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Vigo County

Indiana · 106,512 residents (2025 est.) · 404 sq mi
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Vigo County is a county of 106,109 people in Indiana. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $148,500. 3% of residents were born outside the United States. 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households here earn about 26% less than in Indiana as a whole. The median household earns $52,976, about 36% below the national median.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
106,109
Unchangedsince 2000
from 105,848 in 2000
106,512 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
263 / sq mi
+1%since 2009
from 261 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
36.3
+4%since 2000
from 34.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
404 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
105K106K107K108K109K19902000201020202024Vigo County
2024106K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.3%(5,641)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.5%(5,831)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.1%(6,509)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 197.7%(8,190)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 2410.9%(11,513)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.1%(13,893)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.7%(12,403)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.9%(11,562)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.4%(12,141)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410%(10,651)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845.4%(5,688)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2%(2,087)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$52,976
−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $33,184 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$30,731
+74%since 2000
from $17,620 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
35.0%
+14.0 ptssince 2009
from 21.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
19.2%
+5.1 ptssince 2000
from 14.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.478
+6%since 2010
from 0.452 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade14.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Information12.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade6.7%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance4.1%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services3.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration2.2%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.8%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.4%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.2%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$148,500
+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $71,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$924
+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $445 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
61.7%
−5.8 ptssince 2000
from 67.5% in 2000
38.3% rent
Vacancy rate
9.6%
−1.9 ptssince 2009
from 11.5% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.33 people
+1%since 2009
from 2.30 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
19.5%
−2.4 ptssince 2009
from 21.8% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
52.0%
+5.1 ptssince 2009
from 46.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.8
+19%since 2009
from 2.3 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
33
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic89.9%(95,184)
Black6%(6,334)
Hispanic / Latino1.2%(1,275)
Asian1.2%(1,288)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic84%(89,082)
Black5.8%(6,106)
Hispanic / Latino3.2%(3,411)
Asian2.1%(2,202)
Other5%(5,308)
Diversity Score
36
+34%since 2009
from 27 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
29
−12%since 2020
from 33 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican1.9%(2,054)
Puerto Rican0.4%(375)
Guatemalan0.2%(204)
Cuban0.1%(117)
Peruvian0.1%(65)
Colombian0.1%(64)
Dominican0%(42)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.6%(627)
Chinese0.4%(381)
Filipino0.3%(348)
Korean0.2%(176)
Taiwanese0.1%(126)
Vietnamese0.1%(101)
Nepalese0%(19)
Japanese0%(12)
Thai0%(12)
Burmese0%(1)
+ 1 more asian origin group with data
Pacific Islander origin
Tongan0%(24)
Fijian0%(20)
Ancestry
German16.2%(17,239)
English12.5%(13,299)
Irish11.8%(12,494)
American7.3%(7,745)
Italian3%(3,179)
Scottish2.9%(3,076)
French2.1%(2,199)
Polish1.4%(1,519)
Dutch1.2%(1,263)
Scotch-Irish1.1%(1,154)
Swedish0.8%(816)
Welsh0.7%(757)
+ 38 more ancestry groups with data
Hungarian0.5%(555)
Arab0.5%(550)
Norwegian0.4%(401)
Syrian0.2%(238)
Russian0.2%(228)
Czech0.2%(227)
British0.2%(213)
Lithuanian0.2%(195)
Swiss0.2%(182)
Iranian0.2%(168)
Canadian0.2%(161)
Belgian0.1%(159)
Greek0.1%(125)
West Indian0.1%(119)
Danish0.1%(98)
Lebanese0.1%(91)
Austrian0.1%(90)
Jamaican0.1%(88)
Ukrainian0.1%(85)
Portuguese0.1%(83)
Slovak0.1%(79)
Serbian0.1%(75)
Finnish0.1%(65)
Palestinian0.1%(56)
Slovene0%(40)
Romanian0%(34)
Ghanaian0%(30)
Croatian0%(27)
Armenian0%(18)
Israeli0%(8)
Haitian0%(7)
Kenyan0%(5)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
26.3%
+4.9 ptssince 2000
from 21.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.7%
+9.6 ptssince 2000
from 81.0% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
10.7%
+1.0 ptssince 2000
from 9.7% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
19.9 min
+62%since 2000
from 12.3 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
77.8%
−4.9 ptssince 2009
from 82.7% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
11.7%
+3.0 ptssince 2009
from 8.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
5.5%
+2.8 ptssince 2009
from 2.7% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.9%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 3.7% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.6% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
7.9%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 7.9% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.7%
−2.6 ptssince 2011
from 8.3% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
57.6%
−1.0 ptssince 2011
from 58.6% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.4%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 73.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
15.2%
+2.8 ptssince 2009
from 12.4% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
34.7%
+5.0 ptssince 2009
from 29.6% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.4%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 49.9% in 2009
Female
49.6%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 50.1% in 2009
Foreign born
3.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.1%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 10.6% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
18.5%
+2.2 ptssince 2012
from 16.3% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
7.9%
−7.8 ptssince 2013
from 15.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
86.2%
+13.6 ptssince 2017
from 72.6% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
93.6%
+3.1 ptssince 2020
from 90.5% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
82.7%
+2.1 ptssince 2020
from 80.6% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
95.2%
+0.4 ptssince 2016
from 94.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
2.3%
+0.3 ptssince 2016
from 2.0% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married42.9%(18,948)
Married41.1%(18,122)
Widowed3%(1,307)
Divorced13%(5,747)
Women 15+
Never married35.1%(15,463)
Married41.6%(18,291)
Widowed8.9%(3,920)
Divorced14.4%(6,330)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.9%
−7.8 ptssince 2013
from 15.7% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
48.3%
−5.1 ptssince 2020
from 53.4% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
14.4%
−1.4 ptssince 2020
from 15.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.5%
+0.2 ptssince 2020
from 19.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
27.6%
+5.0 ptssince 2020
from 22.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.7%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 3.3% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
61.1%
−6.6 ptssince 2020
from 67.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
44.5%
+4.8 ptssince 2020
from 39.7% 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)21.6%(1,296)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.1%(1,146)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.4%(2,182)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.4%(205)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(107)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 5,992 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Vigo County, Indiana?

Vigo County, Indiana has about 106,109 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Vigo County, Indiana?

The typical household in Vigo County, Indiana earns about $52,976 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Vigo County, Indiana expensive?

In Vigo County, Indiana, the median home is worth about $148,500, and the typical rent is about $924 a month.

How educated are people in Vigo County, Indiana?

About 26.3% of adults age 25 and over in Vigo County, Indiana hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Vigo County, Indiana?

About 19.2% of people in Vigo County, Indiana live below the federal poverty line.

Has Vigo County, Indiana grown since 1990?

Yes, Vigo County, Indiana has grown since 1990. The population has added about 2 residents, a change of about 0 percent over that period.

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