New Point

Population: 252
Median household income: $60,179
Median home value: $125,000

New Point, a community in Decatur County, Indiana, has 252 residents. At $60,179, its median household income sits below Decatur County's $74,228.

Between 2019 and 2023, New Point's population declined 32.3% from 372 to 252, while its median home value rose 25.9% from $99,300 to $125,000.

The median resident is 42.3 years old. The largest age group is 35 to 44, 20.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 252
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $60,179
Median home value: $125,000
Median gross rent: $1,153
Housing units: 148
Homeownership rate: 78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

372252

Median household income

$46,964$60,179

Median home value

$99,300$125,000

Median gross rent

$763$1,153

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	372	$46,964	$99,300	$763
2020	371	$53,000	$100,500	$768
2021	297	$50,179	$108,800	$850
2022	325	$54,432	$119,600	$1,063
2023	252	$60,179	$125,000	$1,153

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

Age distribution

Under 51.6%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 347.9%

35 to 4420.6%

45 to 547.5%

55 to 6419.8%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4	1.6%
5 to 17	43	17.1%
18 to 24	24	9.5%
25 to 34	20	7.9%
35 to 44	52	20.6%
45 to 54	19	7.5%
55 to 64	50	19.8%
65 to 74	21	8.3%
75 and over	19	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	217	86.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	18	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.8%

High school graduate43.1%

Some college or associate's22.7%

Bachelor's degree9.9%

Graduate or professional degree0.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	43	23.8%
High school graduate	78	43.1%
Some college or associate's	41	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	18	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1	0.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone89.3%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	108	89.3%
Carpooled	9	7.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	2.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	0.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	40	33.3%
15 to 29 min	61	50.8%
30 to 44 min	10	8.3%
45 to 59 min	1	0.8%
60+ min	8	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 9.9% (25 of 252)

	Count	Share
Family households	71	67.6%
Nonfamily households	34	32.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	105	70.9%
Vacant	43	29.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	82	78.1%
Renter-occupied	23	21.9%

1-unit, detached85.8%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units7.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	127	85.8%
1-unit, attached	3	2.0%
2 to 4 units	11	7.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7	4.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1853478
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.31 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.3096, -85.3269