Muncie

Population: 64,739
Median household income: $43,395
Median home value: $92,000

Muncie is a community in Delaware County, Indiana, home to 64,739 residents. Its median household income of $43,395 runs below the Delaware County figure of $56,932.

Between 2019 and 2023, Muncie's population declined 5.8% from 68,750 to 64,739, while its median home value rose 25.2% from $73,500 to $92,000.

The median gross rent is $867. 25.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 64,739
Median age: 29.5 yrs
Median household income: $43,395
Median home value: $92,000
Median gross rent: $867
Housing units: 30,622
Homeownership rate: 51.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.7%
Unemployment rate: 8.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

68,75064,739

Median household income

$33,944$43,395

Median home value

$73,500$92,000

Median gross rent

$722$867

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	68,750	$33,944	$73,500	$722
2020	67,739	$34,602	$76,500	$714
2021	65,571	$36,661	$78,100	$756
2022	65,167	$40,309	$88,000	$842
2023	64,739	$43,395	$92,000	$867

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1711.4%

18 to 2428.1%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,785	4.3%
5 to 17	7,355	11.4%
18 to 24	18,181	28.1%
25 to 34	8,112	12.5%
35 to 44	6,065	9.4%
45 to 54	6,184	9.6%
55 to 64	6,862	10.6%
65 to 74	5,431	8.4%
75 and over	3,764	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	50,988	78.8%
Black or African American	5,339	8.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	147	0.2%
Asian	1,436	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	244	0.4%
Two or more races	3,819	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,766	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.0%

High school graduate35.4%

Some college or associate's27.9%

Bachelor's degree14.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,012	11.0%
High school graduate	12,880	35.4%
Some college or associate's	10,152	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	5,356	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4,018	11.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone72.4%

Carpooled12.4%

Public transit1.9%

Walked6.1%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	20,968	72.4%
Carpooled	3,591	12.4%
Public transit	563	1.9%
Walked	1,764	6.1%
Bicycle	229	0.8%
Worked from home	1,671	5.8%
Other means	168	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14,460	53.0%
15 to 29 min	7,448	27.3%
30 to 44 min	2,532	9.3%
45 to 59 min	949	3.5%
60+ min	1,894	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 29.6% (17,076 of 57,715)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,566	47.5%
Nonfamily households	13,883	52.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	26,449	86.4%
Vacant	4,173	13.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,621	51.5%
Renter-occupied	12,828	48.5%

1-unit, detached63.5%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units11.5%

5 to 19 units13.3%

20 or more units5.9%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	19,458	63.5%
1-unit, attached	831	2.7%
2 to 4 units	3,511	11.5%
5 to 19 units	4,068	13.3%
20 or more units	1,818	5.9%
Mobile home & other	936	3.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1851876
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 27 sq mi
Water area: 0.2 sq mi
Center point: 40.1988, -85.3951