Wheatfield

Population: 841
Median household income: $80,625
Median home value: $191,900

Wheatfield, a community in Jasper County, Indiana, has 841 residents. The median household income of $80,625 is in line with the Jasper County median ($79,634).

From 2019 to 2023, Wheatfield's population declined 9.4% from 928 to 841, while its median home value rose 65.9% from $115,700 to $191,900.

The typical home was built around 1974. 10.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 841
Median age: 32.4 yrs
Median household income: $80,625
Median home value: $191,900
Median gross rent: $790
Housing units: 339
Homeownership rate: 80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

928841

Median household income

$45,526$80,625

Median home value

$115,700$191,900

Median gross rent

$718$790

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	928	$45,526	$115,700	$718
2020	701	$52,500	$107,900	$829
2021	735	$57,813	$137,500	$777
2022	853	$64,750	$162,500	$811
2023	841	$80,625	$191,900	$790

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

Age distribution

Under 58.2%

5 to 1720.2%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3417.7%

35 to 4414.9%

45 to 548.7%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 744.5%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	69	8.2%
5 to 17	170	20.2%
18 to 24	81	9.6%
25 to 34	149	17.7%
35 to 44	125	14.9%
45 to 54	73	8.7%
55 to 64	85	10.1%
65 to 74	38	4.5%
75 and over	51	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	724	86.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	25	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	90	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate41.8%

Some college or associate's38.2%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree0.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	35	6.7%
High school graduate	218	41.8%
Some college or associate's	199	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	65	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4	0.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone80.6%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	319	80.6%
Carpooled	40	10.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	27	6.8%
Other means	10	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	122	33.1%
15 to 29 min	63	17.1%
30 to 44 min	72	19.5%
45 to 59 min	77	20.9%
60+ min	35	9.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.78
Poverty rate: 10.5% (88 of 841)

	Count	Share
Family households	232	76.6%
Nonfamily households	71	23.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	303	89.4%
Vacant	36	10.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	245	80.9%
Renter-occupied	58	19.1%

1-unit, detached84.1%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	285	84.1%
1-unit, attached	6	1.8%
2 to 4 units	31	9.1%
5 to 19 units	5	1.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12	3.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1883528
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.59 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.1911, -87.0531