Parke County, IN

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2024 Population
16,406
US Senator
Todd Young
Republican Party
US Senator
Jim Banks
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
41.6
2.12% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
16.2%
5.85% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$68,485
2.56% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$151,200
8.54% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
6,539
0.848% 1-year growth

About

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 2024, the median property value in Parke County, IN was $151,200, and the homeownership rate was 82.4%.

Most people in Parke County, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Parke County, IN was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Parke County, IN is home to a population of 16.4k people, from which 99.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.329% of Parke County, IN residents were born outside of the country (54 people).

In 2024, there were 31.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15.5k people) in Parke County, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 489 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 261 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.7%
2024 Citizenship
99.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.7% of Parke County, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Parke County, IN was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Parke County, IN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    15.5k ± 50
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    489 ± 90
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    261 ± 83
0.762%
Hispanic Population
125 people

In 2024, there were 31.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15.5k people) in Parke County, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 489 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 261 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

0.762% of the people in Parke County, IN are hispanic (125 people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Indiana.
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

0.329%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
54 people
0.569%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
93 people

As of 2024, 0.329% of Parke County, IN residents (54 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 Parke County, IN was 0.569%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    448 ± 121
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    130 ± 65
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    109 ± 54

Parke County, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.45 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Parke County, IN employs 6.54k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Parke County, IN were Manufacturing (1,583 people), Retail Trade (770 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (723 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($86,307), Utilities ($86,136), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($76,064).

Employment

Occupations

6.54k
2024 Value
± 453
0.848%
1 Year growth
± 9.86%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Parke County, IN grew at a rate of 0.848%, from 6.48k employees to 6.54k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Parke County, IN, are Production Occupations (826 people), Management Occupations (627 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (557 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Parke County, IN.

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.54k
2024 Value
± 453
0.848%
1 Year growth
± 9.86%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Parke County, IN grew at a rate of 0.848%, from 6.48k employees to 6.54k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Parke County, IN, are Manufacturing (1,583 people), Retail Trade (770 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (723 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.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$57,167
Median earning men ± $2,299
$33,414
Median earning women ± $6,310

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($133,684), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($76,993), and Wholesale Trade ($67,139).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($61,750), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($47,031), and Wholesale Trade ($43,636).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.
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. 35
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  2. 18
    Retail Trade
  3. 17
    Retail Trade

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The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $14.4k
    Manufacturing
  2. $12.8k
    Construction
  3. $11.2k
    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

Voting results are not available for Parke County, IN. Showing the available data for Indiana.
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.

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

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Parke County, IN was $151,200 in 2024, which is 0.454 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $139,300 to $151,200, a 8.54% increase. The homeownership rate in Parke County, IN is 82.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Parke County, IN have an average commute time of 30.4 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.

In 2025, 13.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Parke County, IN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.878%.

Housing

Property

$151,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$14,507
$5,067
Median Property Taxes
±$407

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.

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Rent vs Own

82.4%
Homeownership
2024
66.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 82.4% of the housing units in Parke County, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 81.6%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$68,485
Median Household Income
± $4,007
6.15k
Number of Households
± 461

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.15k households in Parke County, IN grew to $68,485 from the previous year's value of $66,776.

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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Parke 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 2024
  1. Drove Alone (72.2%)
  2. Worked At Home (11.7%)
  3. Carpooled (11.5%)

In 2024, 72.2% of workers in Parke County, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.7%) and those who carpooled to work (11.5%).

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

30.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Parke County, IN have a longer commute time (30.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.33% of the workforce in Parke 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 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.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 13.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Parke County, IN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.878%.

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Poverty & Diversity

16.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Parke County, IN (2.49k out of 15.4k 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 18 - 24 and then Males 65 - 74.

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

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 2025, 19.4% of the children was living in poverty in Parke County, IN. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 9.3%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 64 in Parke County, IN. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 10.1 per 100,000 population.

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Health

85.1% of the population of Parke County, IN has health coverage, with 35.3% on employee plans, 18.7% on Medicaid, 17.5% on Medicare, 11.6% on non-group plans, and 1.96% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Parke County, IN see 3,281 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,281 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 5456 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1374 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.2% were men and 48.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,281 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Parke County, IN

Primary care physicians in Parke County, IN see an average of 3,281 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,281 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.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.9% under 18 years, 17% between 18 and 34 years, 36.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.2% were men and 48.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

14.9%
Uninsured
35.3%
Employer Coverage
18.7%
Medicaid
17.5%
Medicare
11.6%
Non-Group
1.96%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Parke County, IN declined by 4.95% from 15.7% to 14.9%.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 70 in Parke County, IN.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, 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 38.3% in Parke County, IN.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 11.9% in Parke County, IN.

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