Paoli vs West Baden Springs

A side-by-side comparison of Paoli and West Baden Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

Paoli and West Baden Springs are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Paoli has the higher population (3,274 vs 608 in West Baden Springs). Paoli has the higher median household income ($45,926 vs $38,750 in West Baden Springs). Paoli has the higher median home value ($134,300 vs $120,500 in West Baden Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Paoli	West Baden Springs
Population	3,274	608
Median age	36.3 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$45,926	$38,750
Median home value	$134,300	$120,500
Median gross rent	$827	$818
Housing units	1,571	292
Homeownership rate	62.0%	61.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.2%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Paoli	West Baden Springs
Population	3,665 → 3,274 (-10.7%)	511 → 608 (+19.0%)
Median household income	$37,449 → $45,926 (+22.6%)	$39,444 → $38,750 (-1.8%)
Median home value	$82,700 → $134,300 (+62.4%)	$99,400 → $120,500 (+21.2%)
Median gross rent	$703 → $827 (+17.6%)	$496 → $818 (+64.9%)

Paoli

Population

3,6653,274

Median household income

$37,449$45,926

Median home value

$82,700$134,300

Median gross rent

$703$827

West Baden Springs

Population

511608

Median household income

$39,444$38,750

Median home value

$99,400$120,500

Median gross rent

$496$818

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Paoli	West Baden Springs
Under 5	5.8%	7.1%
5 to 17	19.2%	17.4%
18 to 24	8.8%	9.7%
25 to 34	14.4%	16.9%
35 to 44	11.5%	9.7%
45 to 54	6.6%	8.9%
55 to 64	8.6%	6.7%
65 to 74	15.7%	15.0%
75 and over	9.5%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Paoli	West Baden Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	86.3%	95.2%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.6%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Paoli	West Baden Springs
No high school diploma	12.8%	25.5%
High school graduate	48.2%	34.0%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.7%	5.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Paoli	West Baden Springs
Drove alone	79.4%	74.3%
Carpooled	12.6%	10.7%
Public transit	0.0%	3.2%
Walked	0.9%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.8%
Worked from home	7.1%	2.9%
Other means	0.0%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Paoli	West Baden Springs
1-unit, detached	67.9%	58.9%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	4.5%
20 or more units	1.2%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	15.0%	20.2%

Poverty & households

	Paoli	West Baden Springs
Poverty rate	21.5%	17.7%
Average household size	2.36	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1968	1977