Harrison County, Indiana

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 39,785
Median household income: $72,468
Median home value: $219,200

Harrison County is a county in Indiana with a population of 39,785. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $72,468 runs in line with the Indiana figure of $70,051.

Between 2019 and 2023, Harrison County's population held roughly steady from 39,940 to 39,785, while its median household income rose 25.6% from $57,712 to $72,468.

79.9% of workers drive to work alone. 79.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 39,785
Median age: 43.0 yrs
Median household income: $72,468
Median home value: $219,200
Median gross rent: $861
Housing units: 16,842
Homeownership rate: 84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

39,94039,785

Median household income

$57,712$72,468

Median home value

$151,900$219,200

Median gross rent

$732$861

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	39,940	$57,712	$151,900	$732
2020	40,164	$59,169	$159,500	$784
2021	39,516	$63,586	$169,400	$820
2022	39,684	$71,302	$202,900	$847
2023	39,785	$72,468	$219,200	$861

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,135	5.4%
5 to 17	6,758	17.0%
18 to 24	2,748	6.9%
25 to 34	4,419	11.1%
35 to 44	5,236	13.2%
45 to 54	5,047	12.7%
55 to 64	5,982	15.0%
65 to 74	4,527	11.4%
75 and over	2,933	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	37,613	94.5%
Black or African American	351	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.0%
Asian	255	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	46	0.1%
Two or more races	594	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	913	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate39.7%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree14.9%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,313	8.2%
High school graduate	11,185	39.7%
Some college or associate's	8,452	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	4,182	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2,012	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,512	79.9%
Carpooled	1,924	10.6%
Public transit	1	0.0%
Walked	163	0.9%
Bicycle	4	0.0%
Worked from home	1,545	8.5%
Other means	14	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,424	20.6%
15 to 29 min	4,009	24.1%
30 to 44 min	4,521	27.2%
45 to 59 min	2,922	17.6%
60+ min	1,742	10.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 7.5% (2,956 of 39,291)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,097	66.6%
Nonfamily households	5,057	33.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,154	90.0%
Vacant	1,688	10.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,786	84.4%
Renter-occupied	2,368	15.6%

1-unit, detached79.3%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other11.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,355	79.3%
1-unit, attached	343	2.0%
2 to 4 units	376	2.2%
5 to 19 units	408	2.4%
20 or more units	381	2.3%
Mobile home & other	1,979	11.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 18061
State: Indiana
Land area: 484 sq mi
Water area: 2.04 sq mi
Center point: 38.1865, -86.1038