COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Jennings County

Indiana · 23,661 residents · 377 sq mi

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With 23,661 people, Jennings County is a county in Indiana. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. The typical home is worth $43,600. Median rent is $322 a month. That trails the Indiana median by roughly 15%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

23,661

−14%vs 2000

vs 27,554 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.1

−4%vs 2000

vs 34.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

377 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202428K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(1,658)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(1,642)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(1,887)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.2%(1,941)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(1,591)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.2%(3,834)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.9%(3,528)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.7%(2,759)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(2,088)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.8%(1,620)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.7%(879)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(234)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,617

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,402 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,333

−39%vs 2000

vs $17,059 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.8%

+3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,600

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $77,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$322

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $490 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.0%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.1% in 2000

20.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.1%(26,745)

Black0.7%(205)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(193)

Asian0.2%(68)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(23,441)

Black0.5%(126)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(46)

Asian0.1%(30)

Other0.3%(64)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.9%(795)

Central American0.2%(45)

Salvadoran0.2%(45)

Puerto Rican0%(10)

Asian origin

Chinese0.3%(85)

Japanese0.1%(33)

Burmese0%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0%(8)

Ancestry

German20.8%(5,742)

American14.3%(3,948)

English13.3%(3,653)

Irish11.2%(3,077)

Scottish1.6%(429)

Dutch1.3%(365)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(339)

Italian1%(274)

French1%(271)

Polish0.6%(178)

Swedish0.5%(137)

British0.2%(66)

+ 13 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.2%(65)

Norwegian0.2%(53)

Swiss0.1%(39)

Arab0.1%(28)

Iraqi0.1%(28)

Greek0.1%(26)

French Canadian0.1%(24)

Subsaharan African0.1%(24)

Austrian0%(13)

Danish0%(12)

Finnish0%(7)

Nigerian0%(6)

Lithuanian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.5%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.1%

−12.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.4 min

+45%vs 2000

vs 16.9 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 married28.7%(3,238)

Married54.2%(6,117)

Widowed2.2%(251)

Divorced14.9%(1,677)

Women 15+

Never married23.5%(2,604)

Married51.4%(5,709)

Widowed9.2%(1,026)

Divorced15.9%(1,761)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.1%

−6.5 ptssince 2013

from 15.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.2%

−6.6 ptssince 2020

from 59.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.5%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 12.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.0%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 20.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.2%

+7.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.7%

−5.9 ptssince 2020

from 69.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.0%

+8.4 ptssince 2020

from 33.6% 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)20.8%(314)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.8%(389)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.6%(521)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.8%(57)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,507 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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