Francesville vs Star City

A side-by-side comparison of Francesville and Star City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Francesville has the higher population (966 vs 211 in Star City). Francesville has the higher median household income ($65,469 vs $40,536 in Star City). Since 2019, Star City's population has grown faster (+23.4% vs +6.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Francesville	Star City
Population	966	211
Median age	38.0 yrs	58.2 yrs
Median household income	$65,469	$40,536
Median home value	$113,600	—
Median gross rent	$825	—
Housing units	377	149
Homeownership rate	75.5%	56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	4.5%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	15.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Francesville	Star City
Population	908 → 966 (+6.4%)	171 → 211 (+23.4%)
Median household income	$60,000 → $65,469 (+9.1%)	$34,306 → $40,536 (+18.2%)
Median home value	$97,100 → $113,600 (+17.0%)	$87,200 → $9,999 (-88.5%)
Median gross rent	$583 → $825 (+41.5%)	—

Francesville

Population

908966

Median household income

$60,000$65,469

Median home value

$97,100$113,600

Median gross rent

$583$825

Star City

Population

171211

Median household income

$34,306$40,536

Median home value

$87,200$9,999

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Francesville	Star City
Under 5	7.3%	13.3%
5 to 17	20.4%	2.8%
18 to 24	7.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	10.0%	5.7%
35 to 44	15.8%	9.5%
45 to 54	11.4%	9.0%
55 to 64	10.1%	12.3%
65 to 74	11.4%	39.3%
75 and over	5.9%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Francesville	Star City
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	9.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Francesville	Star City
No high school diploma	9.9%	10.7%
High school graduate	42.1%	62.7%
Some college or associate's	32.5%	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	5.4%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Francesville	Star City
Drove alone	76.7%	100.0%
Carpooled	20.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Francesville	Star City
1-unit, detached	86.5%	65.1%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	12.8%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.1%	22.1%

Poverty & households

	Francesville	Star City
Poverty rate	22.1%	0.0%
Average household size	2.82	1.72
Mean commute (minutes)	26	—
Median year structure built	1958	1938