Pennville vs Redkey

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

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

Redkey has the higher population (1,451 vs 666 in Pennville). Redkey has the higher median household income ($40,667 vs $36,607 in Pennville). Redkey has the higher median home value ($78,300 vs $75,000 in Pennville).

Population, income & housing

	Pennville	Redkey
Population	666	1,451
Median age	39.1 yrs	30.9 yrs
Median household income	$36,607	$40,667
Median home value	$75,000	$78,300
Median gross rent	$675	$829
Housing units	312	589
Homeownership rate	63.7%	72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.3%	8.3%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pennville	Redkey
Population	724 → 666 (-8.0%)	1,490 → 1,451 (-2.6%)
Median household income	$42,250 → $36,607 (-13.4%)	$34,046 → $40,667 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$64,400 → $75,000 (+16.5%)	$53,800 → $78,300 (+45.5%)
Median gross rent	$564 → $675 (+19.7%)	$583 → $829 (+42.2%)

Pennville

Population

724666

Median household income

$42,250$36,607

Median home value

$64,400$75,000

Median gross rent

$564$675

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)

	Pennville	Redkey
Under 5	2.9%	8.8%
5 to 17	21.2%	28.0%
18 to 24	10.5%	4.4%
25 to 34	9.5%	12.7%
35 to 44	10.7%	9.3%
45 to 54	14.4%	9.4%
55 to 64	14.9%	12.0%
65 to 74	7.4%	8.5%
75 and over	8.7%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pennville	Redkey
White (non-Hispanic)	80.3%	90.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	1.5%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.6%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pennville	Redkey
No high school diploma	14.7%	11.5%
High school graduate	56.9%	46.9%
Some college or associate's	23.2%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	1.4%	6.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pennville	Redkey
Drove alone	80.8%	66.3%
Carpooled	12.8%	15.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	8.7%
Other means	3.9%	5.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pennville	Redkey
1-unit, detached	74.4%	89.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	8.3%	6.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	17.3%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Pennville	Redkey
Poverty rate	25.6%	36.8%
Average household size	2.37	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	32	22
Median year structure built	1959	1952