Demographics of Posey County, Indiana

Posey County, Indiana had 24,988 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −202 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.

Posey County, in four figures

24,988
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.8%
Change since July 2020: −202 people.; 43.0 ±0.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $78,129 ±$4,823
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.

Posey County, Indiana's population shrank 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Posey 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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Posey County, Indiana's population shrank 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Posey 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	25,190	100.0	100.0
2021	25,160	99.9	100.2
2022	25,081	99.6	100.7
2023	25,024	99.3	101.6
2024	25,058	99.5	102.5
2025	24,988	99.2	103.1

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Population of Posey 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	25,190	−37	−16	0	−22
2021	25,160	−30	−49	+2	+3
2022	25,081	−79	−54	+2	−12
2023	25,024	−57	−44	+8	−15
2024	25,058	+34	−36	+17	+56
2025	24,988	−70	−41	+8	−38

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.0 ±0.6: for men 42.4 ±1.1 and for women 43.9 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Posey County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Under 5	1,292 ±55	5.1% ±0.2	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,126 ±278	16.4% ±1.1	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,699 ±205	6.8% ±0.8	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,924 ±279	23.6% ±1.1	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,830 ±346	27.2% ±1.4	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,245 ±366	20.9% ±1.5	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $78,129 ±$4,823, and income per person $40,307 ±$2,166, 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 Posey County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	1,371 ±260	13.0% ±2.5	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,708 ±285	16.2% ±2.7	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,779 ±294	16.9% ±2.8	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,744 ±263	16.6% ±2.5	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,812 ±257	17.2% ±2.4	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,327 ±259	12.6% ±2.4	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	792 ±147	7.5% ±1.4	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 Posey County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Indiana	United States
All ages	2,511 ±613	10.1% ±2.5	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	715 ±222	13.4% ±4.1	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,230 ±298	10.0% ±2.4	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	566 ±197	7.9% ±2.7	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Posey County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Posey County	Indiana	United States
Housing units	11,105 ±38	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.8% ±1.8	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.2% ±1.8	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.3% ±2.5	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.7% ±2.7	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$222,900 ±$11,069	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$782 ±$86	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±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 Posey County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	386 ±0	1.5% ±<0.1	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	23,413 ±218	93.2% ±0.9	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	66 to 264	0.3% to 1.1%	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	85 ±34	0.3% ±0.1	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 44	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	136 to 516	0.5% to 2.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	721 ±159	2.9% ±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 Posey County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	18,969 ±507	75.5% ±2.0	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,759 ±493	22.9% ±2.0	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	36 to 166	0.1% to 0.7%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	287 ±116	1.1% ±0.5	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	104 to 338	0.4% to 1.3%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	28 to 104	0.1% to 0.4%	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%.

Posey County among the counties of Indiana

63rd of 92 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Counties of Indiana near Posey County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Jennings County	27,622	+0.1%
Decatur County	26,576	+0.4%
Clay County	26,410	−0.1%
White County	25,164	+2.0%
Scott County	25,053	+2.8%
Posey County	24,988	−0.8%
Randolph County	24,438	+0.1%
Fayette County	23,533	+0.7%
Starke County	23,425	+0.1%
Franklin County	23,286	+2.2%
Owen County	21,886	+2.6%

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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