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Wabash County, Indiana (IN)

County population in 2022: 31,254 (50% urban, 50% rural); it was 34,960 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 6,140
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 3,394
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 10,036
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,243 (it was 3,179 in 2000)
% of renters here:

24%
State:

30%

Land area: 413 sq. mi.

Water area: 7.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 76 people per square mile   (average).

March 2022 cost of living index in Wabash County: 75.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (28.5%), Educational, health and social services (25.7%), Retail trade (10.3%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 83%
  • Government: 11%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Wabash County, IN (2022)
    • 28,74092.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 9032.9%Hispanic or Latino
    • 7552.4%Two or more races
    • 3211.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 1170.4%Asian alone
    • 880.3%Some other race alone
    • 780.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
    • 200.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
Median resident age:

43.0 years
Indiana median age:

38.2 years
Males: 15,290  (48.9%)
Females: 15,964  (51.1%)
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Average household size:
Wabash County:

2.0 people
Indiana:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $65,811 ($40,413 in 1999)
This county:

$65,811
Indiana:

$66,785

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $560 (lower quartile is $449, upper quartile is $714)
This county:

$560
State:

$780


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $154,365 (it was $78,700 in 2000)
Wabash:

$154,365
Indiana:

$208,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $99,760 - $230,938

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $174,400
Here:

$174,400
State:

$257,916

Townhouses or other attached units: $141,546
Here:

$141,546
State:

$224,114

In 2-unit structures: $154,663
Here:

$154,663
State:

$175,375

Mobile homes: $28,267
Here:

$28,267
State:

$67,116

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,047
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $392

Institutionalized population: 926

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 1
  • Burglaries: 6
  • Thefts: 16
  • Auto thefts: 2

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 0
  • Robberies: 0
  • Assaults: 1
  • Burglaries: 5
  • Thefts: 18
  • Auto thefts: 1
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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2022: 32 buildings, average cost: $316,300
  • 2021: 37 buildings, average cost: $237,800
  • 2020: 39 buildings, average cost: $222,100
  • 2019: 33 buildings, average cost: $207,900
  • 2018: 21 buildings, average cost: $206,700
  • 2017: 35 buildings, average cost: $194,800
  • 2016: 28 buildings, average cost: $181,500
  • 2015: 20 buildings, average cost: $195,000
  • 2014: 24 buildings, average cost: $207,100
  • 2013: 24 buildings, average cost: $176,700
  • 2012: 20 buildings, average cost: $177,800
  • 2011: 23 buildings, average cost: $146,500
  • 2010: 23 buildings, average cost: $165,200
  • 2009: 34 buildings, average cost: $152,200
  • 2008: 18 buildings, average cost: $130,200
  • 2007: 57 buildings, average cost: $157,200
  • 2006: 39 buildings, average cost: $141,600
  • 2005: 55 buildings, average cost: $141,000
  • 2004: 74 buildings, average cost: $134,900
  • 2003: 78 buildings, average cost: $113,400
  • 2002: 123 buildings, average cost: $109,200
  • 2001: 101 buildings, average cost: $106,800
  • 2000: 88 buildings, average cost: $115,400
  • 1999: 99 buildings, average cost: $101,100
  • 1998: 74 buildings, average cost: $106,600
  • 1997: 123 buildings, average cost: $100,800
Number of permits per 10,000 Wabash, IN residents
Average permit cost in Wabash, IN

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $831 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $587 (0.5%)

Distribution of median household income in Wabash, IN in 2022
Distribution of house value in Wabash, IN in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Wabash, IN in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 11.2%
Wabash County:

11.2%
Indiana:

12.6%
(11.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 27.3% for Black residents, 18.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 6.6% for other race residents, 18.8% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 43.0 years old
(Males: 42.4 years old, Females: 44.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 44.9 years old, Black residents: 21.8 years old, American Indian residents: 31.0 years old, Asian residents: 20.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 19.7 years old, Other race residents: 23.8 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wabash County is $383 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $688 a month.

Cities in this county include: Wabash, North Manchester, La Fontaine, Laketon, Lagro, Somerset, Roann.

Wabash County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

2023 air pollution in Wabash County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.035 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.

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Neighboring counties: Dawson County, Nebraska , Gosper County, Nebraska , Northumberland County, Pennsylvania , Keith County, Nebraska , Sherman County, Nebraska .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.7%
Indiana:

2.8%

Unemployment by year in Wabash, IN
County total employment by year in Wabash, IN
County average yearly wages by year in Wabash, IN

Current college students: 1,794
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 332 (67.6% naturalized citizens)

Wabash County:

1.1%
Whole state:

6.1%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1292010 or later
  • 642000 to 2009
  • 751990 to 1999
  • 451980 to 1989
  • 471970 to 1979
  • 78Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.6%

Wabash County marital status for males Wabash County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 11,841
  • One, attached: 240
  • Two: 298
  • 3 or 4: 545
  • 5 to 9: 284
  • 10 to 19: 186
  • 20 to 49: 122
  • 50 or more: 64
  • Mobile homes: 634
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16

Housing units in Wabash County with a mortgage: 6,232 (601 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 527 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 436

Here:

1.4% with mortgage
State:

96.6% with mortgage

Religion statistics for Wabash County

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant7,31150
Mainline Protestant5,30027
Catholic1,0712
Black Protestant721
Other1-
None19,133-
Wabash County Religion Details
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 3
Wabash County:

0.91 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.73 / 10,000 pop.


Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
This county:

0.30 / 10,000 pop.
Indiana:

0.50 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 20
Wabash County:

6.08 / 10,000 pop.
Indiana:

3.57 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 18
This county:

5.48 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.78 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Wabash County:

9.6%
Indiana:

9.2%

Adult obesity rate:
Wabash County:

29.0%
State:

29.0%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

14.9%
State:

14.3%

Agriculture in Wabash County:

Average size of farms: 269 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $129,191
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $216.29
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.38%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 63.04%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $120,444
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 82.16%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.73%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $91,492
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.23%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.89
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 11.89%
Corn for grain: 68632 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 6189 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 94045 harvested acres
Vegetables: 257 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 39 acres

Earthquake activity:

Wabash County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 19% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 199.8 miles away from Wabash County center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 178.9 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 199.8 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 208.6 miles away from the county center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 78.4 miles away from Wabash County center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 224.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Most recent natural disasters:

  • Indiana Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 31, 2020, FEMA Id: 4515, Natural disaster type: Other
  • Indiana Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: February 14, 2018 - March 4, 2018, FEMA Id: 4363, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Indiana Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 05, 2014 to January 09, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4173: April 22, 2014, FEMA Id: 4173, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
  • Indiana Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 30, 2008 to June 27, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1766: June 08, 2008, FEMA Id: 1766, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
  • Indiana Snow, Incident Period: February 12, 2007 to February 14, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3274: March 12, 2007, FEMA Id: 3274, Natural disaster type: Snow
  • Indiana Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3238: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3238, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
  • Indiana Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: January 01, 2005 to February 11, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1573: January 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 1573, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
  • Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 25, 2004 to June 25, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1520: June 03, 2004, FEMA Id: 1520, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Indiana Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: July 04, 2003 to August 06, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1476: July 11, 2003, FEMA Id: 1476, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
  • Indiana Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2000 to December 31, 2000, Emergency Declared EM-3162: January 24, 2001, FEMA Id: 3162, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
  • 1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

The number of natural disasters in Wabash County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 5
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 2, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Wabash

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 10,995 (79.9%)
  • Carpooled: 1,120 (8.1%)
  • Bus: 49 (0.4%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 148 (1.1%)
  • Bicycle: 26 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 382 (2.8%)
  • Worked at home: 855 (6.2%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (24%)
  • Manufacturing (15%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (2%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (26%)
  • Manufacturing (16%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Retail trade (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (2%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Production occupations (20%)
  • Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (10%)
  • Management occupations (10%)
  • Material moving occupations (8%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (7%)
  • Transportation occupations (7%)
  • Sales and related occupations (7%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
  • Production occupations (10%)
  • Sales and related occupations (9%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
  • Food preparation and serving related occupations (7%)
  • Management occupations (7%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Guatemala (27%)
  • Cameroon (14%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (11%)
  • Costa Rica (8%)
  • Mexico (8%)
  • Germany (6%)
  • Kazakhstan (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Wabash County


  • German (27%)
  • English (19%)
  • American (18%)
  • Irish (9%)
  • European (4%)
  • Scottish (2%)
  • Canadian (1%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Wabash County, Indiana in 2010:

  • 816 people in college/university student housing
  • 635 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 182 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 109 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 68 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 29 people in group homes intended for adults

People in group quarters in Wabash County, Indiana in 2000:

  • 786 people in nursing homes
  • 767 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 157 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 118 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 84 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 28 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 23 people in unknown juvenile institutions
  • 2 people in religious group quarters
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $64,832.

6.12% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($45,624 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.12%
Indiana average:

6.66%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.79% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($34,800 average AGI)
1.34% relocated from other states ($10,824 average AGI)
Wabash County:

1.34%
Indiana average:

2.58%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Kosciusko County, IN  0.96% ($42,512 average AGI)
from Huntington County, IN  0.61% ($61,237)
from Miami County, IN  0.54% ($38,412)
from Grant County, IN  0.51% ($38,594)
from Allen County, IN  0.41% ($50,462)
from Whitley County, IN  0.21% ($39,538)
from Marion County, IN  0.17% ($35,905)


5.54% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($42,693 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.54%
Indiana average:

6.55%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.32% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($34,944 average AGI)
1.22% relocated to other states ($7,748 average AGI)
Wabash County:

1.22%
Indiana average:

2.46%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Kosciusko County, IN  0.71% ($41,360 average AGI)
to Huntington County, IN  0.66% ($33,646)
to Grant County, IN  0.51% ($37,484)
to Miami County, IN  0.46% ($32,466)
to Allen County, IN  0.42% ($42,623)
to Howard County, IN  0.18% ($42,682)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.5

Births per 1000 population in Wabash County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 14.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Wabash County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.4

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Wabash County
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 9.1%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.7%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Wabash County
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Wabash County
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Wabash County
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Wabash County
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Wabash County
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Wabash County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 6,805 (5,760 aged, 1,045 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 438 (6%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Wabash County, Indiana in 1999 - 2019:

  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (640)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (535)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (469)
  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (468)
  • Unspecified dementia (378)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (370)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (227)
  • Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (76)
  • Congestive heart failure (47)
  • Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (38)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.93
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3,012
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 146
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 30,522

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,114
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,084
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 9

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 35
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 86

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 3

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 108.9. This is less than state average.

Household type by relationship:

Households: 31,254
  • Male householders: 6,590 (1,776 living alone), Female householders: 6,218 (1,941 living alone)
  • 6,621 spouses (6,603 opposite-sex spouses), 957 unmarried partners, (940 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,596 children (6,831 natural, 400 adopted, 369 stepchildren), 634 grandchildren, 110 brothers or sisters, 141 parents, 57 foster children, 181 other relatives, 419 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,806

Size of family households: 4,428 2-persons, 1,955 3-persons, 1,004 4-persons, 763 5-persons, 162 6-persons, 128 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,717 1-person, 567 2-persons, 47 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 45 5-persons.

4,045 married couples with children.
1,610 single-parent households (533 men, 1,077 women).

96.9% of residents of Wabash speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (90% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (99% speak English very well, 1% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $165,790,000 ($4,852 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,185,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $90,172,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $33,832,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,861,000
Federal grants: $28,675,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,291,000 ($71,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,959,000 ($141,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $767,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,406,000
Federal Government insurance: $47,516,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 2,043
Here:

60 per 1000 residents
State:

72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,085
Here:

62 per 1000 residents
State:

47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: -2
Here -0 per 1000 residents
State +9 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -1,024
Here -30 per 1000 residents
State -3 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Wabash County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.46 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.8
State:

6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.7
State:

4.3

Year house built in Wabash County, Indiana
  • Year house built in Wabash County, Indiana
  • 102020 or later
  • 3742010 to 2019
  • 1,1032000 to 2009
  • 1,4181990 to 1999
  • 1,2401980 to 1989
  • 1,5511970 to 1979
  • 1,1911960 to 1969
  • 1,5811950 to 1959
  • 6361940 to 1949
  • 4,8541939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Wabash County, Indiana
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wabash County, Indiana
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wabash County, Indiana
  • 511 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 923 rooms
  • 6444 rooms
  • 1,6145 rooms
  • 2,1556 rooms
  • 2,1377 rooms
  • 1,3748 rooms
  • 2,1929+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wabash County, Indiana
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wabash County, Indiana
  • 651 room
  • 962 rooms
  • 5423 rooms
  • 5024 rooms
  • 3555 rooms
  • 4426 rooms
  • 2017 rooms
  • 1498 rooms
  • 2219+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Wabash County, Indiana
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wabash County, Indiana
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wabash County, Indiana
  • 63no bedroom
  • 1451 bedroom
  • 1,7172 bedrooms
  • 5,4853 bedrooms
  • 2,4194 bedrooms
  • 4445+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wabash County, Indiana
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wabash County, Indiana
  • 76no bedroom
  • 7291 bedroom
  • 8332 bedrooms
  • 5663 bedrooms
  • 3314 bedrooms
  • 485+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Wabash County, Indiana in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Wabash County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wabash County in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 241no vehicle
  • 2,4911 vehicle
  • 4,1772 vehicles
  • 2,0143 vehicles
  • 1,0004 vehicles
  • 3395+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Wabash County in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wabash County in renter-occupied apartments
  • 345no vehicle
  • 1,2901 vehicle
  • 7202 vehicles
  • 1803 vehicles
  • 354 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

88.5% of Wabash County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Indiana.

Wabash County:

88.5%
State average:

87.1%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 24,881
  • Other state: 5,734
  • Northeast: 454
  • Midwest: 2,355
  • South: 1,978
  • West: 958
Year householders moved into unit in Wabash County, IN
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Wabash County
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 55.2%Utility gas
  • 24.4%Electricity
  • 14.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.5%Wood
  • 1.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.2%No fuel used
  • 0.7%Other fuel
  • 0.1%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 53.5%Utility gas
  • 36.8%Electricity
  • 8.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.7%Other fuel
  • 0.7%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 224
Here:

7.1%
Indiana:

14.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 209
Here:

12.2%
Indiana:

11.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 740
Here:

46.7%
Indiana:

22.3%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Wabash County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $1,380,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $27,203,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,895,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,877,000
    Regular Highways: $3,269,000
    General - Other: $1,994,000
    Regular Highways: $1,698,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,245,000
    Police Protection: $1,244,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,225,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,171,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,140,000
    Police Protection: $1,085,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,060,000
    Financial Administration: $660,000
    Financial Administration: $420,000
    Health - Other: $391,000
    General Public Buildings: $103,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Transit Utilities: $363,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $32,942,000
    Other - Libraries: $817,000
    Other - Transit Utilities: $363,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $283,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $1,361,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $36,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $16,679,000
    Highways: $3,753,000
    Other: $583,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,340,000
    Interest Earnings: $483,000
    General Revenue - Other: $138,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $47,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,902,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $24,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $12,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Transit Utilities: $316,000
    Highways: $150,000
    Health and Hospitals: $21,000
  • Tax - Property: $30,303,000
    Property: $5,057,000
    Individual Income: $3,762,000
    Other License: $20,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $6,362,000
    : $4,264,000

Wabash County government finances - Revenue in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $1,380,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $27,203,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,895,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,877,000
    Regular Highways: $3,269,000
    General - Other: $1,994,000
    Regular Highways: $1,698,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,245,000
    Police Protection: $1,244,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,225,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,171,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,140,000
    Police Protection: $1,085,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,060,000
    Financial Administration: $660,000
    Financial Administration: $420,000
    Health - Other: $391,000
    General Public Buildings: $103,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Transit Utilities: $363,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $32,942,000
    Other - Libraries: $817,000
    Other - Transit Utilities: $363,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $283,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $1,361,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $36,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $16,679,000
    Highways: $3,753,000
    Other: $583,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,340,000
    Interest Earnings: $483,000
    General Revenue - Other: $138,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $47,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,902,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $24,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $12,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Transit Utilities: $316,000
    Highways: $150,000
    Health and Hospitals: $21,000
  • Tax - Property: $30,303,000
    Property: $5,057,000
    Individual Income: $3,762,000
    Other License: $20,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $6,362,000
    : $4,264,000

Wabash County government finances - Debt in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $1,380,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $27,203,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,895,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,877,000
    Regular Highways: $3,269,000
    General - Other: $1,994,000
    Regular Highways: $1,698,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,245,000
    Police Protection: $1,244,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,225,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,171,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,140,000
    Police Protection: $1,085,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,060,000
    Financial Administration: $660,000
    Financial Administration: $420,000
    Health - Other: $391,000
    General Public Buildings: $103,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Transit Utilities: $363,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $32,942,000
    Other - Libraries: $817,000
    Other - Transit Utilities: $363,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $283,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $1,361,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $36,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $16,679,000
    Highways: $3,753,000
    Other: $583,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,340,000
    Interest Earnings: $483,000
    General Revenue - Other: $138,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $47,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,902,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $24,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $12,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Transit Utilities: $316,000
    Highways: $150,000
    Health and Hospitals: $21,000
  • Tax - Property: $30,303,000
    Property: $5,057,000
    Individual Income: $3,762,000
    Other License: $20,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $6,362,000
    : $4,264,000

Wabash County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:

  • Charges - Other: $1,380,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $27,203,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,895,000
    Central Staff Services: $3,877,000
    Regular Highways: $3,269,000
    General - Other: $1,994,000
    Regular Highways: $1,698,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,245,000
    Police Protection: $1,244,000
    Corrections - Other: $1,225,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,171,000
    Correctional Institutions: $1,140,000
    Police Protection: $1,085,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,060,000
    Financial Administration: $660,000
    Financial Administration: $420,000
    Health - Other: $391,000
    General Public Buildings: $103,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Transit Utilities: $363,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $32,942,000
    Other - Libraries: $817,000
    Other - Transit Utilities: $363,000
    Other - Solid Waste Management: $283,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $1,361,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $36,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $16,679,000
    Highways: $3,753,000
    Other: $583,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,340,000
    Interest Earnings: $483,000
    General Revenue - Other: $138,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $47,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $22,902,000
  • Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $24,000
    End of Fiscal Year: $12,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Transit Utilities: $316,000
    Highways: $150,000
    Health and Hospitals: $21,000
  • Tax - Property: $30,303,000
    Property: $5,057,000
    Individual Income: $3,762,000
    Other License: $20,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $1,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $6,362,000
    : $4,264,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 525
  • Number of aged recipients: 19
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 506
  • Number of recipients under 18: 102
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 374
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 49
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 165
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 229
Most common first names in Wabash County, IN among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary33781.6 years
Robert23472.1 years
John21576.4 years
James20168.8 years
William19274.5 years
Charles18774.1 years
Helen15979.4 years
Ruth15381.4 years
Paul13373.7 years
George10476.5 years
Most common last names in Wabash County, IN among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Miller15478.8 years
Smith14276.0 years
Baker6877.8 years
Martin5977.9 years
Brown5776.7 years
Williams5076.9 years
Thompson4378.4 years
Metzger4278.8 years
Davis4177.4 years
Clark4075.0 years
Businesses in Wabash County, IN
NameCountNameCount
AT&T2Long John Silver's1
Arby's1McDonald's2
AutoZone1New Balance1
Burger King1Nike3
CVS2Papa John's Pizza1
Chevrolet2Penske1
Curves2Pizza Hut2
Dairy Queen1RadioShack2
FedEx2Subway3
Goodwill1Taco Bell2
H&R Block2True Value1
Hardee's2U-Haul2
Holiday Inn1U.S. Cellular1
Jones New York1UPS3
KFC2Walgreens1
Knights Inn1Walmart1
Kroger1Wendy's1
La-Z-Boy1YMCA1
Lane Furniture2