Steuben County, Indiana

13 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 34,648
Median household income: $71,483
Median home value: $204,300

Steuben County, Indiana counts 34,648 residents. 13 cities and places have their primary county here. At $71,483, its median household income sits in line with Indiana's $70,051.

Between 2019 and 2023, Steuben County's population held roughly steady from 34,453 to 34,648, while its median household income rose 22.7% from $58,279 to $71,483.

Households average 2.41 people. The median gross rent is $921.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 34,648
Median age: 43.6 yrs
Median household income: $71,483
Median home value: $204,300
Median gross rent: $921
Housing units: 19,055
Homeownership rate: 80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

34,45334,648

Median household income

$58,279$71,483

Median home value

$148,800$204,300

Median gross rent

$783$921

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	34,453	$58,279	$148,800	$783
2020	34,591	$58,905	$154,300	$793
2021	34,379	$61,698	$162,800	$813
2022	34,507	$68,837	$187,500	$896
2023	34,648	$71,483	$204,300	$921

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 2411.5%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,689	4.9%
5 to 17	5,225	15.1%
18 to 24	3,969	11.5%
25 to 34	3,582	10.3%
35 to 44	3,445	9.9%
45 to 54	4,149	12.0%
55 to 64	5,203	15.0%
65 to 74	4,511	13.0%
75 and over	2,875	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	31,848	91.9%
Black or African American	263	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.0%
Asian	46	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.0%
Some other race	146	0.4%
Two or more races	844	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,488	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.9%

High school graduate37.3%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,871	7.9%
High school graduate	8,861	37.3%
Some college or associate's	7,169	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	3,794	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2,070	8.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone83.3%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.3%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,388	83.3%
Carpooled	1,211	7.5%
Public transit	50	0.3%
Walked	474	2.9%
Bicycle	83	0.5%
Worked from home	768	4.8%
Other means	99	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,495	42.4%
15 to 29 min	4,980	32.5%
30 to 44 min	1,959	12.8%
45 to 59 min	904	5.9%
60+ min	967	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 8.8% (2,912 of 33,046)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,092	66.1%
Nonfamily households	4,673	33.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,765	72.2%
Vacant	5,290	27.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,037	80.2%
Renter-occupied	2,728	19.8%

1-unit, detached77.4%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other13.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,750	77.4%
1-unit, attached	446	2.3%
2 to 4 units	568	3.0%
5 to 19 units	343	1.8%
20 or more units	394	2.1%
Mobile home & other	2,554	13.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 18151
State: Indiana
Land area: 309 sq mi
Water area: 14 sq mi
Center point: 41.6435, -85.0024