COMPARING TWO PLACES
Burket vs Wabash
PLACE A
Burket, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Wabash, Indiana
Burket is 99% smaller than Wabash. Burket earns more, with a median household income $2,423 higher. Wabash has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -37%).
BURKETWABASHDIFFERENCE
Total population12110,190−99% vs Wabash
Population density1,7041,057+648
Population growth-36.9%-2.1%−34.8 pts
Median age50.540.3+10.2
Male45.8%49.4%−3.6 pts
Female54.2%50.6%+3.6 pts
Foreign-born1.5%1.7%−0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.6%90.4%+4.2 pts
Black3.4%0.3%+3.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.5%5.6%−4.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other0.5%3.3%−2.8 pts
Median household income$55,833$53,410+$2,423
Per capita income$35,728$32,760+$2,968
Poverty rate6.4%14.0%−7.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3540.468−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%23.4%−23.4 pts
Graduate degree0.0%6.8%−6.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Labor force participation78.5%57.5%+21.1 pts
Median home value$109,400$116,500−$7,100
Median gross rent$950$739+$211
Owner-occupied90.0%70.6%+19.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.3%9.9%+5.4 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%34.3%−34.3 pts
Average commute30.816.5+14.2
Worked from home29.5%3.1%+26.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured2.5%3.6%−1.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025