Seymour, IN

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2023 Population

46,319

0.232% 1-year growth

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

38.8

1.77% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

11.2%

9.84% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$70,208

7.01% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$174,500

8.18% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

22,379

0.237% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Seymour, IN had a population of 46.3k people with a median age of 38.8 and a median household income of $70,208. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Seymour, IN grew from 46,212 to 46,319, a 0.232% increase and its median household income grew from $65,609 to $70,208, a 7.01% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Seymour, IN are White (Non-Hispanic) (80.7%), Two+ (Hispanic) (6.8%), Other (Hispanic) (5.1%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.19%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.94%).

None of the households in Seymour, 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.

92.9% of the residents in Seymour, IN are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Seymour, IN was $174,500, and the homeownership rate was 73.5%.

Most people in Seymour, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Seymour, IN was 2 cars per household.

Seymour, IN borders Bedford, IN, Bloomington, IN, Columbus, IN, Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN, Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, and North Vernon, IN.

United States Indiana

Population & Diversity

Seymour, IN is home to a population of 46.3k people, from which 92.9% are citizens. As of 2023, 8.27% of Seymour, IN residents were born outside of the country (3.83k people).

In 2023, there were 11.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (37.4k people) in Seymour, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.15k Two+ (Hispanic) and 2.36k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.9%

2023 Citizenship

95%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 92.9% of Seymour, IN residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Seymour, IN was 95%, 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)
37.4k ± 212
Two+ (Hispanic)
3.15k ± 1.05k
Other (Hispanic)
2.36k ± 733

13.6%

Hispanic Population

6.29k people

13.6% of the people in Seymour, IN are hispanic (6.29k people).

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

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
101,350 ± 7,757 people
India
35,477 ± 4,612 people
China
18,850 ± 3,366 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 101,350 Indiana residents, followed by India with 35,477 and China with 18,850.

Foreign-Born Population

8.27%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3.83k people

5.69%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

2.63k people

As of 2023, 8.27% of Seymour, IN residents (3.83k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Seymour, IN was 5.69%, 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
593 ± 138
Gulf War (2001-)
329 ± 118
Gulf War (1990s)
305 ± 104

Seymour, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.8 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Seymour, IN employs 22.4k people. The largest industries in Seymour, IN are Manufacturing (7,081 people), Retail Trade (2,867 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,126 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($115,335), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($53,583), and Manufacturing ($53,429).

Males in Indiana have an average income that is 1.36 times higher than the average income of females, which is $53,980. The income inequality in Indiana (measured using the Gini index) is 0.448, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

22.4k

2023 Value

± 1,217

0.237%

1 Year growth

± 7.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Seymour, IN grew at a rate of 0.237%, from 22.3k employees to 22.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Seymour, IN, are Production Occupations (3,775 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,502 people), and Management Occupations (2,103 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Seymour, 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

22.4k

2023 Value

± 1,217

0.237%

1 Year growth

± 7.5%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Seymour, IN grew at a rate of 0.237%, from 22.3k employees to 22.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Seymour, IN, are Manufacturing (7,081 people), Retail Trade (2,867 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,126 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

$51,443

Median earning men ± $4,185

$38,490

Median earning women ± $2,199

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($79,911), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,417), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($59,907).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($54,306), Wholesale Trade ($50,533), and Public Administration ($48,026).

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

73
Retail Trade
69
Other Services (except Public Administration)
66
Construction

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

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$616k
Manufacturing
$155k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$108k
Transportation and Warehousing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (58.8%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (39.8%)
Democratic Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Indiana

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Todd Young

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Jim Banks

Senator from Indiana

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.

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 Seymour, IN was $174,500 in 2023, which is 0.575 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $161,300 to $174,500, a 8.18% increase. The homeownership rate in Seymour, IN is 73.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Seymour, IN have an average commute time of 23.5 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.

Median household income in Seymour, IN is $70,208. In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Seymour, IN was Hamilton County, IN with a value of $117,957, followed by Boone County, IN and Hendricks County, IN, with respective values of $104,865 and $99,988.

Housing

Property

$174,500

Median Property Value 2023

±$6,943

$13,038

Median Property Taxes

±$784

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

73.5%

Homeownership

2023

58.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 73.5% of the housing units in Seymour, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 73.1%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Seymour, IN was Hamilton County, IN with a value of $117,957, followed by Boone County, IN and Hendricks County, IN, with respective values of $104,865 and $99,988.

The following map shows all of the counties in Seymour, 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.

$70,208

Median Household Income

± $4,000

17.7k

Number of Households

± 1,011

In 2023, the median household income of the 17.7k households in Seymour, IN grew to $70,208 from the previous year's value of $65,609.

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.

0.448

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 2023

Drove Alone (82.9%)
Carpooled (8.8%)
Worked At Home (3.83%)

In 2023, 82.9% of workers in Seymour, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.8%) and those who worked at home (3.83%).

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

23.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Seymour, IN have a shorter commute time (23.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.46% 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

11.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Seymour, IN (5.07k out of 45.2k 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 25 - 34 and then Females 75+.

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

90.8% of the population of Seymour, IN has health coverage, with 51.5% on employee plans, 13.9% on Medicaid, 12.5% on Medicare, 12.3% on non-group plans, and 0.688% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Indiana see 1500 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.334% increase from the previous year (1495 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1701 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 529 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,500 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Indiana

Primary care physicians in Indiana see an average of 1,500 patients per year. This represents a 0.334% increase from the previous year (1,495 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.9% under 18 years, 19.2% between 18 and 34 years, 38.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.4% were men and 49.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

9.16%

Uninsured

51.5%

Employer Coverage

13.9%

Medicaid

12.5%

Medicare

12.3%

Non-Group

0.688%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Seymour, IN grew by 6.55% from 8.59% to 9.16%.

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

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