Miami County vs Steuben County

A side-by-side comparison of Miami County and Steuben County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Miami County has the higher population (35,772 vs 34,648 in Steuben County). Steuben County has the higher median household income ($71,483 vs $61,130 in Miami County). Steuben County has the higher median home value ($204,300 vs $118,000 in Miami County).

Population, income & housing

	Miami County	Steuben County
Population	35,772	34,648
Median age	41.0 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$61,130	$71,483
Median home value	$118,000	$204,300
Median gross rent	$794	$921
Housing units	14,927	19,055
Homeownership rate	75.0%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	24.7%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Miami County	Steuben County
Population	35,815 → 35,772 (-0.1%)	34,453 → 34,648 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$50,657 → $61,130 (+20.7%)	$58,279 → $71,483 (+22.7%)
Median home value	$88,700 → $118,000 (+33.0%)	$148,800 → $204,300 (+37.3%)
Median gross rent	$714 → $794 (+11.2%)	$783 → $921 (+17.6%)

Miami County

Population

35,81535,772

Median household income

$50,657$61,130

Median home value

$88,700$118,000

Median gross rent

$714$794

Steuben County

Population

34,45334,648

Median household income

$58,279$71,483

Median home value

$148,800$204,300

Median gross rent

$783$921

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Miami County	Steuben County
Under 5	5.1%	4.9%
5 to 17	16.0%	15.1%
18 to 24	8.6%	11.5%
25 to 34	12.6%	10.3%
35 to 44	12.7%	9.9%
45 to 54	13.9%	12.0%
55 to 64	13.1%	15.0%
65 to 74	10.9%	13.0%
75 and over	7.0%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Miami County	Steuben County
White (non-Hispanic)	87.3%	91.9%
Black or African American	3.7%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Miami County	Steuben County
No high school diploma	12.5%	7.9%
High school graduate	40.9%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Miami County	Steuben County
Drove alone	83.1%	83.3%
Carpooled	9.1%	7.5%
Public transit	0.4%	0.3%
Walked	2.0%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.5%
Worked from home	4.5%	4.8%
Other means	0.7%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Miami County	Steuben County
1-unit, detached	76.5%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	4.8%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	1.8%
20 or more units	2.0%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	9.2%	13.4%

Poverty & households

	Miami County	Steuben County
Poverty rate	15.2%	8.8%
Average household size	2.53	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	25	21
Median year structure built	1962	1980