Pendleton is home to 5,321 people in Indiana. Growth has run 37% since 2000, or 1,448 more people. The foreign-born share is 2%. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 21% more than in Indiana as a whole. The typical home is worth $248,200, having more than doubled since 2000.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $86,806, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.8
US median: 38.9
Average education
34% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pendleton
What changed most since 1990
Population2,309 → 5,321(+130%)US over the same years: +35%
White share99.1% → 87.5%(−11.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Pendleton's population equals 4.0% of Madison County's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.5% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 7.6% of the county's.
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)49.6%(167)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)43.9%(148)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era6.5%(22)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 337 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
Pendleton, decade by decade
Pendleton 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
2,309
$70,003
$133,924
15.3%
2.3
2000
3,873
$84,168
$207,122
26.3%
5.0
2010
4,253
$74,327
$188,021
20.5%
9.5
2020
4,717
$79,629
$196,108
32.6%
17.1
2024
5,321
$86,806
$248,200
33.6%
28.1
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.
