Demographics of Wabash County, Indiana

Wabash County, Indiana had 30,713 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −219 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.

Wabash County, in four figures

30,713
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.7%
Change since July 2020: −219 people.; 42.7 ±0.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,806 ±$3,453
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.

Wabash County, Indiana's population shrank 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wabash 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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Wabash County, Indiana's population shrank 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wabash 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	30,932	100.0	100.0
2021	30,888	99.9	100.2
2022	30,811	99.6	100.7
2023	30,700	99.2	101.6
2024	30,726	99.3	102.5
2025	30,713	99.3	103.1

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Population of Wabash 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	30,932	−46	−24	0	−24
2021	30,888	−44	−238	+4	+171
2022	30,811	−77	−199	+18	+123
2023	30,700	−111	−89	+15	−30
2024	30,726	+26	−111	+17	+122
2025	30,713	−13	−111	+6	+92

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.7 ±0.3: for men 42.1 ±0.5 and for women 44.0 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Wabash County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Under 5	1,626 ±70	5.3% ±0.2	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,879 ±330	15.8% ±1.1	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,653 ±294	8.6% ±1.0	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,010 ±282	22.7% ±0.9	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,945 ±347	25.8% ±1.1	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,731 ±411	21.8% ±1.3	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,806 ±$3,453, and income per person $35,845 ±$1,945, 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 Wabash County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	2,063 ±334	16.3% ±2.6	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,575 ±366	20.3% ±2.8	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,494 ±357	19.7% ±2.8	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,632 ±230	12.9% ±1.8	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,360 ±330	18.6% ±2.6	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	943 ±224	7.4% ±1.8	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	607 ±159	4.8% ±1.2	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 Wabash County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Indiana	United States
All ages	3,243 ±734	11.1% ±2.5	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	855 ±242	13.5% ±3.7	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,581 ±414	10.9% ±2.8	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	807 ±186	9.7% ±2.2	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Wabash County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wabash County	Indiana	United States
Housing units	14,097 ±66	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.9% ±2.2	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.1% ±2.4	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.5% ±2.3	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.5% ±2.2	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$157,200 ±$7,074	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$762 ±$82	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1959 ±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 Wabash County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	982 ±0	3.2% ±<0.1	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	28,441 ±203	92.2% ±0.7	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	284 ±75	0.9% ±0.2	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	130 ±53	0.4% ±0.2	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 44	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	5 to 161	< 0.1% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	903 ±206	2.9% ±0.7	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 Wabash County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	24,781 ±592	80.3% ±1.9	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,459 ±641	17.7% ±2.1	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	62 to 282	0.2% to 0.9%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	432 ±116	1.4% ±0.4	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	261 ±99	0.8% ±0.3	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	171 ±73	0.6% ±0.2	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%.

Wabash County among the counties of Indiana

54th of 92 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Counties of Indiana near Wabash County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Jasper County	33,894	+3.0%
Clinton County	33,322	+0.4%
Jefferson County	33,279	+0.6%
Gibson County	33,091	+0.1%
Greene County	31,165	+1.2%
Wabash County	30,713	−0.7%
Ripley County	29,434	+1.6%
Wells County	28,883	+2.6%
Washington County	28,383	+0.5%
Jennings County	27,622	+0.1%
Decatur County	26,576	+0.4%

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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