Noble County, IN

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2023 Population
47,417
0.0295% 1-year decline
US Senator
Todd Young
Republican Party
US Senator
Jim Banks
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
39.5
0.254% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
8.5%
17.2% 1-year increase
2023 Median Household Income
$70,908
0.885% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$183,400
9.1% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
22,974
0.105% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Noble County, IN had a population of 47.4k people with a median age of 39.5 and a median household income of $70,908. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Noble County, IN declined from 47,431 to 47,417, a −0.0295% decrease and its median household income grew from $70,286 to $70,908, a 0.885% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Noble County, IN are White (Non-Hispanic) (85.4%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (5.59%), White (Hispanic) (3.29%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (1.71%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.71%).

None of the households in Noble County, IN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

96.6% of the residents in Noble County, IN are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Noble County, IN was $183,400, and the homeownership rate was 76.2%.

Most people in Noble County, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25 minutes. The average car ownership in Noble County, IN was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Noble County, IN is home to a population of 47.4k people, from which 96.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 5.72% of Noble County, IN residents were born outside of the country (2.71k people).

In 2023, there were 15.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (40.5k people) in Noble County, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.65k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.56k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.6%
2023 Citizenship
96.9%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 96.6% of Noble County, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Noble County, IN was 96.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Noble County, IN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    40.5k ± 141
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    2.65k ± 476
  3. White (Hispanic)
    1.56k ± 467
11.2%
Hispanic Population
5.31k people

In 2023, there were 15.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (40.5k people) in Noble County, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.65k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.56k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

11.2% of the people in Noble County, IN are hispanic (5.31k people).

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

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    108,287 ± 8,015 people
  2. India
    34,966 ± 4,579 people
  3. China
    17,771 ± 3,269 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 108,287 Indiana residents, followed by India with 34,966 and China with 17,771.

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Foreign-Born Population

5.72%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2.71k people
5.39%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
2.56k people

As of 2023, 5.72% of Noble County, IN residents (2.71k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Noble County, IN was 5.39%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    782 ± 150
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    451 ± 141
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    410 ± 135

Noble County, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.73 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Noble County, IN employs 23k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Noble County, IN were Manufacturing (9,149 people), Retail Trade (1,955 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,840 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($63,633), Utilities ($56,122), and Construction ($54,037).

Employment

Occupations

23k
2023 Value
± 1,121
0.105%
1 Year growth
± 6.66%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Noble County, IN grew at a rate of 0.105%, from 23k employees to 23k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Noble County, IN, are Production Occupations (5,814 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,209 people), and Management Occupations (1,859 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Noble County, IN.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

23k
2023 Value
± 1,121
0.105%
1 Year growth
± 6.66%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Noble County, IN grew at a rate of 0.105%, from 23k employees to 23k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Noble County, IN, are Manufacturing (9,149 people), Retail Trade (1,955 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,840 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Noble County, IN, though some of these residents may live in Noble County, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$55,127
Median earning men ± $2,094
$37,829
Median earning women ± $1,879

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($82,778), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($73,125), and Manufacturing ($60,429).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($50,462), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($46,731), and Manufacturing ($45,662).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 78
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  2. 64
    Construction
  3. 57
    Retail Trade

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $469k
    Manufacturing
  2. $64.2k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  3. $49.2k
    Retail Trade

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing the state of Indiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (58.8%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (39.8%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Indiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Indiana

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Todd Young
Senator from Indiana3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017
Jim Banks
Senator from Indiana1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing Indiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Indiana

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Indiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 0.886% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.865% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (1.75M), Some college (1.11M), and Bachelors Degree (901k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Noble County, IN was $183,400 in 2023, which is 0.604 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $168,100 to $183,400, a 9.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Noble County, IN is 76.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65%.

People in Noble County, IN have an average commute time of 25 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Noble County, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Noble County, IN is $70,908. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Noble County, IN was Census Tract 9725, Noble County, IN with a value of $94,279, followed by Census Tract 9721, Noble County, IN and Census Tract 9718, Noble County, IN, with respective values of $84,904 and $80,721.

In 2024, 8.63% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Noble County, IN. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 2.67%.

Housing

Property

$183,400
Median Property Value 2023
±$8,868
$13,700
Median Property Taxes
±$781

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

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

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Rent vs Own

76.2%
Homeownership
2023
66.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 76.2% of the housing units in Noble County, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 76.6%.

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Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity
Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 9725, Noble County, IN
  2. Census Tract 9721, Noble County, IN
  3. Census Tract 9718, Noble County, IN

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Noble County, IN was Census Tract 9725, Noble County, IN with a value of $94,279, followed by Census Tract 9721, Noble County, IN and Census Tract 9718, Noble County, IN, with respective values of $84,904 and $80,721.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Noble County, IN colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$70,908
Median Household Income
± $3,008
18k
Number of Households
± 1,008

In 2023, the median household income of the 18k households in Noble County, IN grew to $70,908 from the previous year's value of $70,286.

The following chart displays the households in Noble County, 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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Noble County, IN is from Indiana.
0.445
2023 Wage GINI in Indiana
0.448
2022 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2023, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.445 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.529% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (76.5%)
  2. Carpooled (14.9%)
  3. Worked At Home (4.86%)

In 2023, 76.5% of workers in Noble County, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.9%) and those who worked at home (4.86%).

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.

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Commute Time

25 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Noble County, IN have a shorter commute time (25 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.05% of the workforce in Noble County, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2024, 8.63% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Noble County, IN. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 2.67%.

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Poverty & Diversity

8.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Noble County, IN (3.95k out of 46.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Noble County, IN is White, followed by Hispanic 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.

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Children in Poverty

In 2024, 12.8% of the children was living in poverty in Noble County, IN. From 2014 to 2024, the indicator declined 8.4%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 158 in Noble County, IN. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 105 per 100,000 population.

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Health

88.3% of the population of Noble County, IN has health coverage, with 52.1% on employee plans, 14.3% on Medicaid, 12.5% on Medicare, 8.49% on non-group plans, and 0.836% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Noble County, IN see 2,952 patients per year on average, which represents a 19.8% decrease from the previous year (3,679 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3947 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 987 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,952 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Noble County, IN

Primary care physicians in Noble County, IN see an average of 2,952 patients per year. This represents a 19.8% decrease from the previous year (3,679 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Noble County, IN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.9% under 18 years, 19.3% between 18 and 34 years, 38.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 16% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.5% were men and 49.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

11.7%
Uninsured
52.1%
Employer Coverage
14.3%
Medicaid
12.5%
Medicare
8.49%
Non-Group
0.836%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Noble County, IN grew by 2.73% from 11.4% to 11.7%.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2024, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 79 in Noble County, IN.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2024, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 40.3% in Noble County, IN.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2024, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 12.7% in Noble County, IN.

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