New Paris vs Wakarusa

A side-by-side comparison of New Paris and Wakarusa: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wakarusa has the higher population (2,519 vs 1,630 in New Paris). Wakarusa has the higher median household income ($76,008 vs $71,750 in New Paris). Wakarusa has the higher median home value ($202,400 vs $173,100 in New Paris).

Population, income & housing

	New Paris	Wakarusa
Population	1,630	2,519
Median age	35.3 yrs	37.2 yrs
Median household income	$71,750	$76,008
Median home value	$173,100	$202,400
Median gross rent	$1,066	$1,214
Housing units	562	866
Homeownership rate	84.3%	87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	26.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Paris	Wakarusa
Population	1,503 → 1,630 (+8.4%)	1,957 → 2,519 (+28.7%)
Median household income	$50,078 → $71,750 (+43.3%)	$65,673 → $76,008 (+15.7%)
Median home value	$113,500 → $173,100 (+52.5%)	$150,300 → $202,400 (+34.7%)
Median gross rent	$793 → $1,066 (+34.4%)	$740 → $1,214 (+64.1%)

New Paris

Population

1,5031,630

Median household income

$50,078$71,750

Median home value

$113,500$173,100

Median gross rent

$793$1,066

Wakarusa

Population

1,9572,519

Median household income

$65,673$76,008

Median home value

$150,300$202,400

Median gross rent

$740$1,214

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Paris	Wakarusa
Under 5	6.4%	7.1%
5 to 17	19.8%	21.3%
18 to 24	9.1%	9.1%
25 to 34	14.3%	10.2%
35 to 44	11.0%	17.0%
45 to 54	13.8%	8.2%
55 to 64	11.2%	11.6%
65 to 74	7.2%	7.7%
75 and over	7.2%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Paris	Wakarusa
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	80.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	2.0%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.7%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	11.8%	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Paris	Wakarusa
No high school diploma	21.3%	14.1%
High school graduate	46.9%	41.6%
Some college or associate's	22.2%	18.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Paris	Wakarusa
Drove alone	91.2%	72.4%
Carpooled	3.8%	17.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.5%	7.1%
Other means	2.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Paris	Wakarusa
1-unit, detached	99.1%	76.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.9%

Poverty & households

	New Paris	Wakarusa
Poverty rate	12.2%	9.5%
Average household size	2.89	3.17
Mean commute (minutes)	19	29
Median year structure built	1967	1960