Dubois, IN

Census Place

2024 Population

439

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.8

13.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

18.2%

40.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$80,988

2024 Median Property Value

$288,600

Population & Diversity

Dubois, IN is home to a population of 439 people, from which 86.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 13.4% of Dubois, IN residents were born outside of the country (59 people).

In 2024, there were 5.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (342 people) in Dubois, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 59 Other (Hispanic) and 26 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

86.6%

2024 Citizenship

88%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 86.6% of Dubois, IN residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Dubois, IN was 88%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dubois, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
342 ± 174
Other (Hispanic)
59 ± 76
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
26 ± 51

13.4%

Hispanic Population

59 people

13.4% of the people in Dubois, IN are hispanic (59 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place 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

13.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

59 people

12%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

48 people

As of 2024, 13.4% of Dubois, IN residents (59 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 Dubois, IN was 12%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

26 ± 54

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

Housing & Living

People in Dubois, IN have an average commute time of 18.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dubois, IN is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$288,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$219,474

$87

Median Property Taxes

±$65

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 Dubois, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

55.8%

Homeownership

2024

100%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 55.8% of the housing units in Dubois, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 50.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Dubois, 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.

$80,988

Median Household Income

± $17,038

156

Number of Households

± 101

The following chart displays the households in Dubois, 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 Dubois, 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

Drove Alone (100%)

Most Common Commute in 2024

In 2024, 100% of workers in Dubois, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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

18.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dubois, IN have a shorter commute time (18.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Dubois, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Dubois, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dubois, IN have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dubois, IN (80 out of 439 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 75+, followed by Females 12 - 14 and then Males 75+.

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

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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