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Wakarusa, IN (Indiana) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $198,195 (it was $92,400 in 2000)
Wakarusa:

$198,195
Indiana:

$208,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $144,191 - $263,198

Total population: 1,798 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,590 (5 farm, 1,585 nonfarm))

Houses: 867 (755 occupied: 654 owner occupied, 121 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

16%
State:

29%

Housing density: 384 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $336,725.

Median contract rent in 2022: $769 (lower quartile is $716, upper quartile is $1,279)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,059


Median gross rent in Wakarusa, IN in 2022: $1,207

Housing units in Wakarusa with a mortgage: 433 (43 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 42 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $87,258

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $45,217

Median monthly housing costs: $998

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Wakarusa, Indiana Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1958

Median year apartment built: 1980

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,488
  • Male householders: 404 (89 living alone), Female householders: 345 (79 living alone)
  • 458 spouses (458 opposite-sex spouses), 75 unmarried partners, (75 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 926 children (850 natural, 21 adopted, 55 stepchildren), 50 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 21 parents, 7 foster children, 22 other relatives, 33 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 134

Size of family households: 209 2-persons, 110 3-persons, 131 4-persons, 129 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 187 1-person, 8 2-persons, 3 5-persons.

505 married couples with children.
125 single-parent households (27 men, 98 women).

90.7% of residents of Wakarusa speak English at home.
4.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 55 (2.2%)
(72.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.9
State:

6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

5.1
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wakarusa, Indiana
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wakarusa, Indiana
  • 0no bedroom
  • 51 bedroom
  • 952 bedrooms
  • 3473 bedrooms
  • 1944 bedrooms
  • 135+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wakarusa, Indiana
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wakarusa, Indiana
  • 4no bedroom
  • 331 bedroom
  • 222 bedrooms
  • 453 bedrooms
  • 134 bedrooms
  • 45+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Wakarusa in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wakarusa in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 11no vehicle
  • 2241 vehicle
  • 2832 vehicles
  • 973 vehicles
  • 244 vehicles
  • 165+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Wakarusa in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wakarusa in renter-occupied apartments
  • 19no vehicle
  • 421 vehicle
  • 412 vehicles
  • 193 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wakarusa, Indiana
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wakarusa, Indiana
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 73 rooms
  • 334 rooms
  • 1035 rooms
  • 1236 rooms
  • 2007 rooms
  • 958 rooms
  • 939+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wakarusa, Indiana
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wakarusa, Indiana
  • 41 room
  • 232 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 294 rooms
  • 85 rooms
  • 216 rooms
  • 197 rooms
  • 38 rooms
  • 159+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Wakarusa, IN
Wakarusa town income, earnings, and wages data

  • Wakarusa, IN household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Wakarusa, IN in 2022
  • 80$10,000 to $19,999
  • 44$20,000 to $29,999
  • 70$30,000 to $39,999
  • 31$40,000 to $49,999
  • 25$50,000 to $59,999
  • 128$60,000 to $74,999
  • 130$75,000 to $99,999
  • 113$100,000 to $124,999
  • 30$125,000 to $149,999
  • 90$150,000 to $199,999
  • 38$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Wakarusa, IN

  • Distribution of house value in Wakarusa, IN in 2022
  • 23Less than $10,000
  • 3$10,000 to $14,999
  • 8$20,000 to $24,999
  • 16$25,000 to $29,999
  • 28$30,000 to $34,999
  • 6$60,000 to $69,999
  • 5$70,000 to $79,999
  • 5$90,000 to $99,999
  • 42$100,000 to $124,999
  • 58$125,000 to $149,999
  • 103$150,000 to $174,999
  • 62$175,000 to $199,999
  • 102$200,000 to $249,999
  • 62$250,000 to $299,999
  • 76$300,000 to $399,999
  • 11$400,000 to $499,999
  • 17$500,000 to $749,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Wakarusa, IN

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Wakarusa, IN in 2022
  • 2$450 to $499
  • 11$550 to $599
  • 16$600 to $649
  • 32$700 to $749
  • 5$750 to $799
  • 6$800 to $899
  • 3$900 to $999
  • 23$1,000 to $1,249
  • 23$1,250 to $1,499
  • 2$2,000 to $2,499
  • 4$3,000 to $3,499
  • 11No cash rent
Work and jobs in Wakarusa: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 88.7%
Number of people working at home: 93 (8.2% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 112
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 137
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 96
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 109
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 191
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 39
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 107
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 28
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 88
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 38
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 40
  • 90 or more minutes: 60
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Wakarusa

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 2,370 (71.1%)
  • Carpooled: 841 (25.2%)
  • Taxi: 9 (0.3%)
  • Bicycle: 6 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 17 (0.5%)
  • Worked at home: 93 (2.8%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.5%Males
  • 2.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 77.8%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 58.8%Males
Races in Wakarusa detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wakarusa, Indiana
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wakarusa, Indiana
  • 152010 or later
  • 02000 to 2009
  • 111990 to 1999
  • 81980 to 1989
  • 21970 to 1979
  • 16Before 1970
Ancestries in Wakarusa, IN

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 312 (30.7%)
  • English: 115 (11.3%)
  • American: 97 (9.5%)
  • Irish: 41 (4.0%)
  • European: 33 (3.2%)
  • Norwegian: 23 (2.3%)
  • Haitian: 15 (1.5%)
  • French: 13 (1.3%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 11 (1.1%)
  • Belgian: 9 (0.9%)
  • Canadian: 6 (0.6%)
  • African: 4 (0.4%)
  • Hungarian: 3 (0.3%)
  • Swiss: 3 (0.3%)
  • Dutch: 2 (0.2%)
  • Italian: 2 (0.2%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 2 (0.2%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Laos
Wakarusa:

100.0% (53)
Indiana:

0.2% (921)

Haiti
Wakarusa:

28.3% (15)
Indiana:

1.2% (4,484)

Philippines
Wakarusa:

5.7% (3)
Indiana:

3.1% (11,851)

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

  • This state: 2,013
  • Other state: 398
  • Northeast: 58
  • Midwest: 167
  • South: 123
  • West: 46

85.9% of Wakarusa residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31.2% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 85.7% lived in Indiana.


Wakarusa:

85.9%
State average:

87.1%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 10
  • 9th grade: 66
  • 10th grade: 8
  • 11th grade: 26
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 22
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 228
  • Less than 1 year of college: 25
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 28
  • Associate degree: 28
  • Bachelor's degree: 246
  • Master's degree: 39
  • Professional school degree: 4
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 11
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 12
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 14
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 5
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 429
  • Less than 1 year of college: 27
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 106
  • Associate degree: 61
  • Bachelor's degree: 136
  • Master's degree: 37
  • Professional school degree: 20
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Wakarusa marital status for males
Wakarusa marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 667
  • One, attached: 5
  • Two: 5
  • 3 or 4: 7
  • 20 to 49: 32
  • 50 or more: 45
  • Mobile homes: 105

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,938

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.6%

House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Wakarusa
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Wakarusa, IN
  • 91.1%Utility gas
  • 7.1%Electricity
  • 0.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.8%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Wakarusa, IN
  • 65.0%Utility gas
  • 35.0%Electricity

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 59
Here:

17.2%
Indiana:

14.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 16
Here:

10.3%
Indiana:

11.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
Indiana:

22.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
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
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