Demographics of Crawford County, Indiana

Crawford County, Indiana had 10,509 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −18 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.

Crawford County, in four figures

10,509
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.2%
Change since July 2020: −18 people.; 45.7 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,640 ±$5,995
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.

Crawford County, Indiana's population shrank 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Crawford 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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Crawford County, Indiana's population shrank 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Crawford 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	10,527	100.0	100.0
2021	10,497	99.7	100.2
2022	10,521	99.9	100.7
2023	10,437	99.1	101.6
2024	10,567	100.4	102.5
2025	10,509	99.8	103.1

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Population of Crawford 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	10,527	−5	−19	0	+15
2021	10,497	−30	−51	0	+15
2022	10,521	+24	−66	−1	+92
2023	10,437	−84	−67	−1	−14
2024	10,567	+130	−33	0	+167
2025	10,509	−58	−37	−2	−18

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.7 ±0.6: for men 46.5 ±1.0 and for women 45.3 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Crawford County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Under 5	545 ±12	5.2% ±0.1	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,628 ±173	15.5% ±1.6	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	771 ±129	7.3% ±1.2	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,209 ±163	21.0% ±1.6	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,158 ±200	30.1% ±1.9	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,188 ±225	20.8% ±2.1	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,640 ±$5,995, and income per person $29,006 ±$1,868, 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 Crawford County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	1,135 ±199	24.8% ±4.2	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,174 ±228	25.6% ±4.8	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	764 ±151	16.7% ±3.2	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	625 ±175	13.6% ±3.8	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	587 ±146	12.8% ±3.1	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	207 ±70	4.5% ±1.5	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	90 ±44	2.0% ±1.0	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 Crawford County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Indiana	United States
All ages	2,383 ±491	22.9% ±4.7	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	766 ±218	35.7% ±8.6	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,134 ±243	21.7% ±4.4	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	483 ±141	15.9% ±4.4	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Crawford County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Crawford County	Indiana	United States
Housing units	5,914 ±22	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	77.5% ±3.7	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	22.5% ±3.7	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.3% ±3.0	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.7% ±4.0	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$117,700 ±$9,984	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$686 ±$83	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±3	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 Crawford County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	167 ±0	1.6% ±<0.1	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,004 ±15	95.3% ±0.1	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 53	0% to 0.5%	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 8	0% to 0.1%	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 6	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	292 ±38	2.8% ±0.4	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 Crawford County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	7,404 ±294	70.5% ±2.8	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,007 ±295	28.6% ±2.8	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	29 to 97	0.3% to 0.9%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 52	0% to 0.5%	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 45	0% to 0.4%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 13	0% to 0.1%	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Crawford County among the counties of Indiana

86th of 92 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Counties of Indiana near Crawford County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Tipton County	15,319	−0.5%
Newton County	14,188	+2.9%
Pulaski County	12,463	−0.4%
Pike County	12,003	−2.0%
Blackford County	11,730	−3.1%
Crawford County	10,509	−0.2%
Switzerland County	10,037	+3.0%
Martin County	9,856	+0.5%
Benton County	8,883	+2.0%
Warren County	8,474	+0.6%
Union County	6,863	−3.1%

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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