Demographics of Bartholomew County, Indiana

Bartholomew County, Indiana had 85,729 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,516 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bartholomew County, in four figures

85,729
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.3%
Change since July 2020: +3,516 people.; 37.5 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $79,901 ±$3,751
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Bartholomew County, Indiana's population grew 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bartholomew County, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Bartholomew County, Indiana's population grew 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bartholomew County, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	82,213	100.0	100.0
2021	82,699	100.6	100.2
2022	83,542	101.6	100.7
2023	84,071	102.3	101.6
2024	84,942	103.3	102.5
2025	85,729	104.3	103.1

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Population of Bartholomew County, Indiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	82,213	+3	+28	+19	−63
2021	82,699	+486	+167	+248	+1
2022	83,542	+843	+94	+796	−12
2023	84,071	+529	+119	+702	−286
2024	84,942	+871	+187	+1,063	−385
2025	85,729	+787	+176	+619	−19

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.5 ±0.5: for men 36.6 ±0.3 and for women 38.4 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bartholomew County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Under 5	5,201 ±91	6.2% ±0.1	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	14,901 ±728	17.8% ±0.9	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	7,021 ±544	8.4% ±0.7	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	22,951 ±807	27.5% ±1.0	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	19,509 ±638	23.4% ±0.8	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	13,953 ±719	16.7% ±0.9	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $79,901 ±$3,751, and income per person $41,608 ±$1,483, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,957 ±$352 in Indiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bartholomew County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	4,786 ±569	14.3% ±1.7	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,747 ±633	17.2% ±1.9	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	5,268 ±542	15.8% ±1.6	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	4,538 ±532	13.6% ±1.6	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	6,549 ±622	19.6% ±1.8	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,008 ±404	9.0% ±1.2	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,463 ±407	10.4% ±1.2	8.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bartholomew County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Indiana	United States
All ages	8,609 ±1,106	10.5% ±1.3	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,224 ±471	11.3% ±2.3	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,763 ±680	10.8% ±1.5	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,622 ±319	8.9% ±1.7	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bartholomew County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bartholomew County	Indiana	United States
Housing units	35,668 ±72	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.5% ±1.1	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.5% ±1.1	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.3% ±1.6	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.7% ±1.7	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$232,800 ±$5,792	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,127 ±$39	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bartholomew County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	7,710 ±0	9.2% ±<0.1	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	64,906 ±359	77.7% ±0.4	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,534 ±231	1.8% ±0.3	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	6,156 ±290	7.4% ±0.3	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	8 to 82	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	128 to 592	0.2% to 0.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,816 ±504	3.4% ±0.6	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bartholomew County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	56,094 ±1,164	67.1% ±1.4	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	17,361 ±1,197	20.8% ±1.4	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	755 ±273	0.9% ±0.3	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	9,326 ±594	11.2% ±0.7	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,395 ±455	2.9% ±0.5	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	6,931 ±757	8.3% ±0.9	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Bartholomew County among the counties of Indiana

19th of 92 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Counties of Indiana near Bartholomew County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Clark County	130,451	+7.5%
Delaware County	113,106	+1.2%
LaPorte County	111,294	−0.9%
Vigo County	106,512	+0.3%
Hancock County	90,969	+13.5%
Bartholomew County	85,729	+4.3%
Howard County	83,904	+0.4%
Floyd County	82,153	+2.0%
Kosciusko County	80,892	+0.9%
Boone County	80,689	+13.5%
Morgan County	74,967	+4.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026