, IN have an average commute time of 26.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Connersville, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$130,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,435

$6,792

Median Property Taxes

±$539

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

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

Rent vs Own

72.1%

Homeownership

2024

60.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 72.1% of the housing units in Connersville, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Connersville, 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.

$59,321

Median Household Income

± $3,870

9.42k

Number of Households

± 666

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.42k households in Connersville, IN grew to $59,321 from the previous year's value of $56,659.

The following chart displays the households in Connersville, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.442

2024 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.445

2023 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.442 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.807% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 (81%)
Carpooled (11.1%)
Worked At Home (4.91%)

In 2024, 81% of workers in Connersville, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.1%) and those who worked at home (4.91%).

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

26.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Connersville, IN have a longer commute time (26.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.71% of the workforce in Connersville, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Connersville, IN (4.08k out of 22.9k 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 Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Connersville, IN is White, followed by Two Or More 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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