Demographics of Switzerland County, Indiana

Switzerland County, Indiana had 10,037 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +297 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.

Switzerland County, in four figures

10,037
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.0%
Change since July 2020: +297 people.; 42.5 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $65,343 ±$5,269
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.

Switzerland County, Indiana's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Switzerland 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Switzerland County, Indiana's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Switzerland 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	9,740	100.0	100.0
2021	9,859	101.2	100.2
2022	9,975	102.4	100.7
2023	9,964	102.3	101.6
2024	10,035	103.0	102.5
2025	10,037	103.0	103.1

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Population of Switzerland 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	9,740	−12	+6	0	−18
2021	9,859	+119	+23	+1	+92
2022	9,975	+116	−19	+1	+129
2023	9,964	−11	−27	+3	+16
2024	10,035	+71	−2	−1	+74
2025	10,037	+2	−1	−3	+6

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.5 ±0.9: for men 41.8 ±1.2 and for women 42.9 ±1.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Switzerland County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Under 5	564 ±23	5.7% ±0.2	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,784 ±210	18.0% ±2.1	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	707 ±123	7.1% ±1.2	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,303 ±196	23.2% ±2.0	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,692 ±193	27.2% ±1.9	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,859 ±228	18.8% ±2.3	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $65,343 ±$5,269, and income per person $31,416 ±$1,967, 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 Switzerland County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	562 ±149	14.5% ±3.8	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	811 ±187	20.9% ±4.8	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	757 ±149	19.5% ±3.8	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	646 ±158	16.7% ±4.0	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	677 ±181	17.5% ±4.6	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	234 ±81	6.0% ±2.1	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	188 ±80	4.9% ±2.1	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 Switzerland County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Indiana	United States
All ages	1,232 ±367	12.6% ±3.8	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	327 ±151	14.3% ±6.3	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	667 ±203	13.3% ±4.0	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	238 ±107	9.7% ±4.2	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Switzerland County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Switzerland County	Indiana	United States
Housing units	4,456 ±22	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.0% ±3.5	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.0% ±3.6	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.5% ±3.0	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.5% ±3.6	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$175,800 ±$23,400	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$758 ±$88	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1990 ±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 Switzerland County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	7 to 115	0.1% to 1.2%	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,370 ±76	94.6% ±0.8	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3 to 51	< 0.1% to 0.5%	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 62	0% to 0.6%	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 40	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 60	0% to 0.6%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	381 ±89	3.8% ±0.9	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 Switzerland County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	5,882 ±376	59.4% ±3.8	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,818 ±362	38.5% ±3.7	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	17 to 179	0.2% to 1.8%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	47 to 175	0.5% to 1.8%	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	25 to 131	0.3% to 1.3%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 69	0% to 0.7%	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%.

Switzerland County among the counties of Indiana

87th of 92 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Counties of Indiana near Switzerland County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Ohio County	5,994	+1.1%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 7 Counties in Indiana by median age
No. 7 Counties in Indiana by poverty rate
No. 9 Counties in Indiana by homeownership rate
No. 14 Counties by population growth in Indiana
No. 22 Counties in Indiana by median household income
No. 32 Counties in Indiana by median home value

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026