Starke County, Indiana

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 23,300
Median household income: $62,933
Median home value: $148,400

Starke County is a county in Indiana with a population of 23,300. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. At $62,933, its median household income sits below Indiana's $70,051.

From 2019 to 2023, Starke County's population grew 1.5% from 22,952 to 23,300, while its median household income rose 22.9% from $51,190 to $62,933.

Owners occupy 83.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 23,300
Median age: 41.9 yrs
Median household income: $62,933
Median home value: $148,400
Median gross rent: $690
Housing units: 11,214
Homeownership rate: 83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

22,95223,300

Median household income

$51,190$62,933

Median home value

$115,500$148,400

Median gross rent

$697$690

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	22,952	$51,190	$115,500	$697
2020	22,996	$49,705	$111,100	$684
2021	23,275	$52,802	$118,600	$684
2022	23,308	$59,916	$145,600	$656
2023	23,300	$62,933	$148,400	$690

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,380	5.9%
5 to 17	3,939	16.9%
18 to 24	1,680	7.2%
25 to 34	2,709	11.6%
35 to 44	2,699	11.6%
45 to 54	2,912	12.5%
55 to 64	3,350	14.4%
65 to 74	2,861	12.3%
75 and over	1,770	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,461	92.1%
Black or African American	100	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.0%
Asian	68	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	43	0.2%
Two or more races	657	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	962	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.2%

High school graduate43.6%

Some college or associate's29.7%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,307	14.2%
High school graduate	7,104	43.6%
Some college or associate's	4,843	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,420	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	627	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone81.5%

Carpooled11.5%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,754	81.5%
Carpooled	1,097	11.5%
Public transit	29	0.3%
Walked	130	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	310	3.3%
Other means	193	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,757	30.0%
15 to 29 min	2,020	21.9%
30 to 44 min	2,085	22.7%
45 to 59 min	1,054	11.5%
60+ min	1,287	14.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 14.8% (3,426 of 23,086)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,667	64.7%
Nonfamily households	3,091	35.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,758	78.1%
Vacant	2,456	21.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,334	83.7%
Renter-occupied	1,424	16.3%

1-unit, detached85.4%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other8.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,572	85.4%
1-unit, attached	85	0.8%
2 to 4 units	310	2.8%
5 to 19 units	190	1.7%
20 or more units	91	0.8%
Mobile home & other	966	8.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 18149
State: Indiana
Land area: 309 sq mi
Water area: 3.06 sq mi
Center point: 41.2845, -86.6446