Marengo

Population: 823
Median household income: $43,458
Median home value: $87,500

Marengo, a community in Crawford County, Indiana, has 823 residents. The median household income of $43,458 is below the Crawford County median ($48,993).

Between 2019 and 2023, Marengo's population grew 25.5% from 656 to 823, while its median home value rose 19.9% from $73,000 to $87,500.

71.1% of workers drive to work alone. 53.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 823
Median age: 32.7 yrs
Median household income: $43,458
Median home value: $87,500
Median gross rent: $637
Housing units: 478
Homeownership rate: 51.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

656823

Median household income

$32,632$43,458

Median home value

$73,000$87,500

Median gross rent

$675$637

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	656	$32,632	$73,000	$675
2020	658	$32,692	$60,900	$539
2021	732	$36,917	$64,400	$586
2022	797	$36,944	$75,900	$630
2023	823	$43,458	$87,500	$637

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

Age distribution

Under 58.7%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 2413.7%

25 to 3416.9%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	72	8.7%
5 to 17	115	14.0%
18 to 24	113	13.7%
25 to 34	139	16.9%
35 to 44	89	10.8%
45 to 54	94	11.4%
55 to 64	79	9.6%
65 to 74	66	8.0%
75 and over	56	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	790	96.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	31	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.5%

High school graduate46.3%

Some college or associate's29.6%

Bachelor's degree4.2%

Graduate or professional degree0.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	102	19.5%
High school graduate	242	46.3%
Some college or associate's	155	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	22	4.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2	0.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone71.1%

Carpooled26.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	234	71.1%
Carpooled	86	26.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	8	2.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	55	17.1%
15 to 29 min	84	26.2%
30 to 44 min	77	24.0%
45 to 59 min	41	12.8%
60+ min	64	19.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 22.1% (182 of 823)

	Count	Share
Family households	236	65.0%
Nonfamily households	127	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	363	75.9%
Vacant	115	24.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	186	51.2%
Renter-occupied	177	48.8%

1-unit, detached53.1%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units11.5%

20 or more units6.7%

Mobile home & other17.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	254	53.1%
1-unit, attached	19	4.0%
2 to 4 units	34	7.1%
5 to 19 units	55	11.5%
20 or more units	32	6.7%
Mobile home & other	84	17.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1846746
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.07 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.3712, -86.3428