Birdseye

Population: 325
Median household income: $54,861
Median home value: $87,100

Birdseye is a community in Dubois County, Indiana, home to 325 residents. The median household income of $54,861 is below the Dubois County median ($71,918).

Between 2019 and 2023, Birdseye's population declined 38.6% from 529 to 325, while its median home value rose 5.7% from $82,400 to $87,100.

53.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1973.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 325
Median age: 31.6 yrs
Median household income: $54,861
Median home value: $87,100
Median gross rent: $425
Housing units: 124
Homeownership rate: 74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

529325

Median household income

$46,023$54,861

Median home value

$82,400$87,100

Median gross rent

$592$425

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	529	$46,023	$82,400	$592
2020	433	$45,000	$85,900	$565
2021	436	$53,333	$87,700	$569
2022	340	$55,000	$101,500	$525
2023	325	$54,861	$87,100	$425

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

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1722.2%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3418.2%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 648.6%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	26	8.0%
5 to 17	72	22.2%
18 to 24	24	7.4%
25 to 34	59	18.2%
35 to 44	32	9.8%
45 to 54	30	9.2%
55 to 64	28	8.6%
65 to 74	33	10.2%
75 and over	21	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	318	97.8%
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	3	0.9%
Two or more races	4	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.3%

High school graduate64.5%

Some college or associate's15.8%

Bachelor's degree4.9%

Graduate or professional degree0.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	29	14.3%
High school graduate	131	64.5%
Some college or associate's	32	15.8%
Bachelor's degree	10	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1	0.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone77.0%

Carpooled19.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	117	77.0%
Carpooled	29	19.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	2.6%
Other means	2	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	18	12.2%
15 to 29 min	74	50.0%
30 to 44 min	47	31.8%
45 to 59 min	5	3.4%
60+ min	4	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 12.9% (42 of 325)

	Count	Share
Family households	87	71.9%
Nonfamily households	34	28.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	121	97.6%
Vacant	3	2.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	90	74.4%
Renter-occupied	31	25.6%

1-unit, detached53.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units8.1%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other32.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	66	53.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5	4.0%
5 to 19 units	10	8.1%
20 or more units	3	2.4%
Mobile home & other	40	32.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1805374
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.64 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.3127, -86.6985