Mount Ayr, IN

Census Place

2024 Population

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

48.5

6.59% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

25.6%

13.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$49,250

9.44% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$90,000

Economy

The economy of Mount Ayr, IN employs 42 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mount Ayr, IN were Manufacturing (15 people), Retail Trade (9 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (8 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($73,281) and Retail Trade ($47,750).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 82

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Ayr, IN stayed at a rate of 0%, from 42 employees to 42 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mount Ayr, IN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (11 people), Management Occupations (9 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (8 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mount Ayr, 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

2024 Value

± 82

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Ayr, IN stayed at a rate of 0%, from 42 employees to 42 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mount Ayr, IN, are Manufacturing (15 people), Retail Trade (9 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (8 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mount Ayr, IN, though some of these residents may live in Mount Ayr, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$65,750

Median earning men ± $12,948

$4,583

Median earning women ± $37,800

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($73,281).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are .

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mount Ayr, IN was $90,000 in 2024, which is 0.271 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $88,500 to $90,000, a 1.69% increase. The homeownership rate in Mount Ayr, IN is 92.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mount Ayr, IN have an average commute time of 18.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mount Ayr, IN is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$90,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$41,380

$38

Median Property Taxes

±$39

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 Mount Ayr, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

92.7%

Homeownership

2024

62.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 92.7% of the housing units in Mount Ayr, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 97.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mount Ayr, 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.

$49,250

Median Household Income

± $28,337

Number of Households

± 31

In 2024, the median household income of the 41 households in Mount Ayr, IN grew to $49,250 from the previous year's value of $45,000.

The following chart displays the households in Mount Ayr, 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 $125k - $150k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mount Ayr, 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 (97.1%)
Worked At Home (2.86%)

In 2024, 97.1% of workers in Mount Ayr, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (2.86%) and those who carpooled 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

18.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mount Ayr, IN have a shorter commute time (18.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Mount Ayr, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

25.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mount Ayr, IN (23 out of 90 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mount Ayr, 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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