Dearborn County, Indiana

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 50,828
Median household income: $82,693
Median home value: $227,100

Home to 50,828 residents, Dearborn County is one of Indiana's counties. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. At $82,693, its median household income sits above Indiana's $70,051.

Between 2019 and 2023, Dearborn County's population grew 2.7% from 49,479 to 50,828, while its median household income rose 20.4% from $68,658 to $82,693.

Owners occupy 84.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 50,828
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $82,693
Median home value: $227,100
Median gross rent: $848
Housing units: 20,965
Homeownership rate: 84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

49,47950,828

Median household income

$68,658$82,693

Median home value

$170,400$227,100

Median gross rent

$744$848

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	49,479	$68,658	$170,400	$744
2020	49,612	$70,779	$174,500	$740
2021	50,494	$72,674	$179,100	$790
2022	50,709	$80,352	$210,800	$863
2023	50,828	$82,693	$227,100	$848

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,678	5.3%
5 to 17	8,618	17.0%
18 to 24	3,887	7.6%
25 to 34	5,777	11.4%
35 to 44	6,141	12.1%
45 to 54	6,670	13.1%
55 to 64	7,570	14.9%
65 to 74	5,885	11.6%
75 and over	3,602	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	48,062	94.6%
Black or African American	111	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	255	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	198	0.4%
Two or more races	1,431	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	771	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate38.0%

Some college or associate's27.2%

Bachelor's degree17.3%

Graduate or professional degree8.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,119	8.8%
High school graduate	13,537	38.0%
Some college or associate's	9,708	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	6,181	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3,100	8.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone79.4%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	19,948	79.4%
Carpooled	2,330	9.3%
Public transit	57	0.2%
Walked	287	1.1%
Bicycle	28	0.1%
Worked from home	2,143	8.5%
Other means	336	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,501	19.6%
15 to 29 min	6,691	29.1%
30 to 44 min	6,660	29.0%
45 to 59 min	3,224	14.0%
60+ min	1,910	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 8.1% (4,075 of 50,064)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,085	69.9%
Nonfamily households	6,063	30.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	20,148	96.1%
Vacant	817	3.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	17,073	84.7%
Renter-occupied	3,075	15.3%

1-unit, detached82.1%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units4.3%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other2.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	17,222	82.1%
1-unit, attached	756	3.6%
2 to 4 units	883	4.2%
5 to 19 units	909	4.3%
20 or more units	618	2.9%
Mobile home & other	577	2.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 18029
State: Indiana
Land area: 305 sq mi
Water area: 2.32 sq mi
Center point: 39.1409, -84.9759