Vigo County, Indiana

18 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 106,201
Median household income: $52,525
Median home value: $140,400

Vigo County is a county in Indiana with a population of 106,201. 18 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $52,525 is below the Indiana median ($70,051).

From 2019 to 2023, Vigo County's population declined 1.2% from 107,459 to 106,201, while its median household income rose 16.1% from $45,230 to $52,525.

The median resident is 36.4 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 106,201
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $52,525
Median home value: $140,400
Median gross rent: $879
Housing units: 46,937
Homeownership rate: 63.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

107,459106,201

Median household income

$45,230$52,525

Median home value

$97,500$140,400

Median gross rent

$746$879

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	107,459	$45,230	$97,500	$746
2020	107,305	$47,261	$105,200	$761
2021	106,523	$48,552	$114,000	$792
2022	106,355	$52,789	$130,300	$853
2023	106,201	$52,525	$140,400	$879

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1715.2%

18 to 2415.0%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,744	5.4%
5 to 17	16,134	15.2%
18 to 24	15,904	15.0%
25 to 34	13,701	12.9%
35 to 44	12,414	11.7%
45 to 54	11,746	11.1%
55 to 64	12,451	11.7%
65 to 74	10,473	9.9%
75 and over	7,634	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	89,504	84.3%
Black or African American	6,485	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	136	0.1%
Asian	2,212	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	109	0.1%
Some other race	359	0.3%
Two or more races	4,089	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,307	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate33.6%

Some college or associate's31.0%

Bachelor's degree15.4%

Graduate or professional degree10.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	6,560	9.6%
High school graduate	22,963	33.6%
Some college or associate's	21,195	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	10,536	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7,165	10.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone77.5%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit0.9%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	36,244	77.5%
Carpooled	5,456	11.7%
Public transit	420	0.9%
Walked	1,674	3.6%
Bicycle	272	0.6%
Worked from home	2,232	4.8%
Other means	498	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	17,658	39.6%
15 to 29 min	18,762	42.1%
30 to 44 min	4,592	10.3%
45 to 59 min	1,487	3.3%
60+ min	2,065	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 20.0% (19,750 of 98,608)

	Count	Share
Family households	23,534	55.3%
Nonfamily households	19,061	44.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	42,595	90.7%
Vacant	4,342	9.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	26,984	63.4%
Renter-occupied	15,611	36.6%

1-unit, detached71.4%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units10.2%

5 to 19 units7.7%

20 or more units5.8%

Mobile home & other2.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	33,519	71.4%
1-unit, attached	1,144	2.4%
2 to 4 units	4,807	10.2%
5 to 19 units	3,617	7.7%
20 or more units	2,708	5.8%
Mobile home & other	1,142	2.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 18167
State: Indiana
Land area: 404 sq mi
Water area: 6.82 sq mi
Center point: 39.4309, -87.3910