Bartholomew County, Indiana

19 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 82,881
Median household income: $80,365
Median home value: $221,100

Bartholomew County, Indiana counts 82,881 residents. 19 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $80,365 is above the Indiana median ($70,051).

Between 2019 and 2023, Bartholomew County's population held roughly steady from 82,481 to 82,881, while its median household income rose 26.7% from $63,431 to $80,365.

77.2% of workers drive to work alone. 74.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 82,881
Median age: 37.7 yrs
Median household income: $80,365
Median home value: $221,100
Median gross rent: $1,110
Housing units: 35,517
Homeownership rate: 69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

82,48182,881

Median household income

$63,431$80,365

Median home value

$153,500$221,100

Median gross rent

$937$1,110

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	82,481	$63,431	$153,500	$937
2020	83,280	$66,978	$163,400	$940
2021	81,759	$71,183	$172,900	$1,000
2022	82,371	$76,912	$197,500	$1,063
2023	82,881	$80,365	$221,100	$1,110

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,272	6.4%
5 to 17	14,823	17.9%
18 to 24	6,741	8.1%
25 to 34	11,569	14.0%
35 to 44	11,180	13.5%
45 to 54	9,729	11.7%
55 to 64	9,861	11.9%
65 to 74	8,012	9.7%
75 and over	5,694	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	64,351	77.6%
Black or African American	1,468	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	49	0.1%
Asian	6,253	7.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	651	0.8%
Two or more races	2,664	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,445	9.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.9%

High school graduate31.4%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree20.3%

Graduate or professional degree15.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,402	7.9%
High school graduate	17,586	31.4%
Some college or associate's	14,228	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	11,362	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8,467	15.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone77.2%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home11.9%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	31,639	77.2%
Carpooled	3,410	8.3%
Public transit	225	0.5%
Walked	422	1.0%
Bicycle	116	0.3%
Worked from home	4,869	11.9%
Other means	304	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14,459	40.0%
15 to 29 min	13,727	38.0%
30 to 44 min	4,437	12.3%
45 to 59 min	1,615	4.5%
60+ min	1,878	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 12.0% (9,813 of 81,753)

	Count	Share
Family households	21,473	65.1%
Nonfamily households	11,511	34.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	32,984	92.9%
Vacant	2,533	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	23,063	69.9%
Renter-occupied	9,921	30.1%

1-unit, detached74.6%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units9.0%

20 or more units5.7%

Mobile home & other4.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	26,502	74.6%
1-unit, attached	687	1.9%
2 to 4 units	1,385	3.9%
5 to 19 units	3,189	9.0%
20 or more units	2,042	5.7%
Mobile home & other	1,712	4.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 18005
State: Indiana
Land area: 407 sq mi
Water area: 2.59 sq mi
Center point: 39.2058, -85.8980