Eaton

Population: 1,656
Median household income: $49,076
Median home value: $85,600

Eaton is a community in Delaware County, Indiana, home to 1,656 residents. At $49,076, its median household income sits below Delaware County's $56,932.

From 2019 to 2023, Eaton's population declined 11.4% from 1,870 to 1,656, while its median home value rose 30.5% from $65,600 to $85,600.

The typical home was built around 1958. 11.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,656
Median age: 37.4 yrs
Median household income: $49,076
Median home value: $85,600
Median gross rent: $688
Housing units: 828
Homeownership rate: 72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8701,656

Median household income

$42,014$49,076

Median home value

$65,600$85,600

Median gross rent

$759$688

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,870	$42,014	$65,600	$759
2020	1,959	$45,385	$67,200	$648
2021	1,713	$41,845	$70,100	$639
2022	1,687	$46,048	$77,900	$683
2023	1,656	$49,076	$85,600	$688

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 2414.6%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	110	6.6%
5 to 17	226	13.6%
18 to 24	241	14.6%
25 to 34	210	12.7%
35 to 44	190	11.5%
45 to 54	215	13.0%
55 to 64	192	11.6%
65 to 74	175	10.6%
75 and over	97	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,513	91.4%
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	73	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	70	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate43.5%

Some college or associate's37.0%

Bachelor's degree7.8%

Graduate or professional degree1.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	116	10.8%
High school graduate	469	43.5%
Some college or associate's	399	37.0%
Bachelor's degree	84	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11	1.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone86.4%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.5%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	640	86.4%
Carpooled	71	9.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	26	3.5%
Other means	4	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	131	18.3%
15 to 29 min	317	44.3%
30 to 44 min	141	19.7%
45 to 59 min	79	11.0%
60+ min	47	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 11.5% (190 of 1,656)

	Count	Share
Family households	472	64.4%
Nonfamily households	261	35.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	733	88.5%
Vacant	95	11.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	530	72.3%
Renter-occupied	203	27.7%

1-unit, detached74.2%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units8.8%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other9.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	614	74.2%
1-unit, attached	3	0.4%
2 to 4 units	60	7.2%
5 to 19 units	73	8.8%
20 or more units	3	0.4%
Mobile home & other	75	9.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1820080
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 3.73 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 40.3269, -85.3570