Starke County, IN Demographic Data
Starke County, IN Summary
Starke County is located in Indiana
- Population: 23,276
- Area: 312.21 sq. miles
- Land Area: 309.13 sq. miles
- Water Area: 3.07 sq. miles
- Population Density: 74.55 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 703.08 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: No
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Starke County, IN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
11,708
51%
50.8
Male
11,361
49%
49.2
Total Population
23,069
323,128,000
Starke County, IN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,257
5.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,456
6.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,690
7.3%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,440
6.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,378
6.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,539
11.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,720
11.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,265
14.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,783
7.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,655
7.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,357
10.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,199
5.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
330
1.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
17,736
76.9%
77.2
Female
9,029
50.9%
51.3
Male
8,707
49.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
17,000
73.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,844
21.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,886
16.8%
15.2
Female
2,043
52.6%
55.8
Male
1,843
47.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
Starke County, IN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
22,750
98.6%
96.8
White
22,277
96.6%
72.6
Black or African American
96
0.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
32
0.1%
0.8
Asian
70
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
1
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
42
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
25
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
2
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
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
275
1.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
319
1.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
797
3.5%
17.8
Mexican
646
2.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
75
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
76
0.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
22,272
96.5%
82.2
Starke County, IN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
818
5.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,897
12.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
6,568
41.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,213
20.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,512
9.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,282
8.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
558
3.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,715
17.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
13,133
82.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,840
11.6%
31.2
Starke County, IN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
4,797
25.7%
33.7%
Now Married
9,617
51.5%
47.5
Divorced
2,624
14.1%
11.0%
Separated
292
1.6%
2.0
Widowed
1,336
7.2
5.8%
Starke County, IN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
21,098
96.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
714
3.3%
21.6%
Spanish
434
2.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
208
1.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
56
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
16
0.1%
1.1%
Starke County, IN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
578
6.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
479
5.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,273
14.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,104
12.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,494
17.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,900
21.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
963
11.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
774
8.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
80
0.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
82
0.9%
6.4
Median household income
43,401
57,617
Per capita income
21,343
31,128
Starke County, IN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
231
2.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
636
6.7%
9.8
Construction
684
7.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,174
22.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
279
2.9%
6.6
Information
106
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,728
28.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
368
3.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
362
3.8%
11.4
Public administration
262
2.8%
4.6
Retail trade
910
9.6%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
606
6.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
168
1.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,147
12.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,382
25.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,586
27.2%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,785
18.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,614
17.0%
18.1%
Starke County, IN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
9,395
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
7,528
80.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,260
13.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
25
0.3%
5.1
Walked
179
1.9%
2.7
Other means
78
0.8%
1.8
Worked at home
325
3.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.8
26.6
Starke County, IN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
432
5.0%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,522
28.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,437
39.4%
37.1
3 or more
2,336
26.8%
21.0
Starke County, IN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
8,727
79.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
7,081
81.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,646
18.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,255
20.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.5
Starke County, IN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,982
1 room
21
0.2%
2.4
2 rooms
82
0.7%
2.7
3 rooms
497
4.5%
9.1
4 rooms
1,301
11.8%
16.5
5 rooms
2,667
24.3%
19.8
6 rooms
2,748
25.0%
17.8
7 rooms
1,527
13.9%
12.0
8 rooms
1,070
9.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,069
9.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Starke County, IN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
10,982
1-unit, detached
9,451
86.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
71
0.6%
5.9
2-units
139
1.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
65
0.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
206
1.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
56
0.5%
4.4
20 or more units
78
0.7%
9.0
Mobile home
916
8.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Starke County, IN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,840
16.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
944
8.6%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,002
9.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,017
9.3%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,271
20.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
883
8.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,496
13.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,400
12.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
78
0.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
51
0.5%
1.4%
Starke County, IN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
5,940
68.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,597
18.3%
4.7
Electricity
518
5.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
45
0.5%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
584
6.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
41
0.5%
0.5
No fuel used
2
0.0%
1.1
Starke County, IN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
4,409
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
14
0.3%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
21
0.5%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
59
1.3%
11.8%
Less than $500
248
5.6%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
314
7.1%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,416
32.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
2,337
53.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,086
47.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
573
13.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
467
10.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
212
4.8%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,063
24.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
8
0.0%
0.0%
Starke County, IN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,383
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
7
0.5%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
67
4.8%
28.3%
Less than $500
319
23.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
990
71.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
263
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
659
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
241
17.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
268
20.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
191
14.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
118
8.8%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
98
7.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
427
31.8%
40.7%
Not Computed
303
0.0%
0.0%
Starke County, IN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
7,081
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
853
12.0%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
2,739
38.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,607
22.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
953
13.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
670
9.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
208
2.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
32
0.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
19
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
99,100
205,000
