Milroy, IN

Census Place

2024 Population

522

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

57.3

8.73% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

4.47%

45.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$83,164

1.57% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$132,100

Economy

The economy of Milroy, IN employs 277 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Milroy, IN were Manufacturing (110 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (54 people), and Educational Services (31 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($45,655), Educational Services ($45,655), and Manufacturing ($32,059).

Employment

Occupations

277

2024 Value

± 131

−21.3%

1 Year decline

± 78.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Milroy, IN declined at a rate of −21.3%, from 352 employees to 277 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Milroy, IN, are Production Occupations (62 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (47 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (32 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Milroy, 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

277

2024 Value

± 131

−21.3%

1 Year decline

± 78.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Milroy, IN declined at a rate of −21.3%, from 352 employees to 277 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Milroy, IN, are Manufacturing (110 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (54 people), and Educational Services (31 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Milroy, IN, though some of these residents may live in Milroy, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$24,917

Median earning men ± $37,049

$45,357

Median earning women ± $12,089

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($9,648) and Other Services Except Public Administration ($9,375).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($47,629).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Milroy, IN was $132,100 in 2024, which is 0.397 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $105,000 to $132,100, a 25.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Milroy, IN is 92.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Milroy, IN have an average commute time of 32.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Milroy, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$132,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$72,057

$246

Median Property Taxes

±$110

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

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

Rent vs Own

92.1%

Homeownership

2024

59.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 92.1% of the housing units in Milroy, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 96%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Milroy, 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.

$83,164

Median Household Income

± $47,907

267

Number of Households

± 119

In 2024, the median household income of the 267 households in Milroy, IN grew to $83,164 from the previous year's value of $81,875.

The following chart displays the households in Milroy, 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 Milroy, 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 (80.5%)
Carpooled (15.2%)
Other (4.33%)

In 2024, 80.5% of workers in Milroy, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.2%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (4.33%).

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

32.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Milroy, IN have a longer commute time (32.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 11.6% of the workforce in Milroy, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.47% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Milroy, IN (23 out of 515 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 75+, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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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