Dillsboro vs West Harrison

A side-by-side comparison of Dillsboro and West Harrison: population, income, housing, and more.

Dillsboro and West Harrison are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dillsboro has the higher population (1,809 vs 327 in West Harrison). Dillsboro has the higher median household income ($46,591 vs $44,125 in West Harrison). Dillsboro has the higher median home value ($137,700 vs $127,900 in West Harrison).

Population, income & housing

	Dillsboro	West Harrison
Population	1,809	327
Median age	38.8 yrs	31.6 yrs
Median household income	$46,591	$44,125
Median home value	$137,700	$127,900
Median gross rent	$940	$875
Housing units	765	169
Homeownership rate	60.3%	45.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.6%	3.3%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dillsboro	West Harrison
Population	1,569 → 1,809 (+15.3%)	274 → 327 (+19.3%)
Median household income	$40,341 → $46,591 (+15.5%)	$42,955 → $44,125 (+2.7%)
Median home value	$102,000 → $137,700 (+35.0%)	$85,700 → $127,900 (+49.2%)
Median gross rent	$779 → $940 (+20.7%)	$836 → $875 (+4.7%)

Dillsboro

Population

1,5691,809

Median household income

$40,341$46,591

Median home value

$102,000$137,700

Median gross rent

$779$940

West Harrison

Population

274327

Median household income

$42,955$44,125

Median home value

$85,700$127,900

Median gross rent

$836$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dillsboro	West Harrison
Under 5	8.0%	10.1%
5 to 17	15.9%	18.0%
18 to 24	10.7%	16.2%
25 to 34	11.9%	7.3%
35 to 44	8.7%	10.7%
45 to 54	12.2%	8.9%
55 to 64	13.1%	11.0%
65 to 74	7.2%	11.3%
75 and over	12.3%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dillsboro	West Harrison
White (non-Hispanic)	84.1%	86.5%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.8%	9.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dillsboro	West Harrison
No high school diploma	14.3%	21.4%
High school graduate	44.6%	47.8%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	2.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dillsboro	West Harrison
Drove alone	72.0%	77.9%
Carpooled	14.2%	9.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	9.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	3.8%	9.7%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dillsboro	West Harrison
1-unit, detached	63.5%	51.5%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	21.3%
5 to 19 units	15.3%	14.2%
20 or more units	8.6%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	11.2%

Poverty & households

	Dillsboro	West Harrison
Poverty rate	19.5%	13.5%
Average household size	2.31	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	30	21
Median year structure built	1963	1938