COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Posey County

Indiana · 25,968 residents · 409 sq mi

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Posey County is a county of 25,968 people in Indiana. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $58,600. Renters pay $309 a month at the median. The poverty rate is 7.6%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

25,968

−4%vs 2000

vs 27,061 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.4

−11%vs 2000

vs 37.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

409 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202425K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(1,979)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(2,064)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(2,103)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(1,814)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(1,495)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.5%(4,292)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(3,966)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.2%(2,913)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(2,241)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.9%(1,791)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.7%(955)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(355)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,530

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,209 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,879

−34%vs 2000

vs $19,516 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.6%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$58,600

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $87,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$309

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $419 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.3%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.8% in 2000

19.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.7%(26,443)

Black0.9%(231)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(118)

Asian0.2%(42)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(25,636)

Black1.2%(312)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(74)

Asian0%(10)

Other0%(10)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.6%(145)

Cuban0.4%(92)

Spaniard0.3%(75)

Puerto Rican0.2%(39)

South American0.1%(34)

Argentine0.1%(34)

Asian origin

Japanese0.1%(37)

Chinese0.1%(19)

Thai0.1%(16)

Filipino0.1%(13)

Ancestry

German34.3%(8,626)

English14%(3,514)

Irish10.5%(2,633)

American6.4%(1,609)

French2.6%(650)

Scottish2.2%(565)

Italian2%(497)

Dutch1.2%(309)

Polish0.9%(221)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(169)

Welsh0.5%(131)

Norwegian0.5%(119)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.4%(101)

Russian0.4%(89)

Subsaharan African0.3%(76)

British0.3%(69)

Slovak0.2%(55)

Swiss0.2%(49)

Ukrainian0.2%(40)

Ethiopian0.2%(38)

Greek0.1%(29)

Hungarian0.1%(29)

Czech0.1%(21)

Belgian0.1%(19)

Canadian0%(10)

Portuguese0%(9)

Croatian0%(8)

Lithuanian0%(8)

Slovene0%(7)

Danish0%(4)

French Canadian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.0%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.3%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.6%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.3 min

+35%vs 2000

vs 15.7 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 married24.3%(2,517)

Married60.2%(6,226)

Widowed2.9%(300)

Divorced12.6%(1,306)

Women 15+

Never married16.9%(1,746)

Married61.7%(6,359)

Widowed8.8%(906)

Divorced12.6%(1,301)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.2%

−4.8 ptssince 2013

from 8.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

64.0%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 66.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.0%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 11.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.4%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 20.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.1%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 12.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.2%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 75.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.5%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 30.9% 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)15.5%(220)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.7%(237)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era49.8%(705)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.6%(94)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(7)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,416 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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