COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sweetser vs Wabash
PLACE A
Sweetser, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Wabash, Indiana
Sweetser is 90% smaller than Wabash. Sweetser earns more, with a median household income $27,215 higher. Wabash has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -13%).
SWEETSERWABASHDIFFERENCE
Total population1,06910,190−90% vs Wabash
Population density1,0611,057+4
Population growth-12.5%-2.1%−10.4 pts
Median age40.240.3−0.1
Male51.0%49.4%+1.6 pts
Female49.0%50.6%−1.6 pts
Foreign-born2.3%1.7%+0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.3%90.4%+1.0 pts
Black0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%5.6%−3.8 pts
Asian0.8%0.5%+0.4 pts
Other6.0%3.3%+2.7 pts
Median household income$80,625$53,410+$27,215
Per capita income$34,262$32,760+$1,502
Poverty rate11.8%14.0%−2.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3420.468−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher28.9%23.4%+5.5 pts
Graduate degree15.7%6.8%+8.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.7%4.4%−3.8 pts
Labor force participation69.7%57.5%+12.2 pts
Median home value$153,400$116,500+$36,900
Median gross rent$1,063$739+$324
Owner-occupied80.6%70.6%+10.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.6%9.9%−4.3 pts
Rent-burdened households45.5%34.3%+11.2 pts
Average commute21.516.5+5.0
Worked from home6.3%3.1%+3.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured9.1%3.6%+5.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025