Memphis vs New Washington

A side-by-side comparison of Memphis and New Washington: population, income, housing, and more.

Memphis and New Washington are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Memphis has the higher population (928 vs 432 in New Washington). Memphis has the higher median household income ($116,852 vs $84,141 in New Washington). Memphis has the higher median home value ($233,600 vs $193,000 in New Washington).

Population, income & housing

	Memphis	New Washington
Population	928	432
Median age	35.8 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$116,852	$84,141
Median home value	$233,600	$193,000
Median gross rent	$1,173	—
Housing units	376	185
Homeownership rate	88.3%	84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.0%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Memphis	New Washington
Population	891 → 928 (+4.2%)	720 → 432 (-40.0%)
Median household income	$81,429 → $116,852 (+43.5%)	$49,097 → $84,141 (+71.4%)
Median home value	$159,400 → $233,600 (+46.5%)	$126,300 → $193,000 (+52.8%)
Median gross rent	$777 → $1,173 (+51.0%)	—

Memphis

Population

891928

Median household income

$81,429$116,852

Median home value

$159,400$233,600

Median gross rent

$777$1,173

New Washington

Population

720432

Median household income

$49,097$84,141

Median home value

$126,300$193,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Memphis	New Washington
Under 5	3.2%	4.4%
5 to 17	22.5%	10.6%
18 to 24	3.6%	15.3%
25 to 34	19.0%	11.8%
35 to 44	15.0%	11.1%
45 to 54	19.8%	18.3%
55 to 64	8.3%	14.4%
65 to 74	7.2%	8.8%
75 and over	1.4%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Memphis	New Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	96.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Memphis	New Washington
No high school diploma	11.6%	2.3%
High school graduate	9.1%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	57.3%	45.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Memphis	New Washington
Drove alone	69.5%	80.9%
Carpooled	27.6%	19.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Memphis	New Washington
1-unit, detached	97.6%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Memphis	New Washington
Poverty rate	0.0%	5.8%
Average household size	2.47	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	26	28
Median year structure built	2012	1961