Fountain County, Indiana

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 16,546
Median household income: $62,526
Median home value: $133,200

Fountain County is a county in Indiana with a population of 16,546. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. At $62,526, its median household income sits below Indiana's $70,051.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fountain County's population held roughly steady from 16,430 to 16,546, while its median household income rose 18.3% from $52,874 to $62,526.

Owners occupy 74.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,546
Median age: 42.8 yrs
Median household income: $62,526
Median home value: $133,200
Median gross rent: $837
Housing units: 7,823
Homeownership rate: 74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,43016,546

Median household income

$52,874$62,526

Median home value

$103,000$133,200

Median gross rent

$674$837

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,430	$52,874	$103,000	$674
2020	16,456	$52,334	$107,600	$691
2021	16,422	$54,475	$111,400	$723
2022	16,468	$60,559	$123,400	$793
2023	16,546	$62,526	$133,200	$837

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,061	6.4%
5 to 17	2,598	15.7%
18 to 24	1,245	7.5%
25 to 34	2,013	12.2%
35 to 44	1,869	11.3%
45 to 54	2,124	12.8%
55 to 64	2,382	14.4%
65 to 74	1,859	11.2%
75 and over	1,395	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,545	94.0%
Black or African American	127	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.1%
Asian	46	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	82	0.5%
Two or more races	260	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	472	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate44.0%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree8.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,204	10.3%
High school graduate	5,121	44.0%
Some college or associate's	3,725	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	988	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	604	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone80.2%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.4%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,102	80.2%
Carpooled	767	10.1%
Public transit	27	0.4%
Walked	247	3.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	426	5.6%
Other means	43	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,419	33.7%
15 to 29 min	1,947	27.1%
30 to 44 min	1,721	23.9%
45 to 59 min	719	10.0%
60+ min	380	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 12.4% (2,032 of 16,348)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,653	67.9%
Nonfamily households	2,201	32.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,854	87.6%
Vacant	969	12.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,123	74.7%
Renter-occupied	1,731	25.3%

1-unit, detached78.6%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units8.7%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other10.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,148	78.6%
1-unit, attached	66	0.8%
2 to 4 units	679	8.7%
5 to 19 units	88	1.1%
20 or more units	47	0.6%
Mobile home & other	795	10.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 18045
State: Indiana
Land area: 396 sq mi
Water area: 2.21 sq mi
Center point: 40.1212, -87.2349