Cynthiana vs New Harmony

A side-by-side comparison of Cynthiana and New Harmony: population, income, housing, and more.

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

New Harmony has the higher population (867 vs 663 in Cynthiana). Cynthiana has the higher median household income ($75,625 vs $50,809 in New Harmony). New Harmony has the higher median home value ($177,400 vs $115,600 in Cynthiana).

Population, income & housing

	Cynthiana	New Harmony
Population	663	867
Median age	34.5 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$75,625	$50,809
Median home value	$115,600	$177,400
Median gross rent	$525	$897
Housing units	291	431
Homeownership rate	82.9%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.8%	31.1%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cynthiana	New Harmony
Population	599 → 663 (+10.7%)	719 → 867 (+20.6%)
Median household income	$47,159 → $75,625 (+60.4%)	$44,750 → $50,809 (+13.5%)
Median home value	$81,500 → $115,600 (+41.8%)	$108,800 → $177,400 (+63.1%)
Median gross rent	$577 → $525 (-9.0%)	$961 → $897 (-6.7%)

Cynthiana

Population

599663

Median household income

$47,159$75,625

Median home value

$81,500$115,600

Median gross rent

$577$525

New Harmony

Population

719867

Median household income

$44,750$50,809

Median home value

$108,800$177,400

Median gross rent

$961$897

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cynthiana	New Harmony
Under 5	6.2%	2.5%
5 to 17	24.0%	8.1%
18 to 24	5.6%	8.2%
25 to 34	19.3%	20.2%
35 to 44	15.2%	7.8%
45 to 54	7.5%	13.4%
55 to 64	10.4%	5.1%
65 to 74	9.8%	14.9%
75 and over	2.0%	19.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cynthiana	New Harmony
White (non-Hispanic)	94.3%	90.3%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	1.2%
Two or more races	2.0%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cynthiana	New Harmony
No high school diploma	10.8%	10.4%
High school graduate	52.3%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	7.0%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cynthiana	New Harmony
Drove alone	82.4%	89.0%
Carpooled	9.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	0.5%
Other means	0.0%	6.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cynthiana	New Harmony
1-unit, detached	69.8%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	7.2%
20 or more units	5.5%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	13.4%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Cynthiana	New Harmony
Poverty rate	6.3%	6.8%
Average household size	2.76	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	1955	1952