COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Putnam County

Indiana · 30,315 residents · 481 sq mi

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Putnam County is home to 30,315 people in Indiana. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $51,500. 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are 5,704 fewer people here than in 2000. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.3% of residents.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% 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

30,315

−16%vs 2000

vs 36,019 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.2

−8%vs 2000

vs 35.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

481 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202437K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.1%(1,845)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(1,873)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(2,104)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.4%(2,843)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.6%(3,213)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(4,656)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.3%(4,021)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(3,112)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(2,796)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747%(2,135)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(1,326)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(391)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,708

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,882 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,154

−35%vs 2000

vs $17,163 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.3%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,500

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $94,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$345

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $462 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.9%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.6% in 2000

24.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.3%(33,972)

Black2.9%(1,044)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(412)

Asian0.5%(185)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.5%(29,257)

Black2.6%(787)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(226)

Asian0.5%(143)

Other0.4%(128)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.1%(410)

Puerto Rican0.2%(87)

Central American0.1%(47)

South American0.1%(42)

Peruvian0.1%(30)

Honduran0.1%(22)

Salvadoran0.1%(22)

Bolivian0%(12)

Guatemalan0%(3)

Asian origin

Korean0.3%(130)

Asian Indian0.3%(107)

Japanese0.3%(103)

Chinese0.3%(100)

Filipino0.2%(59)

Vietnamese0.1%(49)

Nepalese0%(1)

Ancestry

German13.5%(5,048)

American12.5%(4,660)

English11.9%(4,424)

Irish7.4%(2,758)

Scottish2.7%(1,023)

Italian2.1%(792)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(515)

Dutch1.1%(411)

Swedish1%(378)

French1%(366)

Polish0.6%(238)

Welsh0.6%(220)

+ 33 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.3%(103)

Hungarian0.2%(87)

West Indian0.2%(83)

Swiss0.2%(79)

Brazilian0.2%(76)

British0.2%(75)

Greek0.1%(55)

Norwegian0.1%(54)

Ukrainian0.1%(52)

Arab0.1%(44)

Canadian0.1%(44)

Romanian0.1%(44)

Jamaican0.1%(43)

French Canadian0.1%(42)

Haitian0.1%(40)

Czech0.1%(37)

Lithuanian0.1%(33)

Croatian0.1%(21)

Syrian0.1%(19)

Slovak0%(17)

Slovene0%(15)

Belgian0%(13)

Russian0%(12)

Portuguese0%(10)

Lebanese0%(9)

Austrian0%(9)

Egyptian0%(8)

Moroccan0%(8)

Danish0%(8)

Iranian0%(7)

Ghanaian0%(7)

Australian0%(6)

Serbian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.3%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.1%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.6%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.1 min

+17%vs 2000

vs 20.6 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 married35.6%(5,948)

Married50.1%(8,362)

Widowed2.4%(399)

Divorced11.9%(1,990)

Women 15+

Never married27.1%(3,977)

Married55.9%(8,207)

Widowed8.5%(1,250)

Divorced8.4%(1,238)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.6%

−8.8 ptssince 2013

from 13.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.4%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 62.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.3%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 17.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.4%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 19.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.0%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.5%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 77.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.8%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 32.8% 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)25%(632)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.9%(578)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25.1%(635)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.7%(69)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.6%(41)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,525 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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