Wabash

Population: 10,378
Median household income: $54,199
Median home value: $115,000

Located in Wabash County, Indiana, Wabash is a community with a population of 10,378. Its median household income of $54,199 runs below the Wabash County figure of $68,414.

From 2019 to 2023, Wabash's population grew 2.9% from 10,089 to 10,378, while its median home value rose 39.6% from $82,400 to $115,000.

The median resident is 42.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,378
Median age: 42.2 yrs
Median household income: $54,199
Median home value: $115,000
Median gross rent: $677
Housing units: 5,006
Homeownership rate: 70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,08910,378

Median household income

$44,973$54,199

Median home value

$82,400$115,000

Median gross rent

$663$677

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,089	$44,973	$82,400	$663
2020	10,017	$45,267	$85,600	$677
2021	10,420	$47,132	$89,700	$606
2022	10,417	$51,127	$107,400	$594
2023	10,378	$54,199	$115,000	$677

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7412.1%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	525	5.1%
5 to 17	1,596	15.4%
18 to 24	718	6.9%
25 to 34	1,384	13.3%
35 to 44	1,401	13.5%
45 to 54	826	8.0%
55 to 64	1,573	15.2%
65 to 74	1,251	12.1%
75 and over	1,104	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,553	92.1%
Black or African American	22	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	44	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	250	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	509	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate42.5%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree15.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	780	10.3%
High school graduate	3,203	42.5%
Some college or associate's	1,907	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,135	15.1%
Graduate or professional degree	514	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone86.1%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home2.1%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,833	86.1%
Carpooled	368	8.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	125	2.8%
Bicycle	10	0.2%
Worked from home	93	2.1%
Other means	23	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,557	58.7%
15 to 29 min	827	19.0%
30 to 44 min	439	10.1%
45 to 59 min	282	6.5%
60+ min	254	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 12.5% (1,249 of 9,989)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,849	63.0%
Nonfamily households	1,673	37.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,522	90.3%
Vacant	484	9.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,207	70.9%
Renter-occupied	1,315	29.1%

1-unit, detached80.6%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units8.7%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,036	80.6%
1-unit, attached	91	1.8%
2 to 4 units	434	8.7%
5 to 19 units	303	6.1%
20 or more units	106	2.1%
Mobile home & other	36	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1879370
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.65 sq mi
Water area: 0.24 sq mi
Center point: 40.8028, -85.8292