McCordsville vs New Palestine

A side-by-side comparison of McCordsville and New Palestine: population, income, housing, and more.

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

McCordsville has the higher population (9,700 vs 3,027 in New Palestine). McCordsville has the higher median household income ($113,495 vs $93,170 in New Palestine). McCordsville has the higher median home value ($327,900 vs $320,300 in New Palestine).

Population, income & housing

	McCordsville	New Palestine
Population	9,700	3,027
Median age	35.3 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$113,495	$93,170
Median home value	$327,900	$320,300
Median gross rent	$1,085	$1,200
Housing units	3,787	1,242
Homeownership rate	89.6%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.9%	39.1%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McCordsville	New Palestine
Population	6,857 → 9,700 (+41.5%)	2,365 → 3,027 (+28.0%)
Median household income	$99,497 → $113,495 (+14.1%)	$90,278 → $93,170 (+3.2%)
Median home value	$230,000 → $327,900 (+42.6%)	$202,900 → $320,300 (+57.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,228 → $1,085 (-11.6%)	$1,007 → $1,200 (+19.2%)

McCordsville

Population

6,8579,700

Median household income

$99,497$113,495

Median home value

$230,000$327,900

Median gross rent

$1,228$1,085

New Palestine

Population

2,3653,027

Median household income

$90,278$93,170

Median home value

$202,900$320,300

Median gross rent

$1,007$1,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McCordsville	New Palestine
Under 5	8.3%	6.5%
5 to 17	18.6%	16.5%
18 to 24	5.0%	6.7%
25 to 34	17.8%	12.5%
35 to 44	14.9%	10.5%
45 to 54	12.1%	16.6%
55 to 64	10.2%	13.9%
65 to 74	10.6%	6.1%
75 and over	2.7%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McCordsville	New Palestine
White (non-Hispanic)	76.4%	96.1%
Black or African American	14.6%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.4%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.6%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McCordsville	New Palestine
No high school diploma	5.0%	3.6%
High school graduate	16.3%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	43.3%	31.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13.6%	7.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McCordsville	New Palestine
Drove alone	63.8%	86.2%
Carpooled	5.6%	1.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.6%	11.0%
Other means	0.5%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McCordsville	New Palestine
1-unit, detached	91.9%	81.6%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	3.3%	5.2%
20 or more units	3.8%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	McCordsville	New Palestine
Poverty rate	1.7%	5.8%
Average household size	2.64	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	34	31
Median year structure built	2009	2000