COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mexico vs Wabash
PLACE A
Mexico, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Wabash, Indiana
Mexico is 91% smaller than Wabash. Mexico earns more, with a median household income $34,225 higher. Mexico has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -2%).
MEXICOWABASHDIFFERENCE
Total population90610,190−91% vs Wabash
Population density1651,057−892
Population growth9.4%-2.1%+11.6 pts
Median age46.540.3+6.2
Male57.7%49.4%+8.3 pts
Female42.3%50.6%−8.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.6%90.4%+2.2 pts
Black2.4%0.3%+2.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.6%−5.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other5.0%3.3%+1.6 pts
Median household income$87,635$53,410+$34,225
Per capita income$44,306$32,760+$11,546
Poverty rate2.1%14.0%−11.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3180.468−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%23.4%−0.5 pts
Graduate degree3.9%6.8%−2.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Labor force participation45.3%57.5%−12.2 pts
Median home value$108,400$116,500−$8,100
Median gross rent$600$739−$139
Owner-occupied85.3%70.6%+14.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.9%9.9%+4.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%34.3%−34.3 pts
Average commute17.416.5+0.9
Worked from home2.6%3.1%−0.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024