Kendallville, IN

Census Place

2024 Population

10,556

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

37.6

7.39% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

12.4%

2.42% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$58,939

3.23% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$133,200

Population & Diversity

Kendallville, IN is home to a population of 10.6k people, from which 93.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 9.69% of Kendallville, IN residents were born outside of the country (1.02k people).

In 2024, there were 12.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.08k people) in Kendallville, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 724 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 303 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.8%

2024 Citizenship

95%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.8% of Kendallville, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Kendallville, IN was 95%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kendallville, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
9.08k ± 479
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
724 ± 383
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
303 ± 127

8.96%

Hispanic Population

946 people

8.96% of the people in Kendallville, IN are hispanic (946 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Kendallville, 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

9.69%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.02k people

8.67%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

875 people

As of 2024, 9.69% of Kendallville, IN residents (1.02k 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 Kendallville, IN was 8.67%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
151 ± 85
Gulf War (2001-)
106 ± 75
Gulf War (1990s)
58 ± 65

Kendallville, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.42 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Kendallville, IN employs 4.63k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kendallville, IN were Manufacturing (1,786 people), Retail Trade (549 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (380 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($67,875), Construction ($54,638), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,765).

Employment

Occupations

4.63k

2024 Value

± 535

4.12%

1 Year growth

± 16.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kendallville, IN grew at a rate of 4.12%, from 4.44k employees to 4.63k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kendallville, IN, are Production Occupations (1,167 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (479 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (441 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kendallville, 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

4.63k

2024 Value

± 535

4.12%

1 Year growth

± 16.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kendallville, IN grew at a rate of 4.12%, from 4.44k employees to 4.63k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kendallville, IN, are Manufacturing (1,786 people), Retail Trade (549 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (380 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kendallville, IN, though some of these residents may live in Kendallville, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,644

Median earning men ± $7,899

$35,657

Median earning women ± $3,735

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($117,652), Manufacturing ($58,761), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($46,875).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,244), Public Administration ($46,128), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($44,583).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Kendallville, IN was $133,200 in 2024, which is 0.4 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $130,600 to $133,200, a 1.99% increase. The homeownership rate in Kendallville, IN is 61.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kendallville, IN have an average commute time of 24.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kendallville, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$133,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,106

$2,703

Median Property Taxes

±$365

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

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

Rent vs Own

61.8%

Homeownership

2024

63%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 61.8% of the housing units in Kendallville, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 59.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Kendallville, 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.

$58,939

Median Household Income

± $9,791

4.37k

Number of Households

± 547

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.37k households in Kendallville, IN declined from $58,939 from the previous year's value of $60,909.

The following chart displays the households in Kendallville, 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 Kendallville, 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 (83.1%)
Carpooled (10.3%)
Worked At Home (4.47%)

In 2024, 83.1% of workers in Kendallville, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.3%) and those who worked at home (4.47%).

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

24.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kendallville, IN have a shorter commute time (24.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.25% of the workforce in Kendallville, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kendallville, IN (1.28k out of 10.4k 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 Males 55 - 64, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 55 - 64.

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

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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