Harrison County vs Putnam County

A side-by-side comparison of Harrison County and Putnam County: population, income, housing, and more.

Harrison County and Putnam County are counties in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Harrison County has the higher population (39,785 vs 37,091 in Putnam County). Putnam County has the higher median household income ($76,182 vs $72,468 in Harrison County). Harrison County has the higher median home value ($219,200 vs $205,800 in Putnam County).

Population, income & housing

	Harrison County	Putnam County
Population	39,785	37,091
Median age	43.0 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$72,468	$76,182
Median home value	$219,200	$205,800
Median gross rent	$861	$883
Housing units	16,842	15,148
Homeownership rate	84.4%	73.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.0%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harrison County	Putnam County
Population	39,940 → 39,785 (-0.4%)	37,384 → 37,091 (-0.8%)
Median household income	$57,712 → $72,468 (+25.6%)	$61,047 → $76,182 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$151,900 → $219,200 (+44.3%)	$128,800 → $205,800 (+59.8%)
Median gross rent	$732 → $861 (+17.6%)	$787 → $883 (+12.2%)

Harrison County

Population

39,94039,785

Median household income

$57,712$72,468

Median home value

$151,900$219,200

Median gross rent

$732$861

Putnam County

Population

37,38437,091

Median household income

$61,047$76,182

Median home value

$128,800$205,800

Median gross rent

$787$883

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harrison County	Putnam County
Under 5	5.4%	4.6%
5 to 17	17.0%	14.5%
18 to 24	6.9%	12.5%
25 to 34	11.1%	13.5%
35 to 44	13.2%	12.0%
45 to 54	12.7%	12.0%
55 to 64	15.0%	13.5%
65 to 74	11.4%	10.2%
75 and over	7.4%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harrison County	Putnam County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.9%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.6%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.5%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harrison County	Putnam County
No high school diploma	8.2%	9.2%
High school graduate	39.7%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	32.4%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harrison County	Putnam County
Drove alone	79.9%	78.6%
Carpooled	10.6%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	5.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	9.5%
Other means	0.1%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harrison County	Putnam County
1-unit, detached	79.3%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	4.1%
20 or more units	2.3%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	11.8%	7.4%

Poverty & households

	Harrison County	Putnam County
Poverty rate	7.5%	8.1%
Average household size	2.59	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	31	26
Median year structure built	1987	1979