Switzerland County vs Warren County

A side-by-side comparison of Switzerland County and Warren County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Switzerland County has the higher population (9,914 vs 8,469 in Warren County). Warren County has the higher median household income ($74,635 vs $65,148 in Switzerland County). Switzerland County has the higher median home value ($183,200 vs $160,000 in Warren County).

Population, income & housing

	Switzerland County	Warren County
Population	9,914	8,469
Median age	42.1 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$65,148	$74,635
Median home value	$183,200	$160,000
Median gross rent	$720	$815
Housing units	4,399	3,687
Homeownership rate	79.8%	81.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.0%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Switzerland County	Warren County
Population	10,685 → 9,914 (-7.2%)	8,237 → 8,469 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$49,383 → $65,148 (+31.9%)	$60,553 → $74,635 (+23.3%)
Median home value	$116,400 → $183,200 (+57.4%)	$122,100 → $160,000 (+31.0%)
Median gross rent	$679 → $720 (+6.0%)	$740 → $815 (+10.1%)

Switzerland County

Population

10,6859,914

Median household income

$49,383$65,148

Median home value

$116,400$183,200

Median gross rent

$679$720

Warren County

Population

8,2378,469

Median household income

$60,553$74,635

Median home value

$122,100$160,000

Median gross rent

$740$815

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Switzerland County	Warren County
Under 5	5.7%	5.1%
5 to 17	18.2%	17.1%
18 to 24	7.2%	6.5%
25 to 34	10.3%	10.8%
35 to 44	13.4%	12.2%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.5%
55 to 64	14.4%	14.9%
65 to 74	11.1%	12.0%
75 and over	7.4%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Switzerland County	Warren County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	94.5%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.7%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Switzerland County	Warren County
No high school diploma	17.6%	8.0%
High school graduate	47.0%	42.5%
Some college or associate's	25.4%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Switzerland County	Warren County
Drove alone	85.3%	76.9%
Carpooled	6.9%	14.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	1.8%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	6.2%
Other means	0.8%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Switzerland County	Warren County
1-unit, detached	75.2%	90.3%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	3.8%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	1.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	15.5%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Switzerland County	Warren County
Poverty rate	11.1%	12.7%
Average household size	2.52	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	34	25
Median year structure built	1988	1971