Roachdale

Population: 769
Median household income: $60,769
Median home value: $116,600

Roachdale, a community in Putnam County, Indiana, has 769 residents. The median household income of $60,769 is below the Putnam County median ($76,182).

Between 2019 and 2023, Roachdale's population declined 1.5% from 781 to 769, while its median home value rose 48.3% from $78,600 to $116,600.

The typical home was built around 1957. 26.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 769
Median age: 31.7 yrs
Median household income: $60,769
Median home value: $116,600
Median gross rent: $997
Housing units: 350
Homeownership rate: 67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

781769

Median household income

$53,125$60,769

Median home value

$78,600$116,600

Median gross rent

$919$997

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	781	$53,125	$78,600	$919
2020	695	$48,636	$82,300	$930
2021	799	$58,114	$97,500	$893
2022	786	$63,088	$116,100	$972
2023	769	$60,769	$116,600	$997

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1723.4%

18 to 2412.7%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 448.8%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	51	6.6%
5 to 17	180	23.4%
18 to 24	98	12.7%
25 to 34	101	13.1%
35 to 44	68	8.8%
45 to 54	73	9.5%
55 to 64	91	11.8%
65 to 74	73	9.5%
75 and over	34	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	763	99.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	6	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.3%

High school graduate42.0%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree9.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	63	14.3%
High school graduate	185	42.0%
Some college or associate's	133	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	40	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	19	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone93.7%

Carpooled2.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	312	93.7%
Carpooled	7	2.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	1.5%
Other means	9	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	64	19.5%
15 to 29 min	76	23.2%
30 to 44 min	125	38.1%
45 to 59 min	28	8.5%
60+ min	35	10.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 26.5% (204 of 769)

	Count	Share
Family households	223	72.9%
Nonfamily households	83	27.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	306	87.4%
Vacant	44	12.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	205	67.0%
Renter-occupied	101	33.0%

1-unit, detached86.0%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	301	86.0%
1-unit, attached	5	1.4%
2 to 4 units	8	2.3%
5 to 19 units	9	2.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27	7.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1864980
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.51 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.8492, -86.8005