Tell City, IN

Census Place

2024 Population

7,505

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.6

2.06% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

22.4%

15.6% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$52,949

4.43% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$139,000

Population & Diversity

Tell City, IN is home to a population of 7.51k people, from which 99.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.16% of Tell City, IN residents were born outside of the country (87 people).

In 2024, there were 30.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.96k people) in Tell City, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 225 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 98 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2024 Citizenship

98.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Tell City, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Tell City, IN was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Tell City, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.96k ± 143
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
225 ± 114
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
98 ± 91

1.45%

Hispanic Population

109 people

1.45% of the people in Tell City, IN are hispanic (109 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Tell City, 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

1.16%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

87 people

1.43%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

107 people

As of 2024, 1.16% of Tell City, IN residents (87 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 Tell City, IN was 1.43%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
143 ± 65
Gulf War (2001-)
113 ± 72
Gulf War (1990s)
54 ± 44

Tell City, 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 Tell City, IN.

Economy

The economy of Tell City, IN employs 3.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Tell City, IN were Manufacturing (1,125 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (533 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (289 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($65,556), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,417), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($54,125).

Employment

Occupations

3.5k

2024 Value

± 413

3.58%

1 Year growth

± 16.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tell City, IN grew at a rate of 3.58%, from 3.38k employees to 3.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Tell City, IN, are Production Occupations (741 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (301 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (267 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Tell City, 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

3.5k

2024 Value

± 413

3.58%

1 Year growth

± 16.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tell City, IN grew at a rate of 3.58%, from 3.38k employees to 3.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Tell City, IN, are Manufacturing (1,125 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (533 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (289 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Tell City, IN, though some of these residents may live in Tell City, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,714

Median earning men ± $5,101

$32,798

Median earning women ± $7,471

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($73,229), Manufacturing ($57,843), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,789).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($102,083), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,833), and Manufacturing ($46,304).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Tell City, IN was $139,000 in 2024, which is 0.418 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $121,200 to $139,000, a 14.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Tell City, IN is 65.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Tell City, IN have an average commute time of 22.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Tell City, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$139,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$15,767

$2,282

Median Property Taxes

±$271

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

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

Rent vs Own

65.3%

Homeownership

2024

59.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 65.3% of the housing units in Tell City, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 63.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Tell City, 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.

$52,949

Median Household Income

± $6,980

3.49k

Number of Households

± 382

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.49k households in Tell City, IN grew to $52,949 from the previous year's value of $50,702.

The following chart displays the households in Tell City, 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 Tell City, 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 (87.3%)
Carpooled (6.26%)
Worked At Home (4.39%)

In 2024, 87.3% of workers in Tell City, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.26%) and those who worked at home (4.39%).

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

22.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Tell City, IN have a shorter commute time (22.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.23% of the workforce in Tell City, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

22.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Tell City, IN (1.64k out of 7.34k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

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

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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