Grissom AFB vs Mexico

A side-by-side comparison of Grissom AFB and Mexico: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Grissom AFB has the higher population (2,882 vs 1,122 in Mexico). Mexico has the higher median household income ($82,695 vs $52,829 in Grissom AFB). Mexico has the higher median home value ($106,800 vs $84,700 in Grissom AFB).

Population, income & housing

	Grissom AFB	Mexico
Population	2,882	1,122
Median age	27.0 yrs	45.2 yrs
Median household income	$52,829	$82,695
Median home value	$84,700	$106,800
Median gross rent	$864	$600
Housing units	958	497
Homeownership rate	18.8%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.9%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grissom AFB	Mexico
Population	2,453 → 2,882 (+17.5%)	978 → 1,122 (+14.7%)
Median household income	$50,956 → $52,829 (+3.7%)	$51,995 → $82,695 (+59.0%)
Median home value	$59,100 → $84,700 (+43.3%)	$90,500 → $106,800 (+18.0%)
Median gross rent	$814 → $864 (+6.1%)	$768 → $600 (-21.9%)

Grissom AFB

Population

2,4532,882

Median household income

$50,956$52,829

Median home value

$59,100$84,700

Median gross rent

$814$864

Mexico

Population

9781,122

Median household income

$51,995$82,695

Median home value

$90,500$106,800

Median gross rent

$768$600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grissom AFB	Mexico
Under 5	7.8%	1.7%
5 to 17	21.9%	6.9%
18 to 24	17.5%	4.8%
25 to 34	12.6%	19.1%
35 to 44	13.2%	17.3%
45 to 54	8.6%	5.0%
55 to 64	8.0%	22.6%
65 to 74	7.0%	10.2%
75 and over	3.3%	12.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grissom AFB	Mexico
White (non-Hispanic)	74.7%	92.2%
Black or African American	5.1%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.7%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grissom AFB	Mexico
No high school diploma	10.3%	14.3%
High school graduate	38.8%	50.6%
Some college or associate's	46.0%	17.5%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grissom AFB	Mexico
Drove alone	79.2%	86.0%
Carpooled	19.7%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.1%
Other means	0.6%	6.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grissom AFB	Mexico
1-unit, detached	16.0%	92.0%
1-unit, attached	56.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	9.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.0%

Poverty & households

	Grissom AFB	Mexico
Poverty rate	15.6%	0.0%
Average household size	3.14	1.88
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1962	1959