Jefferson County vs Wabash County

A side-by-side comparison of Jefferson County and Wabash County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Jefferson County has the higher population (33,074 vs 30,901 in Wabash County). Wabash County has the higher median household income ($68,414 vs $59,987 in Jefferson County). Jefferson County has the higher median home value ($180,600 vs $143,600 in Wabash County).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson County	Wabash County
Population	33,074	30,901
Median age	41.6 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$59,987	$68,414
Median home value	$180,600	$143,600
Median gross rent	$865	$752
Housing units	14,446	14,053
Homeownership rate	69.4%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson County	Wabash County
Population	32,201 → 33,074 (+2.7%)	31,389 → 30,901 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$52,718 → $59,987 (+13.8%)	$54,259 → $68,414 (+26.1%)
Median home value	$132,900 → $180,600 (+35.9%)	$100,500 → $143,600 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $865 (+16.6%)	$706 → $752 (+6.5%)

Jefferson County

Population

32,20133,074

Median household income

$52,718$59,987

Median home value

$132,900$180,600

Median gross rent

$742$865

Wabash County

Population

31,38930,901

Median household income

$54,259$68,414

Median home value

$100,500$143,600

Median gross rent

$706$752

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson County	Wabash County
Under 5	5.4%	5.3%
5 to 17	14.7%	15.8%
18 to 24	9.7%	8.9%
25 to 34	12.3%	11.3%
35 to 44	12.3%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.3%	12.0%
55 to 64	14.5%	14.2%
65 to 74	11.6%	11.7%
75 and over	7.2%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson County	Wabash County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	92.9%
Black or African American	1.1%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.8%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson County	Wabash County
No high school diploma	11.4%	8.2%
High school graduate	38.8%	42.0%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson County	Wabash County
Drove alone	84.4%	82.5%
Carpooled	6.8%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	2.5%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	4.9%	5.6%
Other means	1.2%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson County	Wabash County
1-unit, detached	70.7%	83.1%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	3.5%
20 or more units	1.2%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	11.6%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson County	Wabash County
Poverty rate	11.2%	10.7%
Average household size	2.45	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	1972	1959