Cayuga

Population: 1,135
Median household income: $52,393
Median home value: $81,000

Cayuga is a community in Vermillion County, Indiana, home to 1,135 residents. Its median household income of $52,393 runs below the Vermillion County figure of $59,363.

Between 2019 and 2023, Cayuga's population declined 10.1% from 1,263 to 1,135, while its median home value rose 14.9% from $70,500 to $81,000.

Owners occupy 75.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,135
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $52,393
Median home value: $81,000
Median gross rent: $894
Housing units: 491
Homeownership rate: 75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2631,135

Median household income

$48,125$52,393

Median home value

$70,500$81,000

Median gross rent

$771$894

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,263	$48,125	$70,500	$771
2020	1,282	$44,211	$71,900	$825
2021	1,221	$44,688	$67,500	$830
2022	1,158	$49,449	$73,900	$873
2023	1,135	$52,393	$81,000	$894

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

Age distribution

Under 58.7%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3411.2%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	99	8.7%
5 to 17	199	17.5%
18 to 24	93	8.2%
25 to 34	127	11.2%
35 to 44	114	10.0%
45 to 54	92	8.1%
55 to 64	141	12.4%
65 to 74	156	13.7%
75 and over	114	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,109	97.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.9%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	13	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate60.2%

Some college or associate's22.8%

Bachelor's degree5.6%

Graduate or professional degree0.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	77	10.3%
High school graduate	448	60.2%
Some college or associate's	170	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	42	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7	0.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.2%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	287	80.4%
Carpooled	30	8.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	33	9.2%
Other means	2	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	72	22.2%
15 to 29 min	146	45.1%
30 to 44 min	70	21.6%
45 to 59 min	28	8.6%
60+ min	8	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 12.1% (136 of 1,124)

	Count	Share
Family households	291	68.5%
Nonfamily households	134	31.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	425	86.6%
Vacant	66	13.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	322	75.8%
Renter-occupied	103	24.2%

1-unit, detached81.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other14.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	399	81.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12	2.4%
5 to 19 units	7	1.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	73	14.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1810954
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.01 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.9473, -87.4646