Sullivan

Population: 4,250
Median household income: $44,313
Median home value: $97,000

Located in Sullivan County, Indiana, Sullivan is a community with a population of 4,250. At $44,313, its median household income sits below Sullivan County's $54,985.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sullivan's population grew 4.1% from 4,082 to 4,250, while its median home value rose 31.6% from $73,700 to $97,000.

Owners occupy 63.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 32.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,250
Median age: 32.9 yrs
Median household income: $44,313
Median home value: $97,000
Median gross rent: $836
Housing units: 2,044
Homeownership rate: 63.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,0824,250

Median household income

$34,402$44,313

Median home value

$73,700$97,000

Median gross rent

$616$836

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,082	$34,402	$73,700	$616
2020	4,081	$35,167	$81,200	$633
2021	4,238	$33,824	$81,900	$705
2022	4,243	$44,227	$92,400	$823
2023	4,250	$44,313	$97,000	$836

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

Age distribution

Under 510.3%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 547.8%

55 to 649.6%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	437	10.3%
5 to 17	855	20.1%
18 to 24	396	9.3%
25 to 34	525	12.4%
35 to 44	450	10.6%
45 to 54	330	7.8%
55 to 64	406	9.6%
65 to 74	438	10.3%
75 and over	413	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,952	93.0%
Black or African American	4	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	24	0.6%
Two or more races	241	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	29	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate45.2%

Some college or associate's37.4%

Bachelor's degree6.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	178	6.9%
High school graduate	1,158	45.2%
Some college or associate's	959	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	171	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	96	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone88.2%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,643	88.2%
Carpooled	98	5.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	23	1.2%
Worked from home	99	5.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	897	50.9%
15 to 29 min	361	20.5%
30 to 44 min	234	13.3%
45 to 59 min	178	10.1%
60+ min	94	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 20.6% (854 of 4,143)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,060	64.8%
Nonfamily households	575	35.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,635	80.0%
Vacant	409	20.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,034	63.2%
Renter-occupied	601	36.8%

1-unit, detached69.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units3.8%

20 or more units10.0%

Mobile home & other9.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,427	69.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	153	7.5%
5 to 19 units	77	3.8%
20 or more units	204	10.0%
Mobile home & other	183	9.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1874006
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.87 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.0973, -87.4073