Seymour, IN

Census Place

2024 Population

22,371

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

15.5%

7.42% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$64,426

1.64% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$162,800

6.2% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

10,311

Population & Diversity

Seymour, IN is home to a population of 22.4k people, from which 86.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 14.9% of Seymour, IN residents were born outside of the country (3.33k people).

In 2024, there were 5.99 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.6k people) in Seymour, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.44k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 1.5k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

86.9%

2024 Citizenship

87.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 86.9% of Seymour, IN residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Seymour, IN was 87.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Seymour, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
14.6k ± 640
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
2.44k ± 1.02k
Other (Hispanic)
1.5k ± 685

24%

Hispanic Population

5.36k people

24% of the people in Seymour, IN are hispanic (5.36k people).

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

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
111,417 ± 8,128 people
India
37,388 ± 4,734 people
Nigeria
18,164 ± 3,304 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 111,417 Indiana residents, followed by India with 37,388 and Nigeria with 18,164.

Foreign-Born Population

14.9%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

3.33k people

14.4%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3.09k people

As of 2024, 14.9% of Seymour, IN residents (3.33k 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 Seymour, IN was 14.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
282 ± 108
Gulf War (2001-)
222 ± 122
Gulf War (1990s)
161 ± 82

Seymour, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.27 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Seymour, IN.

Economy

The economy of Seymour, IN employs 10.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Seymour, IN were Manufacturing (3,341 people), Retail Trade (1,292 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (911 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($85,045), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($67,971), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($67,846).

Employment

Occupations

10.3k

2024 Value

± 848

2.88%

1 Year growth

± 11.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Seymour, IN grew at a rate of 2.88%, from 10k employees to 10.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Seymour, IN, are Production Occupations (1,899 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,024 people), and Material Moving Occupations (871 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Seymour, 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

10.3k

2024 Value

± 848

2.88%

1 Year growth

± 11.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Seymour, IN grew at a rate of 2.88%, from 10k employees to 10.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Seymour, IN, are Manufacturing (3,341 people), Retail Trade (1,292 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (911 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Seymour, IN, though some of these residents may live in Seymour, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,377

Median earning men ± $3,500

$38,429

Median earning women ± $3,411

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($68,952), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($67,835), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($65,611).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($49,634), Manufacturing ($47,313), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($42,778).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Seymour, IN was $162,800 in 2024, which is 0.489 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $153,300 to $162,800, a 6.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Seymour, IN is 59.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Seymour, IN have an average commute time of 18.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Seymour, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$162,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$10,430

$5,023

Median Property Taxes

±$493

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

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

Rent vs Own

59.9%

Homeownership

2024

60.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 59.9% of the housing units in Seymour, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 57.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Seymour, 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.

$64,426

Median Household Income

± $4,662

8.38k

Number of Households

± 749

In 2024, the median household income of the 8.38k households in Seymour, IN grew to $64,426 from the previous year's value of $63,388.

The following chart displays the households in Seymour, 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 Seymour, 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 (81.8%)
Carpooled (11%)
Worked At Home (2.66%)

In 2024, 81.8% of workers in Seymour, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11%) and those who worked at home (2.66%).

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

18.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Seymour, IN have a shorter commute time (18.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.718% of the workforce in Seymour, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Seymour, IN (3.38k out of 21.8k 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 Males < 5, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Seymour, 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.

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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