COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Noble County

Indiana · 37,877 residents · 411 sq mi

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Noble County is a county of 37,877 people in Indiana. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The typical home is worth $48,600. The population has fallen 18% since 2000. The poverty rate is 8.0%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

37,877

−18%vs 2000

vs 46,275 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.8

−5%vs 2000

vs 33.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

411 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202447K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(3,042)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(2,988)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.6%(3,254)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(2,946)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(2,496)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.3%(6,167)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(5,605)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(3,705)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(3,102)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.1%(2,678)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.7%(1,390)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(504)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,845

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,700 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,772

−34%vs 2000

vs $17,896 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.0%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$48,600

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $89,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$332

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $470 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.1%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.0% in 2000

21.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.2%(42,221)

Black0.4%(172)

Hispanic / Latino7.1%(3,299)

Asian0.4%(166)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99%(37,508)

Black0.1%(19)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(554)

Asian0.3%(114)

Other0.6%(236)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican10%(4,737)

Puerto Rican0.5%(232)

Spaniard0%(9)

South American0%(1)

Venezuelan0%(1)

Asian origin

Pakistani0.4%(167)

Filipino0.1%(41)

Chinese0.1%(28)

Korean0%(16)

Japanese0%(8)

Laotian0%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(124)

Chamorro0.2%(107)

Ancestry

German26%(12,347)

English11.2%(5,299)

Irish7.9%(3,775)

American6.4%(3,028)

Polish2.6%(1,240)

French2.5%(1,195)

Italian1.6%(772)

Scottish1.1%(533)

Dutch0.8%(402)

Arab0.8%(360)

Welsh0.7%(356)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(333)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.5%(227)

Swedish0.4%(208)

Hungarian0.4%(168)

Swiss0.3%(165)

Russian0.3%(159)

Croatian0.3%(122)

Ukrainian0.2%(103)

British0.2%(90)

French Canadian0.2%(74)

Moroccan0.1%(61)

Greek0.1%(54)

Romanian0.1%(51)

Egyptian0.1%(48)

Slovak0.1%(46)

Canadian0.1%(40)

Danish0.1%(33)

Belgian0.1%(25)

Czech0%(13)

Portuguese0%(13)

Lithuanian0%(11)

Austrian0%(7)

Subsaharan African0%(5)

Ethiopian0%(3)

West Indian0%(3)

Iranian0%(2)

Turkish0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.0%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.1%

−5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.4 min

+40%vs 2000

vs 14.6 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 married30.4%(5,791)

Married55.1%(10,505)

Widowed3.3%(625)

Divorced11.2%(2,140)

Women 15+

Never married22.4%(4,239)

Married55.8%(10,545)

Widowed9.2%(1,736)

Divorced12.6%(2,385)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.6%

−3.2 ptssince 2013

from 15.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.3%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 60.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.5%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 11.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.2%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.5%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.9%

−6.3 ptssince 2020

from 71.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.7%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 30.5% 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)15.2%(347)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.2%(460)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.5%(833)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.7%(16)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,282 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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