Demographics of Starke County, Indiana

Starke County, Indiana had 23,425 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +28 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.

Starke County, in four figures

23,425
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.1%
Change since July 2020: +28 people.; 42.1 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $63,960 ±$4,893
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.

Starke County, Indiana's population grew 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Starke 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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Starke County, Indiana's population grew 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Starke 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	23,397	100.0	100.0
2021	23,381	99.9	100.2
2022	23,237	99.3	100.7
2023	23,309	99.6	101.6
2024	23,406	100.0	102.5
2025	23,425	100.1	103.1

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Population of Starke 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	23,397	+16	−13	0	+22
2021	23,381	−16	−133	+6	+95
2022	23,237	−144	−120	+15	−26
2023	23,309	+72	−56	+19	+112
2024	23,406	+97	−68	+34	+136
2025	23,425	+19	−76	+28	+67

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.1 ±0.7: for men 41.6 ±1.0 and for women 42.5 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Starke County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Under 5	1,434 ±107	6.1% ±0.5	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,833 ±275	16.4% ±1.2	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,669 ±197	7.1% ±0.8	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,386 ±281	23.1% ±1.2	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,217 ±292	26.6% ±1.3	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,826 ±316	20.7% ±1.4	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $63,960 ±$4,893, and income per person $29,104 ±$1,338, 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 Starke County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	1,506 ±256	16.8% ±2.8	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,086 ±301	23.2% ±3.3	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,708 ±235	19.0% ±2.5	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,437 ±247	16.0% ±2.7	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,503 ±241	16.7% ±2.6	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	554 ±128	6.2% ±1.4	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	189 ±86	2.1% ±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 Starke County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Indiana	United States
All ages	3,101 ±604	13.4% ±2.6	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	877 ±233	17.0% ±4.3	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,423 ±339	12.1% ±2.8	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	801 ±204	12.7% ±3.2	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Starke County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Starke County	Indiana	United States
Housing units	11,273 ±40	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	79.7% ±2.4	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.3% ±2.5	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	83.0% ±1.3	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.0% ±2.4	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$157,700 ±$7,067	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$712 ±$103	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±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 Starke County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,016 ±0	4.3% ±<0.1	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	21,267 ±275	91.0% ±1.2	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	126 ±36	0.5% ±0.2	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	77 ±23	0.3% ±0.1	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	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	0 to 74	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	832 ±274	3.6% ±1.2	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 Starke County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	17,752 ±492	76.0% ±2.1	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,006 ±514	21.4% ±2.2	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	22 to 94	0.1% to 0.4%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	549 ±193	2.3% ±0.8	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	80 to 410	0.3% to 1.8%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	304 ±102	1.3% ±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%.

Starke County among the counties of Indiana

66th of 92 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Counties of Indiana near Starke County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Sullivan County	20,831	+0.1%
Carroll County	20,655	+1.6%
Jay County	20,118	−1.8%

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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