French Lick

Population: 1,790
Median household income: $54,412
Median home value: $79,600

French Lick, a community in Orange County, Indiana, has 1,790 residents. At $54,412, its median household income sits below Orange County's $64,758.

Between 2019 and 2023, French Lick's population declined 2.8% from 1,841 to 1,790, while its median home value rose 6.1% from $75,000 to $79,600.

The median resident is 41.5 years old. The largest age group is 35 to 44, 21.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,790
Median age: 41.5 yrs
Median household income: $54,412
Median home value: $79,600
Median gross rent: $770
Housing units: 1,012
Homeownership rate: 66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8411,790

Median household income

$37,337$54,412

Median home value

$75,000$79,600

Median gross rent

$674$770

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,841	$37,337	$75,000	$674
2020	1,792	$43,854	$70,000	$707
2021	1,739	$50,855	$70,600	$742
2022	1,752	$55,074	$80,000	$790
2023	1,790	$54,412	$79,600	$770

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1714.6%

18 to 243.8%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4421.2%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 647.7%

65 to 7414.4%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	131	7.3%
5 to 17	261	14.6%
18 to 24	68	3.8%
25 to 34	212	11.8%
35 to 44	379	21.2%
45 to 54	166	9.3%
55 to 64	137	7.7%
65 to 74	258	14.4%
75 and over	178	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,318	73.6%
Black or African American	248	13.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	21	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	106	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	96	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.9%

High school graduate39.5%

Some college or associate's33.8%

Bachelor's degree7.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	212	15.9%
High school graduate	525	39.5%
Some college or associate's	449	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	100	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	44	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone84.2%

Carpooled6.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	796	84.2%
Carpooled	64	6.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	46	4.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	39	4.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	592	65.3%
15 to 29 min	108	11.9%
30 to 44 min	123	13.6%
45 to 59 min	41	4.5%
60+ min	42	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.96
Poverty rate: 11.0% (188 of 1,708)

	Count	Share
Family households	477	54.8%
Nonfamily households	393	45.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	870	86.0%
Vacant	142	14.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	580	66.7%
Renter-occupied	290	33.3%

1-unit, detached71.8%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units8.3%

5 to 19 units3.6%

20 or more units7.4%

Mobile home & other8.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	727	71.8%
1-unit, attached	5	0.5%
2 to 4 units	84	8.3%
5 to 19 units	36	3.6%
20 or more units	75	7.4%
Mobile home & other	85	8.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1825972
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.82 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.5456, -86.6191