Crawford County vs Indiana County

A side-by-side comparison of Crawford County and Indiana County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Indiana County has the higher population (83,213 vs 83,189 in Crawford County). Crawford County has the higher median household income ($60,254 vs $58,739 in Indiana County). Indiana County has the higher median home value ($145,400 vs $143,400 in Crawford County).

Population, income & housing

	Crawford County	Indiana County
Population	83,189	83,213
Median age	43.9 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$60,254	$58,739
Median home value	$143,400	$145,400
Median gross rent	$800	$786
Housing units	42,188	37,672
Homeownership rate	73.7%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	26.9%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crawford County	Indiana County
Population	85,665 → 83,189 (-2.9%)	85,032 → 83,213 (-2.1%)
Median household income	$50,304 → $60,254 (+19.8%)	$49,320 → $58,739 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$113,200 → $143,400 (+26.7%)	$121,100 → $145,400 (+20.1%)
Median gross rent	$664 → $800 (+20.5%)	$709 → $786 (+10.9%)

Crawford County

Population

85,66583,189

Median household income

$50,304$60,254

Median home value

$113,200$143,400

Median gross rent

$664$800

Indiana County

Population

85,03283,213

Median household income

$49,320$58,739

Median home value

$121,100$145,400

Median gross rent

$709$786

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crawford County	Indiana County
Under 5	5.3%	4.5%
5 to 17	15.3%	13.6%
18 to 24	8.7%	16.5%
25 to 34	10.7%	10.5%
35 to 44	11.0%	10.4%
45 to 54	12.2%	10.8%
55 to 64	14.6%	13.7%
65 to 74	13.1%	11.8%
75 and over	9.0%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crawford County	Indiana County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	91.9%
Black or African American	1.6%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.5%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crawford County	Indiana County
No high school diploma	9.0%	7.6%
High school graduate	46.8%	40.1%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.1%	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crawford County	Indiana County
Drove alone	75.6%	75.7%
Carpooled	10.0%	8.6%
Public transit	0.5%	0.4%
Walked	5.5%	6.4%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.3%
Worked from home	7.0%	7.4%
Other means	1.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crawford County	Indiana County
1-unit, detached	73.1%	67.4%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	7.3%
20 or more units	2.1%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	12.1%	9.3%

Poverty & households

	Crawford County	Indiana County
Poverty rate	12.8%	12.8%
Average household size	2.36	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1966	1969