Demographics of Harrison County, Indiana

Harrison County, Indiana had 40,437 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +764 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.

Harrison County, in four figures

40,437
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.9%
Change since July 2020: +764 people.; 43.0 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $74,475 ±$6,526
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.

Harrison County, Indiana's population grew 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Harrison 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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Harrison County, Indiana's population grew 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Harrison 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	39,673	100.0	100.0
2021	39,805	100.3	100.2
2022	39,805	100.3	100.7
2023	40,046	100.9	101.6
2024	40,186	101.3	102.5
2025	40,437	101.9	103.1

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Population of Harrison 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	39,673	+17	−22	0	+27
2021	39,805	+132	−121	+4	+220
2022	39,805	0	−124	+23	+132
2023	40,046	+241	−98	+32	+311
2024	40,186	+140	−31	+40	+132
2025	40,437	+251	−41	+16	+275

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.0 ±0.5: for men 42.2 ±0.6 and for women 43.5 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Harrison County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Under 5	2,074 ±129	5.2% ±0.3	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,779 ±385	17.0% ±1.0	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,789 ±317	7.0% ±0.8	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,660 ±436	24.2% ±1.1	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	10,896 ±483	27.3% ±1.2	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,661 ±491	19.2% ±1.2	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $74,475 ±$6,526, and income per person $35,756 ±$1,588, 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 Harrison County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	1,687 ±289	10.9% ±1.8	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,529 ±468	22.8% ±3.0	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,573 ±341	16.6% ±2.2	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,257 ±298	14.6% ±1.9	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,227 ±414	20.8% ±2.6	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,535 ±298	9.9% ±1.9	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	689 ±165	4.4% ±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 Harrison County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Indiana	United States
All ages	2,826 ±527	7.2% ±1.3	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	595 ±212	6.7% ±2.4	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,372 ±324	6.7% ±1.6	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	859 ±206	8.4% ±2.0	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Harrison County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Harrison County	Indiana	United States
Housing units	16,953 ±58	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.4% ±2.2	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.6% ±2.2	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.6% ±1.9	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	16.4% ±1.9	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$229,600 ±$8,470	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$836 ±$60	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1990 ±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 Harrison County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	961 ±0	2.4% ±<0.1	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	37,544 ±83	94.2% ±0.2	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	338 ±109	0.8% ±0.3	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	269 ±90	0.7% ±0.2	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	32 to 182	0.1% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	627 ±144	1.6% ±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 Harrison County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	23,795 ±951	59.7% ±2.4	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	15,277 ±927	38.3% ±2.3	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	54 to 284	0.1% to 0.7%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	618 ±216	1.6% ±0.5	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	270 ±105	0.7% ±0.3	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	146 to 550	0.4% to 1.4%	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%.

Harrison County among the counties of Indiana

38th of 92 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Counties of Indiana near Harrison County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Shelby County	45,882	+1.8%
Lawrence County	45,568	+1.2%
DeKalb County	44,535	+2.9%
Dubois County	44,016	+0.9%
LaGrange County	41,305	+1.9%
Harrison County	40,437	+1.9%
Montgomery County	38,954	+2.7%
Putnam County	37,876	+3.2%
Cass County	37,836	+0.1%
Huntington County	37,224	+1.6%
Adams County	36,650	+2.2%

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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