Onward is home to 202 people in Indiana. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 4% of adults. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 121 people. 92% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 33.8, younger than the US median of 38.9. The poverty rate is 0.0%, under the national 12.5%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $78,125, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
4% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Owner-heavy
92% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Onward
What changed most since 1990
Population76 → 202(+166%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree0.0% → 3.6%(+3.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$49,501 → $78,125(+58%)US over the same years: +14%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.3%(2)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 6 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Onward, decade by decade
Onward population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
76
$49,501
$66,002
0.0%
6.4
2000
81
$74,005
$50,824
0.0%
8.9
2010
100
$51,331
$67,181
3.8%
4.9
2020
76
$60,835
–
6.3%
41.0
2024
202
$78,125
–
3.6%
50.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
