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Warren County

Indiana · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
8,464
Median household income
$82,425
People below poverty
11%
Median home value
$182,500

Income

The median income of households in Warren County, Indiana was $82,425. An estimated 2.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in Warren County, Indiana in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.1
$10,000 to $14,999 4.2
$15,000 to $24,999 4.7
$25,000 to $34,999 6
$35,000 to $49,999 11
$50,000 to $74,999 17.9
$75,000 to $99,999 11.2
$100,000 to $149,999 28.6
$150,000 to $199,999 8.5
$200,000 or more 5.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in Warren County, Indiana in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 65056
Female 49803

An estimated 76.9% of households received earnings. An estimated 38.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 23.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,042. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in Warren County, Indiana in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 76.9
Social Security 38.3
Retirement income 23.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.6
Cash public assistance income 0.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 11 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 14.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 6.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 11.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in Warren County, Indiana in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 11
Children under 18 years below poverty 14.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 6.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 11.2

In 2020-2024, 7.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 71.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 28% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 20.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in Warren County, Indiana in 2020-2024, 96.1% had health insurance coverage and 3.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 73.4% and public coverage was 38.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.6%.


In 2020-2024, Warren County, Indiana had a total population of 8,464 - 4,204 (49.7%) females and 4,260 (50.3%) males. The median age was 43.5 years. An estimated 21.7% of the population was under 18 years, 28% was 19 to 44 years, 27.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 21.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for Warren County, Indiana in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 188 202
5 to 9 255 346
10 to 14 297 210
15 to 19 253 235
20 to 24 214 174
25 to 29 237 220
30 to 34 233 258
35 to 39 236 286
40 to 44 280 231
45 to 49 232 217
50 to 54 318 275
55 to 59 426 307
60 to 64 254 268
65 to 69 285 263
70 to 74 211 258
75 to 79 175 238
80 to 84 121 73
85 and over 45 143

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 94.8% were White; 0.1% were Black or African American; 18.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.5% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.5% of the people in Warren County, Indiana were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 94.2% of the people in Warren County, Indiana were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 3,359 households in Warren County, Indiana. The average household size was 2.49 people.

Married-couple households made up 56.7% of the households in Warren County, Indiana while cohabiting couple households made up 7.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 18% of all households, while 17.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 25.8% of all households.

In Warren County, Indiana, 28.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 35.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in Warren County, Indiana in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 56.7
Cohabiting Couples 7.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
18

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 57.9% of males and 56.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 26.5 20.9
Now married, except separated 57.9 56.2
Separated 1.1 0.7
Widowed 2.8 10.8
Divorced 11.7 11.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In Warren County, Indiana, 146 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 44.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.9% of the people living in Warren County, Indiana were U.S. natives. 61% of the Warren County, Indiana population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.1% of Warren County, Indiana residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 84.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 69.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of Warren County, Indiana come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for Warren County, Indiana.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in Warren County, Indiana in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 27.4
Asia 17.9
Europe 52.6
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 2.1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in Warren County, Indiana in 2020-2024, 2.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.6% of people at least five years old; 0.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in Warren County, Indiana in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.6
Other Indo-European languages 1.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.1
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.3 % of the people at least one year old living in Warren County, Indiana were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of Warren County, Indiana in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.3
Different house, same county 2.6
Different county, same state 4.6
Different state 1.5
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 92.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 17.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 7.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in Warren County, Indiana was 1,765 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 62 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,524. College or graduate school enrollment was 179.

Educational Attainment of People in Warren County, Indiana in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 7.2
High school diploma or equivalency 43.2
Some college, no degree 18.1
Associate's degree 14.1
Bachelor's degree 11.5
Graduate or professional degree 6

Disability

In Warren County, Indiana, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 19.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 12.4% of people under 18 years old, to 13.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 42% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In Warren County, Indiana, 61.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 35.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,355 79.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 664 15.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 208 4.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in Warren County, Indiana worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in Warren County, Indiana in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 4.1
Construction 9.4
Manufacturing 24.4
Wholesale trade 1.9
Retail trade 14
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.6
Information 1.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 4.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 2.7
Other Services, except public administration 3.3
Public administration 5.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in Warren County, Indiana in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,232 29.1
Service occupations 594 14
Sales and office occupations 832 19.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 584 13.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 988 23.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 74.6% of Warren County, Indiana workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 17.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in Warren County, Indiana in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 74.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 17.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1.5
Other means 0.1
Worked from home 6.4

In 2020-2024, Warren County, Indiana had a total of 3,706 housing units. Of these housing units, 89.9% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 5.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 4.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in Warren County, Indiana in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 89.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 5.5
Mobile homes 4.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

6.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 23.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in Warren County, Indiana was 6.6 rooms, and of these housing units 71.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, Warren County, Indiana had 3,359 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 347 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 82.4% while renters occupied 17.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.54 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.28.

1.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 13.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.1% and another 38.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in Warren County, Indiana:

House Heating Fuel Used in Warren County, Indiana in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 71.7
Electricity 18.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.6
All other fuels 8.2
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in Warren County, Indiana was $182,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 58.2 % had a mortgage. 41.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,267 and for owners without a mortgage it was $490.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for Warren County, Indiana was $830. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.