Dunlap vs Nappanee

A side-by-side comparison of Dunlap and Nappanee: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Nappanee has the higher population (7,040 vs 6,602 in Dunlap). Dunlap has the higher median household income ($86,641 vs $66,944 in Nappanee). Nappanee has the higher median home value ($209,000 vs $208,400 in Dunlap).

Population, income & housing

	Dunlap	Nappanee
Population	6,602	7,040
Median age	37.3 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$86,641	$66,944
Median home value	$208,400	$209,000
Median gross rent	$1,143	$876
Housing units	2,150	2,985
Homeownership rate	95.8%	59.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	9.6%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dunlap	Nappanee
Population	6,667 → 6,602 (-1.0%)	7,033 → 7,040 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$74,000 → $86,641 (+17.1%)	$55,125 → $66,944 (+21.4%)
Median home value	$143,600 → $208,400 (+45.1%)	$123,200 → $209,000 (+69.6%)
Median gross rent	$737 → $1,143 (+55.1%)	$829 → $876 (+5.7%)

Dunlap

Population

6,6676,602

Median household income

$74,000$86,641

Median home value

$143,600$208,400

Median gross rent

$737$1,143

Nappanee

Population

7,0337,040

Median household income

$55,125$66,944

Median home value

$123,200$209,000

Median gross rent

$829$876

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dunlap	Nappanee
Under 5	6.5%	6.0%
5 to 17	18.2%	18.4%
18 to 24	10.7%	7.7%
25 to 34	12.7%	21.0%
35 to 44	10.0%	13.7%
45 to 54	11.8%	10.1%
55 to 64	13.1%	10.8%
65 to 74	8.8%	7.3%
75 and over	8.3%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dunlap	Nappanee
White (non-Hispanic)	69.2%	75.9%
Black or African American	5.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	21.4%	18.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dunlap	Nappanee
No high school diploma	15.6%	16.8%
High school graduate	30.4%	38.0%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dunlap	Nappanee
Drove alone	79.2%	75.2%
Carpooled	7.7%	19.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dunlap	Nappanee
1-unit, detached	95.9%	59.4%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	4.6%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	14.6%

Poverty & households

	Dunlap	Nappanee
Poverty rate	8.2%	10.9%
Average household size	3.34	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1977	1984