Wolcottville, IN

Census Place

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2024 Population
1,143
US Senator
Todd Young
Republican Party
US Senator
Jim Banks
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
30.7
4.36% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
17.4%
2.88% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$53,625
1.76% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$95,800
2.54% 1-year decline
2024 Employed Population
516
1.71% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Wolcottville, 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.

100% of the residents in Wolcottville, IN are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Wolcottville, IN was $95,800, and the homeownership rate was 53.3%.

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

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Population & Diversity

Wolcottville, IN is home to a population of 1.14k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.175% of Wolcottville, IN residents were born outside of the country (2 people).

In 2024, there were 20.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.08k people) in Wolcottville, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 53 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 12 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Wolcottville, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Wolcottville, IN was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wolcottville, IN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.08k ± 266
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    53 ± 50
  3. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    12 ± 24

In 2024, there were 20.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.08k people) in Wolcottville, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 53 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 12 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place 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

0.175%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2 people
0.266%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
3 people

As of 2024, 0.175% of Wolcottville, IN residents (2 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 Wolcottville, IN was 0.266%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    9 ± 21
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    7 ± 22
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    3 ± 14

Wolcottville, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.29 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Wolcottville, IN employs 516 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Wolcottville, IN were Manufacturing (207 people), Accommodation & Food Services (138 people), and Retail Trade (41 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($66,607), Health Care & Social Assistance ($66,071), and Wholesale Trade ($60,208).

Employment

Occupations

516
2024 Value
± 133
−1.71%
1 Year decline
± 37.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wolcottville, IN declined at a rate of −1.71%, from 525 employees to 516 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wolcottville, IN, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (136 people), Production Occupations (120 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (55 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wolcottville, IN.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

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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

516
2024 Value
± 133
−1.71%
1 Year decline
± 37.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wolcottville, IN declined at a rate of −1.71%, from 525 employees to 516 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wolcottville, IN, are Manufacturing (207 people), Accommodation & Food Services (138 people), and Retail Trade (41 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wolcottville, IN, though some of these residents may live in Wolcottville, 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

$36,818
Median earning men ± $12,848
$30,625
Median earning women ± $14,184

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($102,604), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,694), and Manufacturing ($56,667).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($65,893), Manufacturing ($37,361), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($22,222).

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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.

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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 Wolcottville, 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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Wolcottville, IN was $95,800 in 2024, which is 0.288 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $98,300 to $95,800, a 2.54% decrease. The homeownership rate in Wolcottville, IN is 53.3%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Wolcottville, IN have an average commute time of 23.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wolcottville, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$95,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$17,838
$203
Median Property Taxes
±$55

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

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

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Rent vs Own

53.3%
Homeownership
2024
54.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 53.3% of the housing units in Wolcottville, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 52.4%.

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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.
$53,625
Median Household Income
± $11,254
381
Number of Households
± 81

In 2024, the median household income of the 381 households in Wolcottville, IN declined from $53,625 from the previous year's value of $54,583.

The following chart displays the households in Wolcottville, 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 $50k - $60k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wolcottville, 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 (58%)
  2. Carpooled (38.3%)
  3. Bicycle (1.58%)

In 2024, 58% of workers in Wolcottville, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (38.3%) and those who used a bicycle to get to work (1.58%).

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

23.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wolcottville, IN have a shorter commute time (23.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Wolcottville, 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 Wolcottville, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Wolcottville, IN have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wolcottville, IN (198 out of 1.14k 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 35 - 44, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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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Health

78.9% of the population of Wolcottville, IN has health coverage, with 33.1% on employee plans, 27.6% on Medicaid, 9.19% on Medicare, 9.1% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Indiana see 1,524 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,524 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1681 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 474 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31% under 18 years, 23.3% between 18 and 34 years, 35.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

21.1%
Uninsured
33.1%
Employer Coverage
27.6%
Medicaid
9.19%
Medicare
9.1%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wolcottville, IN declined by 5.03% from 22.2% to 21.1%.

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