COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Dubois County

Indiana · 36,616 residents · 427 sq mi

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With 36,616 people, Dubois County is a county in Indiana. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $57,200. The poverty rate is 6.1%, under the national 13.2%. Renters pay $316 a month at the median.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

36,616

−8%vs 2000

vs 39,674 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.0

−11%vs 2000

vs 36.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

427 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202444K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.1%(2,950)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(2,911)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(2,866)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(2,509)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(2,459)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.8%(6,529)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(5,300)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(3,546)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(3,029)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.6%(2,416)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.2%(1,525)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(576)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,227

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,169 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,942

−36%vs 2000

vs $20,225 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.1%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$57,200

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $92,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$316

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $440 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.7%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.0% in 2000

21.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.5%(38,266)

Black0.1%(53)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(1,103)

Asian0.2%(74)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(36,437)

Black0.1%(23)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(184)

Asian0.1%(46)

Other0.3%(110)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American4.5%(1,974)

Mexican4%(1,744)

Salvadoran3.9%(1,680)

Puerto Rican0.9%(390)

Guatemalan0.6%(245)

Cuban0.3%(141)

South American0.2%(94)

Colombian0.2%(70)

Honduran0.1%(49)

Venezuelan0.1%(24)

Spaniard0%(9)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.1%(42)

Chinese0.1%(40)

Laotian0.1%(30)

Bangladeshi0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Marshallese0%(6)

Native Hawaiian0%(5)

Ancestry

German46.7%(20,369)

English11.4%(4,970)

Irish8.6%(3,738)

American6.2%(2,692)

French1.3%(555)

Polish0.9%(397)

Scottish0.9%(388)

Italian0.5%(207)

Dutch0.4%(172)

Finnish0.4%(171)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(166)

Norwegian0.4%(164)

+ 16 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.3%(127)

Russian0.2%(88)

Welsh0.1%(60)

British0.1%(48)

Hungarian0.1%(47)

Austrian0.1%(43)

Swedish0.1%(43)

Subsaharan African0.1%(37)

Portuguese0.1%(32)

Romanian0.1%(32)

West Indian0%(13)

Haitian0%(13)

Lithuanian0%(9)

Croatian0%(8)

Greek0%(7)

French Canadian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Central American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.9%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.2%

−7.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.5%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.1 min

+41%vs 2000

vs 12.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married29%(5,136)

Married58%(10,272)

Widowed2.4%(426)

Divorced10.7%(1,890)

Women 15+

Never married24%(4,150)

Married56.6%(9,788)

Widowed8%(1,380)

Divorced11.3%(1,961)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.2%

−3.8 ptssince 2013

from 9.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.2%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 68.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.3%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.4%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.4%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.7%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 79.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.4%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 27.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)14.3%(333)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.6%(339)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.6%(849)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.3%(124)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,322 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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