Wabash is a metro area of 30,844 people. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $157,200. 1% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. At a median age of 42.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,806, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wabash
What changed most since 1990
White share98.0% → 92.2%(−5.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population35,069 → 30,844(−12%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants74.3% → 80.5%(+6.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Among the 37 metro and micro areas based in Indiana
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)15.3%(235)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.4%(129)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.5%(624)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.3%(128)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,539 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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Over time
Wabash, decade by decade
Wabash population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
35,069
$64,139
$104,403
11.7%
4.9
2000
34,960
$73,619
$143,364
13.7%
8.1
2010
32,888
$62,084
$138,678
16.3%
11.2
2020
30,976
$68,569
$132,839
18.9%
18.0
2024
30,844
$66,806
$157,200
23.1%
18.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
