2024 population: 16,833 ( 353 from 2020)
Land area: 395.7 square miles
Population density: 42.5 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	15,764	93.65%	0.8%
Black:	132	0.78%	71.4%
Indian:	54	0.32%	12.5%
Asian:	84	0.50%	10.5%
2+ races:	235	1.40%	17.5%
Hispanic:	564	3.35%	30.0%

Total non-White:	1,069	6.35%	28.0%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	828	12.6
Deaths:	1,089	16.5
Net Migration:	602	9.1
Net Immigration:	13	0.2

Change in White population:	119	0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	234	1.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
16,480
15,645	94.93%
77	0.47%
48	0.29%
76	0.46%
200	1.21%
434	2.63%
835	5.07%

2010
17,240
16,598	96.28%
26	0.15%
48	0.28%
36	0.21%
152	0.88%
373	2.16%
642	3.72%

2000
17,954
17,599	98.02%
19	0.11%
34	0.19%
33	0.18%
77	0.43%
190	1.06%
355	1.98%

1990
17,808
17,674	99.25%
0	0.00%
21	0.12%
0	0.00%
n/a
113	0.63%
134	0.75%

1980
19,033
18,947	99.55%
0	0.00%
8	0.04%
42	0.22%
n/a
35	0.18%
86	0.45%

1970
18,257
18,102	99.15%
3	0.02%
19	0.10%
15	0.08%
n/a
115	0.63%
155	0.85%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
1,734	10.1
1,823	10.6
-815	-4.7
8	0.0

-953	-5.5
193	1.1

Number	Rate
2000's
1,956	10.9
1,808	10.1
-1,243	-6.9
86	0.5

-1,001	-5.6
287	1.6

Number	Rate
1990's
2,417	13.6
2,123	11.9
288	1.6
23	0.1

-75	-0.4
221	1.2

Number	Rate
1980's
2,423	12.7
1,998	10.5
-1,597	-8.4
n/a

-1,273	-6.7
48	0.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-198	-1.1
n/a

845	4.6
-69	-0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Fountain County, IN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
43.1
3,565	21.2%
13,268	78.8%
3,267	19.4%

6,820
2.40

4,549	66.7%
3,489	76.7%
419	9.2%
2,271	33.3%

2010
Number	Percent
41.6
4,174	24.2%
13,066	75.8%
3,043	17.7%

6,935
2.46

4,787	69.0%
3,791	79.2%
381	8.0%
2,148	31.0%

2000
Number	Percent
37.6
4,714	26.3%
13,240	73.7%
2,801	15.6%

7,061
2.52

5,069	71.8%
4,204	82.9%
360	7.1%
1,992	28.2%

1990
Number	Percent
36.0
4,680	26.3%
13,128	73.7%
2,969	16.7%

6,925
2.54

5,168	74.6%
4,490	86.9%
275	5.3%
1,757	25.4%

1980
Number	Percent
32.1
5,563	29.2%
13,470	70.8%
2,569	13.5%

6,888
2.75

5,231	75.9%
4,662	89.1%
195	3.7%
1,657	24.1%

2022 Housing Data for Fountain County, IN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	211	3.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	395	5.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	267	3.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	519	7.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	259	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	211	3.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	350	5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	272	4.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	356	5.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	549	8.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	721	10.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,304	19.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	675	9.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	240	3.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	280	4.1%
$200,000 or more	211	3.1%

Median Household Income	60,559
Per Capita Income	30,562

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	91
Compared to U.S.	78

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	432	6.3%
Public Assistance	72	1.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	601	8.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	7,116	73.3%
Unemployed	365	3.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	7,481	77.0%
Not in Labor Force	2,233	23.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,369	2,089	61.7%
Non-Profit	186	458	28.9%
Self-Employed	324	242	57.2%

Local Government	245	423	36.7%
State Government	89	223	28.5%
Federal Government	22	47	31.9%

Total Private + Self	3,693	2,331	61.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	542	1,151	32.0%
Total	4,235	3,482	54.9%

Pct. Govt.	13.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	856	11.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,011	13.0%
Professional, Technical	1,402	18.1%
Service Occupations	1,400	18.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	124	1.6%
All others	3,083	39.8%

White Collar		42.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,914	24.7%
Health care and social assistance	897	11.6%
Educational services	781	10.1%
Retail trade	671	8.7%
Construction	474	6.1%
Accommodation and food services	424	5.5%
Other services	392	5.1%
Transportation and warehousing	359	4.6%
Finance and insurance	307	4.0%
Public administration	274	3.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	267	3.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	245	3.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	212	2.7%
Wholesale trade	181	2.3%
Information	173	2.2%
Utilities	64	0.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	55	0.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	41	0.5%
Management	19	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	272	1.65%
Puerto Rican	26	0.16%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	31	0.19%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	3	0.02%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	28	0.17%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	65	0.39%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	60	0.36%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	5	0.03%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	70	0.43%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	73	0.44%
Indian	15	0.09%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	15,036	97.0%
Spanish	182	1.2%
German, other Germanic	100	0.6%
Other Indo-European	81	0.5%
Chinese	75	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	22	0.1%
Other	6	0.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,803	17.0%
Irish	2,054	12.5%
American	2,031	12.3%
English	1,690	10.3%
French	441	2.7%
Polish	309	1.9%
Italian	302	1.8%
Dutch	207	1.3%
European	199	1.2%
Swedish	184	1.1%
Welsh	149	0.9%
Scottish	132	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	92	0.6%
Albanian	79	0.5%
Swiss	60	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	16,363	99.4%
Not a citizen	105	0.6%

Native	16,256	98.7%
Foreign-born	212	1.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
411	3.5%	880	7.6%	5,290	45.6%	3,459	29.8%	1,011	8.7%	555	4.8%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	411	3.5%
9-12 Years	880	7.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	5,290	45.6%
Some College	3,459	29.8%
Bach. Degree	1,011	8.7%
Grad Degree	555	4.8%
Average years of education: 12.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	8,298	7,778	520	6.3%	5.1%
1991	8,312	7,668	644	7.7%	5.7%
1992	8,468	7,719	749	8.8%	6.1%
1993	8,607	7,973	634	7.4%	5.1%
1994	8,805	8,232	573	6.5%	4.7%
1995	8,780	8,346	434	4.9%	4.4%
1996	8,849	8,426	423	4.8%	4.0%
1997	8,749	8,348	401	4.6%	3.4%
1998	8,787	8,379	408	4.6%	3.0%
1999	8,746	8,411	335	3.8%	2.9%

2000	8,651	8,382	269	3.1%	3.0%
2001	8,607	8,214	393	4.6%	4.2%
2002	8,488	7,980	508	6.0%	5.2%
2003	8,400	7,925	475	5.7%	5.3%
2004	8,489	8,003	486	5.7%	5.4%
2005	8,794	8,322	472	5.4%	5.4%
2006	8,753	8,336	417	4.8%	5.0%
2007	8,638	8,272	366	4.2%	4.6%
2008	8,686	8,223	463	5.3%	5.9%
2009	8,469	7,380	1,089	12.9%	10.5%

2010	8,601	7,612	989	11.5%	10.1%
2011	8,642	7,830	812	9.4%	8.9%
2012	8,538	7,832	706	8.3%	8.2%
2013	8,322	7,521	801	9.6%	7.5%
2014	8,194	7,623	571	7.0%	5.9%
2015	8,039	7,565	474	5.9%	4.8%
2016	7,977	7,520	457	5.7%	4.4%
2017	7,895	7,584	311	3.9%	3.5%
2018	8,086	7,799	287	3.5%	3.4%
2019	8,028	7,754	274	3.4%	3.2%

2020	7,752	7,247	505	6.5%	7.1%
2021	7,731	7,489	242	3.1%	3.9%
2022	8,011	7,790	221	2.8%	3.0%
2023	8,095	7,846	249	3.1%	3.3%
2024	8,199	7,873	326	4.0%	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	7,795
Median Value	$123,400

Occupied	6,820	87.5%
Vacant	975	12.5%

Owned	5,062	74.2%
Rented	1,758	25.8%
Median Rent	$793

Single-Family Units	6,173	79.2%
Detached	6,114	78.4%
Attached	59	0.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	128	1.6%
Mobile Homes	837	10.7%

Fountain County, IN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Fountain County, IN

2022 Housing Data for Fountain County, IN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Fountain County, IN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Fountain County, IN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Fountain County, IN

Historical Labor Force Data for Fountain County, IN