Parke County, Indiana

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 16,346
Median household income: $66,776
Median home value: $139,300

Parke County, Indiana counts 16,346 residents. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $66,776 runs below the Indiana figure of $70,051.

From 2019 to 2023, Parke County's population declined 3.5% from 16,946 to 16,346, while its median household income rose 26.9% from $52,618 to $66,776.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.4% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 94.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,346
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $66,776
Median home value: $139,300
Median gross rent: $731
Housing units: 7,625
Homeownership rate: 81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,94616,346

Median household income

$52,618$66,776

Median home value

$88,900$139,300

Median gross rent

$619$731

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,946	$52,618	$88,900	$619
2020	16,912	$55,853	$96,400	$759
2021	16,316	$57,156	$103,400	$801
2022	16,327	$63,393	$121,500	$780
2023	16,346	$66,776	$139,300	$731

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7412.2%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	944	5.8%
5 to 17	2,684	16.4%
18 to 24	1,179	7.2%
25 to 34	2,048	12.5%
35 to 44	1,790	11.0%
45 to 54	1,981	12.1%
55 to 64	2,411	14.7%
65 to 74	2,000	12.2%
75 and over	1,309	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,425	94.4%
Black or African American	367	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.0%
Two or more races	277	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	264	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.9%

High school graduate39.7%

Some college or associate's30.1%

Bachelor's degree7.8%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,839	15.9%
High school graduate	4,582	39.7%
Some college or associate's	3,478	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	904	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	736	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone71.0%

Carpooled12.3%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.7%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,503	71.0%
Carpooled	780	12.3%
Public transit	16	0.3%
Walked	183	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	806	12.7%
Other means	58	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,473	26.6%
15 to 29 min	1,500	27.1%
30 to 44 min	1,201	21.7%
45 to 59 min	766	13.8%
60+ min	600	10.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 17.2% (2,623 of 15,279)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,223	70.6%
Nonfamily households	1,762	29.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,985	78.5%
Vacant	1,640	21.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,885	81.6%
Renter-occupied	1,100	18.4%

1-unit, detached78.3%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other14.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,969	78.3%
1-unit, attached	225	3.0%
2 to 4 units	166	2.2%
5 to 19 units	61	0.8%
20 or more units	126	1.7%
Mobile home & other	1,078	14.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 18121
State: Indiana
Land area: 445 sq mi
Water area: 5.27 sq mi
Center point: 39.7743, -87.1970