COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mentone vs Wabash
PLACE A
Mentone, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Wabash, Indiana
Mentone is 91% smaller than Wabash. Mentone earns more, with a median household income $6,590 higher.
MENTONEWABASHDIFFERENCE
Total population92310,190−91% vs Wabash
Population density1,5831,057+527
Population growth-5.8%-2.1%−3.7 pts
Median age42.640.3+2.3
Male55.7%49.4%+6.3 pts
Female44.3%50.6%−6.3 pts
Foreign-born3.4%1.7%+1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.5%90.4%+3.1 pts
Black0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.0%5.6%−1.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other2.5%3.3%−0.9 pts
Median household income$60,000$53,410+$6,590
Per capita income$33,639$32,760+$879
Poverty rate7.4%14.0%−6.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3290.468−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.6%23.4%−11.8 pts
Graduate degree5.9%6.8%−0.9 pts
Unemployment rate2.0%4.4%−2.4 pts
Labor force participation67.8%57.5%+10.4 pts
Median home value$112,000$116,500−$4,500
Median gross rent$797$739+$58
Owner-occupied71.7%70.6%+1.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.4%9.9%+1.5 pts
Rent-burdened households27.4%34.3%−6.9 pts
Average commute25.916.5+9.3
Worked from home7.0%3.1%+4.0 pts
Public transit to work0.5%0.4%+0.1 pts
Uninsured7.4%3.6%+3.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025