Grissom AFB

Population: 2,882
Median household income: $52,829
Median home value: $84,700

Located in Miami County, Indiana, Grissom AFB is a community with a population of 2,882. At $52,829, its median household income sits below Miami County's $61,130.

Between 2019 and 2023, Grissom AFB's population grew 17.5% from 2,453 to 2,882, while its median home value rose 43.3% from $59,100 to $84,700.

The median resident is 27.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 21.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,882
Median age: 27.0 yrs
Median household income: $52,829
Median home value: $84,700
Median gross rent: $864
Housing units: 958
Homeownership rate: 18.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4532,882

Median household income

$50,956$52,829

Median home value

$59,100$84,700

Median gross rent

$814$864

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,453	$50,956	$59,100	$814
2020	2,368	$56,250	$65,400	$850
2021	2,526	$48,920	$67,200	$803
2022	2,619	$53,542	$80,100	$872
2023	2,882	$52,829	$84,700	$864

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

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1721.9%

18 to 2417.5%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 648.0%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	226	7.8%
5 to 17	631	21.9%
18 to 24	505	17.5%
25 to 34	362	12.6%
35 to 44	381	13.2%
45 to 54	249	8.6%
55 to 64	231	8.0%
65 to 74	201	7.0%
75 and over	96	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,154	74.7%
Black or African American	148	5.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	24	0.8%
Two or more races	365	12.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	191	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate38.8%

Some college or associate's46.0%

Bachelor's degree4.9%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	156	10.3%
High school graduate	590	38.8%
Some college or associate's	699	46.0%
Bachelor's degree	75	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone79.2%

Carpooled19.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,057	79.2%
Carpooled	263	19.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	7	0.5%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	8	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	373	27.9%
15 to 29 min	627	47.0%
30 to 44 min	123	9.2%
45 to 59 min	28	2.1%
60+ min	184	13.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.14
Poverty rate: 15.6% (436 of 2,788)

	Count	Share
Family households	612	69.0%
Nonfamily households	275	31.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	887	92.6%
Vacant	71	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	167	18.8%
Renter-occupied	720	81.2%

1-unit, detached16.0%

1-unit, attached56.8%

2 to 4 units17.8%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units9.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	153	16.0%
1-unit, attached	544	56.8%
2 to 4 units	171	17.8%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	90	9.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1830060
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.6571, -86.1454