Loogootee

Population: 2,846
Median household income: $46,625
Median home value: $133,900

Loogootee is a community in Martin County, Indiana, home to 2,846 residents. At $46,625, its median household income sits below Martin County's $65,345.

From 2019 to 2023, Loogootee's population grew 10.5% from 2,575 to 2,846, while its median home value rose 52.3% from $87,900 to $133,900.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.4% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 92.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,846
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $46,625
Median home value: $133,900
Median gross rent: $755
Housing units: 1,278
Homeownership rate: 66.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5752,846

Median household income

$43,375$46,625

Median home value

$87,900$133,900

Median gross rent

$579$755

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,575	$43,375	$87,900	$579
2020	2,579	$42,500	$93,200	$580
2021	2,574	$42,279	$98,100	$587
2022	2,567	$46,136	$106,000	$631
2023	2,846	$46,625	$133,900	$755

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 2411.5%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 749.8%

75 and over11.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	177	6.2%
5 to 17	525	18.4%
18 to 24	328	11.5%
25 to 34	271	9.5%
35 to 44	280	9.8%
45 to 54	287	10.1%
55 to 64	386	13.6%
65 to 74	279	9.8%
75 and over	313	11.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,642	92.8%
Black or African American	9	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	128	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	67	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate37.7%

Some college or associate's40.5%

Bachelor's degree7.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	156	8.6%
High school graduate	684	37.7%
Some college or associate's	735	40.5%
Bachelor's degree	137	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	104	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone80.0%

Carpooled13.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.5%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	962	80.0%
Carpooled	156	13.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	42	3.5%
Other means	31	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	352	30.3%
15 to 29 min	299	25.8%
30 to 44 min	311	26.8%
45 to 59 min	131	11.3%
60+ min	67	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 30.2% (844 of 2,795)

	Count	Share
Family households	569	47.3%
Nonfamily households	635	52.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,204	94.2%
Vacant	74	5.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	802	66.6%
Renter-occupied	402	33.4%

1-unit, detached64.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units17.1%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other15.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	828	64.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	218	17.1%
5 to 19 units	30	2.3%
20 or more units	8	0.6%
Mobile home & other	194	15.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1844910
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.56 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.6757, -86.9141