Demographics of Fountain County, Indiana

Fountain County, Indiana had 17,013 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +521 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.

Fountain County, in four figures

17,013
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.2%
Change since July 2020: +521 people.; 42.7 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,542 ±$5,103
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.

Fountain County, Indiana's population grew 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Fountain 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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Fountain County, Indiana's population grew 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Fountain 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	16,492	100.0	100.0
2021	16,476	99.9	100.2
2022	16,597	100.6	100.7
2023	16,669	101.1	101.6
2024	16,872	102.3	102.5
2025	17,013	103.2	103.1

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Population of Fountain 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	16,492	+11	−13	0	+24
2021	16,476	−16	−77	+2	+46
2022	16,597	+121	−68	+20	+172
2023	16,669	+72	−57	−1	+134
2024	16,872	+203	−21	+15	+213
2025	17,013	+141	−21	−1	+165

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.7 ±0.9: for men 40.6 ±2.0 and for women 43.5 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Fountain County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Under 5	1,061 ±59	6.4% ±0.4	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,629 ±190	15.8% ±1.1	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,227 ±145	7.4% ±0.9	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,001 ±211	24.1% ±1.3	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,416 ±239	26.6% ±1.4	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,283 ±263	19.8% ±1.6	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,542 ±$5,103, and income per person $32,433 ±$2,228, 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 Fountain County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	1,095 ±194	15.8% ±2.7	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,550 ±232	22.3% ±3.3	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,465 ±226	21.1% ±3.2	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,185 ±185	17.1% ±2.6	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	986 ±179	14.2% ±2.5	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	440 ±102	6.3% ±1.5	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	220 ±78	3.2% ±1.1	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 Fountain County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Indiana	United States
All ages	2,034 ±436	12.4% ±2.7	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	475 ±158	13.1% ±4.2	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	925 ±187	10.9% ±2.2	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	634 ±234	14.8% ±5.3	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Fountain County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fountain County	Indiana	United States
Housing units	7,875 ±40	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.1% ±2.9	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.9% ±2.8	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.6% ±2.5	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.4% ±3.3	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$143,400 ±$14,138	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$843 ±$55	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1966 ±4	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 Fountain County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	501 ±0	3.0% ±<0.1	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	15,512 ±160	93.4% ±1.0	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	102 ±40	0.6% ±0.2	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	8 to 64	< 0.1% to 0.4%	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 282	0% to 1.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	335 ±57	2.0% ±0.3	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 Fountain County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	10,055 ±441	60.5% ±2.7	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,273 ±406	37.8% ±2.4	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	28 to 132	0.2% to 0.8%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	103 to 315	0.6% to 1.9%	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	41 to 189	0.2% to 1.1%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	39 to 149	0.2% to 0.9%	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%.

Fountain County among the counties of Indiana

76th of 92 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Counties of Indiana near Fountain County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Jay County	20,118	−1.8%
Fulton County	20,091	−1.9%
Spencer County	20,061	+1.2%
Orange County	19,834	−0.1%
Perry County	19,389	+1.2%
Fountain County	17,013	+3.2%
Rush County	16,767	< +0.1%
Parke County	16,642	+3.0%
Brown County	15,777	+1.9%
Vermillion County	15,488	+0.6%
Tipton County	15,319	−0.5%

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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