Parke County, IN

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2022 Population

16,327

0.0674% 1-year growth

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Mike Braun

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

42.5

2.07% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

15.6%

0.364% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$63,393

10.9% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$121,500

17.5% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Parke County, IN had a population of 16.3k people with a median age of 42.5 and a median household income of $63,393. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Parke County, IN grew from 16,316 to 16,327, a 0.0674% increase and its median household income grew from $57,156 to $63,393, a 10.9% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Parke County, IN are White (Non-Hispanic) (94.4%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.59%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (1.88%), Two+ (Hispanic) (0.429%), and Other (Hispanic) (0.288%).

None of the households in Parke 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.

99.7% of the residents in Parke County, IN are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Parke County, IN was $121,500, and the homeownership rate was 81.7%.

Most people in Parke County, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Parke County, IN was 2 cars per household.

Parke County, IN borders Clay County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, and Vigo County, IN.

United States Indiana

Population & Diversity

Parke County, IN is home to a population of 16.3k people, from which 99.7% are citizens. As of 2022, 0.723% of Parke County, IN residents were born outside of the country (118 people).

In 2022, there were 36.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15.4k people) in Parke County, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 423 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 307 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.7%

2022 Citizenship

99.6%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.7% of Parke County, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Parke County, IN was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Parke County, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
15.4k ± 60
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
423 ± 161
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
307 ± 161

0.962%

Hispanic Population

157 people

0.962% of the people in Parke County, IN are hispanic (157 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Parke County, IN as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

0.723%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

118 people

1.04%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

169 people

As of 2022, 0.723% of Parke County, IN residents (118 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Parke County, IN was 1.04%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
577 ± 131
Gulf War (2001-)
156 ± 63
Gulf War (1990s)
100 ± 50

Parke County, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.7 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Parke County, IN employs 6.38k people. The largest industries in Parke County, IN are Manufacturing (1,513 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (667 people), and Retail Trade (626 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($81,458), Information ($80,150), and Utilities ($71,458).

Employment

Occupations

6.38k

2022 Value

± 462

4.05%

1 Year growth

± 10.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Parke County, IN grew at a rate of 4.05%, from 6.13k employees to 6.38k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Parke County, IN, are Production Occupations (767 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (689 people), and Management Occupations (574 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Parke County, IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.38k

2022 Value

± 462

4.05%

1 Year growth

± 10.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Parke County, IN grew at a rate of 4.05%, from 6.13k employees to 6.38k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Parke County, IN, are Manufacturing (1,513 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (667 people), and Retail Trade (626 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Parke County, IN, though some of these residents may live in Parke County, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,882

Median earning men ± $3,259

$31,403

Median earning women ± $3,183

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($95,357), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($67,232), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,229).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Information ($80,050), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,500), and Construction ($61,429).

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

71
Manufacturing
64
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
51
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Parke County, IN went to Donald J. Trump with 77% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (21.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.57%).

Todd Young and Mike Braun 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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (77%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (21.4%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.57%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Parke County, IN went to Donald J. Trump with 77% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (21.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.57%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Parke County, IN for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Indiana

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Todd Young

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Mike Braun

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Todd Young and Mike Braun are the senators currently representing Indiana.

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

The following chart shows elected senators in Indiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.799% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.781% of women were in the same situation.

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

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.75M), Some college (1.13M), and Bachelors Degree (879k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Parke County, IN was $121,500 in 2022, which is 0.431 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $103,400 to $121,500, a 17.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Parke County, IN is 81.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Parke County, IN have an average commute time of 29.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Parke County, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Parke County, IN is $63,393. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Parke County, IN was Census Tract 301 with a value of $75,257, followed by Census Tract 302 and Census Tract 303, with respective values of $59,898 and $52,667.

Property

$121,500

Median Property Value 2022

±$11,155

$4,680

Median Property Taxes

±$342

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

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

Rent vs Own

81.7%

Homeownership

2022

66.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 81.7% of the housing units in Parke County, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 79.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Parke County, IN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 301
Census Tract 302
Census Tract 303

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Parke County, IN was Census Tract 301 with a value of $75,257, followed by Census Tract 302 and Census Tract 303, with respective values of $59,898 and $52,667.

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

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$63,393

Median Household Income

± $5,494

5.73k

Number of Households

± 438

In 2022, the median household income of the 5.73k households in Parke County, IN grew to $63,393 from the previous year's value of $57,156.

The following chart displays the households in Parke 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Parke County, IN is from Indiana.

0.448

2022 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.449

2021 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2022, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.283% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2022

Drove Alone (72.1%)
Carpooled (13.3%)
Worked At Home (10.4%)

In 2022, 72.1% of workers in Parke County, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.3%) and those who worked at home (10.4%).

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

29.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Parke County, IN have a longer commute time (29.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 4.84% of the workforce in Parke County, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Parke County, IN (2.37k out of 15.2k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 6 - 11.

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

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

85% of the population of Parke County, IN has health coverage, with 38.1% on employee plans, 16.1% on Medicaid, 16.9% on Medicare, 12.1% on non-group plans, and 1.89% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Parke County, IN see 4218 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.378% decrease from the previous year (4234 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 5469 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1641 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.9% were men and 49.1% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

4,218 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Parke County, IN

Primary care physicians in Parke County, IN see an average of 4,218 patients per year. This represents a 0.378% decrease from the previous year (4,234 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.6% under 18 years, 17.5% between 18 and 34 years, 36.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.9% were men and 49.1% were women.

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

Uninsured People

15%

Uninsured

38.1%

Employer Coverage

16.1%

Medicaid

16.9%

Medicare

12.1%

Non-Group

1.89%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Parke County, IN grew by 12.5% from 13.3% to 15%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Parke County, IN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 75.4 in Parke County, IN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Parke County, IN.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, 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 40.5% in Parke County, IN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Parke County, IN.