Star City vs Winamac

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

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

Winamac has the higher population (2,445 vs 211 in Star City). Winamac has the higher median household income ($43,571 vs $40,536 in Star City). Since 2019, Star City's population has grown faster (+23.4% vs -7.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Star City	Winamac
Population	211	2,445
Median age	58.2 yrs	35.1 yrs
Median household income	$40,536	$43,571
Median home value	—	$112,000
Median gross rent	—	$708
Housing units	149	1,223
Homeownership rate	56.9%	53.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.5%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	15.2%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Star City	Winamac
Population	171 → 211 (+23.4%)	2,636 → 2,445 (-7.2%)
Median household income	$34,306 → $40,536 (+18.2%)	$39,516 → $43,571 (+10.3%)
Median home value	$87,200 → $9,999 (-88.5%)	$83,100 → $112,000 (+34.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$651 → $708 (+8.8%)

Star City

Population

171211

Median household income

$34,306$40,536

Median home value

$87,200$9,999

Winamac

Population

2,6362,445

Median household income

$39,516$43,571

Median home value

$83,100$112,000

Median gross rent

$651$708

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Star City	Winamac
Under 5	13.3%	5.7%
5 to 17	2.8%	11.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	13.3%
25 to 34	5.7%	19.6%
35 to 44	9.5%	10.5%
45 to 54	9.0%	11.1%
55 to 64	12.3%	11.8%
65 to 74	39.3%	9.9%
75 and over	8.1%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Star City	Winamac
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	82.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	8.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Star City	Winamac
No high school diploma	10.7%	8.3%
High school graduate	62.7%	44.0%
Some college or associate's	22.0%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	4.5%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Star City	Winamac
Drove alone	100.0%	69.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	19.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.1%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Star City	Winamac
1-unit, detached	65.1%	68.9%
1-unit, attached	12.8%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.8%
Mobile home & other	22.1%	11.2%

Poverty & households

	Star City	Winamac
Poverty rate	0.0%	23.0%
Average household size	1.72	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	—	25
Median year structure built	1938	1957