Dunkirk vs Redkey

A side-by-side comparison of Dunkirk and Redkey: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dunkirk has the higher population (1,760 vs 1,451 in Redkey). Dunkirk has the higher median household income ($46,250 vs $40,667 in Redkey). Redkey has the higher median home value ($78,300 vs $65,000 in Dunkirk).

Population, income & housing

	Dunkirk	Redkey
Population	1,760	1,451
Median age	47.6 yrs	30.9 yrs
Median household income	$46,250	$40,667
Median home value	$65,000	$78,300
Median gross rent	$807	$829
Housing units	1,038	589
Homeownership rate	76.7%	72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.9%	8.3%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dunkirk	Redkey
Population	2,022 → 1,760 (-13.0%)	1,490 → 1,451 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$39,196 → $46,250 (+18.0%)	$34,046 → $40,667 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$63,500 → $65,000 (+2.4%)	$53,800 → $78,300 (+45.5%)
Median gross rent	$691 → $807 (+16.8%)	$583 → $829 (+42.2%)

Dunkirk

Population

2,0221,760

Median household income

$39,196$46,250

Median home value

$63,500$65,000

Median gross rent

$691$807

Redkey

Population

1,4901,451

Median household income

$34,046$40,667

Median home value

$53,800$78,300

Median gross rent

$583$829

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dunkirk	Redkey
Under 5	4.8%	8.8%
5 to 17	13.5%	28.0%
18 to 24	8.2%	4.4%
25 to 34	10.7%	12.7%
35 to 44	9.4%	9.3%
45 to 54	14.5%	9.4%
55 to 64	17.9%	12.0%
65 to 74	12.8%	8.5%
75 and over	8.0%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dunkirk	Redkey
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	90.6%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dunkirk	Redkey
No high school diploma	10.8%	11.5%
High school graduate	56.8%	46.9%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dunkirk	Redkey
Drove alone	87.8%	66.3%
Carpooled	5.0%	15.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	8.7%
Other means	1.7%	5.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dunkirk	Redkey
1-unit, detached	87.8%	89.3%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.3%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	5.7%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Dunkirk	Redkey
Poverty rate	18.5%	36.8%
Average household size	2.15	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	28	22
Median year structure built	1952	1952