Randolph County vs White County

A side-by-side comparison of Randolph County and White County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

White County has the higher population (24,709 vs 24,425 in Randolph County). White County has the higher median household income ($66,143 vs $61,121 in Randolph County). White County has the higher median home value ($163,000 vs $106,000 in Randolph County).

Population, income & housing

	Randolph County	White County
Population	24,425	24,709
Median age	42.1 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$61,121	$66,143
Median home value	$106,000	$163,000
Median gross rent	$741	$853
Housing units	11,407	12,926
Homeownership rate	77.5%	79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Randolph County	White County
Population	24,926 → 24,425 (-2.0%)	24,149 → 24,709 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$48,036 → $61,121 (+27.2%)	$54,576 → $66,143 (+21.2%)
Median home value	$81,200 → $106,000 (+30.5%)	$113,500 → $163,000 (+43.6%)
Median gross rent	$685 → $741 (+8.2%)	$706 → $853 (+20.8%)

Randolph County

Population

24,92624,425

Median household income

$48,036$61,121

Median home value

$81,200$106,000

Median gross rent

$685$741

White County

Population

24,14924,709

Median household income

$54,576$66,143

Median home value

$113,500$163,000

Median gross rent

$706$853

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Randolph County	White County
Under 5	5.9%	6.1%
5 to 17	16.9%	17.4%
18 to 24	7.5%	7.8%
25 to 34	11.4%	10.8%
35 to 44	11.7%	10.6%
45 to 54	12.3%	12.3%
55 to 64	14.0%	14.5%
65 to 74	11.5%	12.3%
75 and over	8.8%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Randolph County	White County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	86.8%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Randolph County	White County
No high school diploma	9.4%	9.7%
High school graduate	44.0%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Randolph County	White County
Drove alone	80.7%	79.5%
Carpooled	10.7%	12.1%
Public transit	0.3%	0.3%
Walked	2.1%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	6.2%
Other means	1.7%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Randolph County	White County
1-unit, detached	79.8%	78.3%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	4.9%
5 to 19 units	1.6%	3.8%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	11.8%

Poverty & households

	Randolph County	White County
Poverty rate	15.0%	10.0%
Average household size	2.36	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1957	1971