Parke County, IN Demographic Data
Parke County, IN Summary
Parke County is located in Indiana
- Population: 17,251
- Area: 449.98 sq. miles
- Land Area: 444.66 sq. miles
- Water Area: 5.32 sq. miles
- Population Density: 38.33 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 675.52 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: No
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Parke County, IN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,944
53%
50.8
Male
8,089
48%
49.2
Total Population
17,033
323,128,000
Parke County, IN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
983
5.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
963
5.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,044
6.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
973
5.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,046
6.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,170
12.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,077
12.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,427
14.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,333
7.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,102
6.5%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,746
10.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
904
5.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
265
1.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
13,400
78.7%
77.2
Female
7,185
53.6%
51.3
Male
6,215
46.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
12,851
75.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,583
21.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,915
17.1%
15.2
Female
1,510
51.8%
55.8
Male
1,405
48.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Parke County, IN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
16,837
98.8%
96.8
White
16,371
96.1%
72.6
Black or African American
325
1.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
59
0.3%
0.8
Asian
14
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
2
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
12
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
36
0.2%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
36
0.2%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
32
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
196
1.2%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
244
1.4%
17.8
Mexican
142
0.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
49
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
53
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
16,789
98.6%
82.2
Parke County, IN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
571
4.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,176
9.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
5,092
42.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,592
21.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,176
9.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
981
8.2%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
436
3.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,747
14.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
10,277
85.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,417
11.8%
31.2
Parke County, IN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,405
24.2%
33.7%
Now Married
7,211
51.3%
47.5
Divorced
2,306
16.4%
11.0%
Separated
233
1.7%
2.0
Widowed
888
6.3
5.8%
Parke County, IN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
15,269
95.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
781
4.9%
21.6%
Spanish
189
1.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
578
3.6%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
14
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Parke County, IN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
447
7.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
176
2.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
967
15.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
906
14.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
941
15.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,266
20.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
637
10.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
582
9.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
159
2.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
69
1.1%
6.4
Median household income
42,664
57,617
Per capita income
22,247
31,128
Parke County, IN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
385
5.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
532
7.8%
9.8
Construction
481
7.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,107
16.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
214
3.2%
6.6
Information
117
1.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,419
20.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
376
5.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
410
6.0%
11.4
Public administration
473
7.0%
4.6
Retail trade
719
10.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
309
4.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
238
3.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,020
15.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,454
21.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,533
22.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,547
22.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,226
18.1%
18.1%
Parke County, IN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
6,621
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,431
82.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
603
9.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
29
0.4%
5.1
Walked
148
2.2%
2.7
Other means
93
1.4%
1.8
Worked at home
317
4.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.3
26.6
Parke County, IN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
365
5.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,748
28.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,683
43.6%
37.1
3 or more
1,354
22.0%
21.0
Parke County, IN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,150
76.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,813
78.3%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,337
21.7%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,915
23.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Parke County, IN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,065
1 room
73
0.9%
2.4
2 rooms
76
0.9%
2.7
3 rooms
709
8.8%
9.1
4 rooms
1,316
16.3%
16.5
5 rooms
1,766
21.9%
19.8
6 rooms
1,537
19.1%
17.8
7 rooms
1,141
14.1%
12.0
8 rooms
661
8.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
786
9.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Parke County, IN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,065
1-unit, detached
6,568
81.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
33
0.4%
5.9
2-units
50
0.6%
3.6
3 or 4 units
119
1.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
111
1.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
32
0.4%
4.4
20 or more units
34
0.4%
9.0
Mobile home
1,093
13.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
25
0.3%
0.1
Parke County, IN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,874
23.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
346
4.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
568
7.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
641
7.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,681
20.8%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
609
7.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,212
15.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
925
11.5%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
116
1.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
93
1.2%
1.4%
Parke County, IN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,002
32.6%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,662
27.0%
4.7
Electricity
1,806
29.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
19
0.3%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
611
9.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
19
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
31
0.5%
1.1
Parke County, IN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,753
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
15
0.5%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
42
1.5%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
60
2.2%
11.8%
Less than $500
235
8.5%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
355
12.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
661
24.0%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,385
50.3%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,425
51.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
396
14.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
233
8.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
153
5.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
546
19.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Parke County, IN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,017
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
70
6.9%
28.3%
Less than $500
450
44.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
497
48.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
320
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
555
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
225
22.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
115
11.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
135
13.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
106
10.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
104
10.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
303
30.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
349
0.0%
0.0%
Parke County, IN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,813
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
998
20.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,718
35.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
958
19.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
446
9.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
435
9.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
232
4.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
16
0.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
10
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
88,300
205,000