North Vernon vs Scipio

A side-by-side comparison of North Vernon and Scipio: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North Vernon has the higher population (7,214 vs 218 in Scipio). Scipio has the higher median home value ($190,000 vs $107,900 in North Vernon). Since 2019, Scipio's population has grown faster (+38.0% vs +7.1%).

Population, income & housing

	North Vernon	Scipio
Population	7,214	218
Median age	37.1 yrs	30.4 yrs
Median household income	$48,235	—
Median home value	$107,900	$190,000
Median gross rent	$904	—
Housing units	3,103	70
Homeownership rate	55.7%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.4%	22.8%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Vernon	Scipio
Population	6,735 → 7,214 (+7.1%)	158 → 218 (+38.0%)
Median household income	$49,178 → $48,235 (-1.9%)	$50,625 → $105,791 (+109.0%)
Median home value	$93,500 → $107,900 (+15.4%)	$158,000 → $190,000 (+20.3%)
Median gross rent	$689 → $904 (+31.2%)	—

North Vernon

Population

6,7357,214

Median household income

$49,178$48,235

Median home value

$93,500$107,900

Median gross rent

$689$904

Scipio

Population

158218

Median household income

$50,625$105,791

Median home value

$158,000$190,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Vernon	Scipio
Under 5	5.7%	17.4%
5 to 17	19.8%	20.2%
18 to 24	8.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	15.2%	18.8%
35 to 44	11.7%	4.6%
45 to 54	15.5%	23.9%
55 to 64	9.1%	0.0%
65 to 74	7.5%	9.6%
75 and over	7.7%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Vernon	Scipio
White (non-Hispanic)	87.8%	100.0%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	8.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Vernon	Scipio
No high school diploma	11.6%	4.4%
High school graduate	44.1%	44.1%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Vernon	Scipio
Drove alone	74.6%	100.0%
Carpooled	16.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	0.0%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Vernon	Scipio
1-unit, detached	65.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Vernon	Scipio
Poverty rate	18.2%	0.0%
Average household size	2.32	3.11
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1968	1962