Wabash, IN

Census Place

2024 Population

10,358

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

40.3

4.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

14%

11.7% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$53,410

1.46% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$116,500

Population & Diversity

Wabash, IN is home to a population of 10.4k people, from which 99.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.66% of Wabash, IN residents were born outside of the country (172 people).

In 2024, there were 35.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.36k people) in Wabash, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 265 White (Hispanic) and 192 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%

2024 Citizenship

99.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.4% of Wabash, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Wabash, IN was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wabash, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
9.36k ± 244
White (Hispanic)
265 ± 197
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
192 ± 160

5.56%

Hispanic Population

576 people

5.56% of the people in Wabash, IN are hispanic (576 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Wabash, 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

1.66%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

172 people

1.36%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

141 people

As of 2024, 1.66% of Wabash, IN residents (172 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 Wabash, IN was 1.36%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
216 ± 109
Gulf War (2001-)
117 ± 73
Korea
65 ± 66

Wabash, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.85 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Wabash, IN employs 4.46k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Wabash, IN were Manufacturing (1,368 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (735 people), and Retail Trade (474 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($59,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($58,917).

Employment

Occupations

4.46k

2024 Value

± 511

−3.9%

1 Year decline

± 16.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wabash, IN declined at a rate of −3.9%, from 4.64k employees to 4.46k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wabash, IN, are Production Occupations (877 people), Material Moving Occupations (443 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (384 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wabash, 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

4.46k

2024 Value

± 511

−3.9%

1 Year decline

± 16.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wabash, IN declined at a rate of −3.9%, from 4.64k employees to 4.46k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wabash, IN, are Manufacturing (1,368 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (735 people), and Retail Trade (474 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wabash, IN, though some of these residents may live in Wabash, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$53,326

Median earning men ± $5,264

$35,485

Median earning women ± $6,567

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($66,786), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($60,000), and Wholesale Trade ($57,778).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($52,557), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($49,773), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($42,894).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Wabash, IN was $116,500 in 2024, which is 0.35 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $115,000 to $116,500, a 1.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Wabash, IN is 70.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Wabash, IN have an average commute time of 16.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wabash, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$116,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$7,616

$3,129

Median Property Taxes

±$374

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

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

Rent vs Own

70.6%

Homeownership

2024

61.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 70.6% of the housing units in Wabash, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 70.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Wabash, 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.

$53,410

Median Household Income

± $6,160

4.43k

Number of Households

± 472

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.43k households in Wabash, IN declined from $53,410 from the previous year's value of $54,199.

The following chart displays the households in Wabash, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wabash, 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 (84.1%)
Carpooled (9.83%)
Worked At Home (3.07%)

In 2024, 84.1% of workers in Wabash, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.83%) and those who worked at home (3.07%).

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

16.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wabash, IN have a shorter commute time (16.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.362% of the workforce in Wabash, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wabash, IN (1.39k out of 9.97k 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 18 - 24, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Females 35 - 44.

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