2022 population: 16,369 ( 970 from 2010 , 215 from 2020)
Land area: 444.7 square miles
Population density: 36.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	15,470	94.51%	6.5%
Black:	335	2.05%	14.3%
Indian:	68	0.42%	28.3%
Asian:	38	0.23%	2.7%
2+ races:	177	1.08%	92.4%
Hispanic:	281	1.72%	30.7%

Total non-White:	899	5.49%	13.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	433	13.4
Deaths:	395	12.2
Net Migration:	182	5.6
Net Immigration:	-1	-0.0

Change in White population:	-1,075	-6.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	105	0.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
17,339
16,545	95.42%
391	2.26%
53	0.31%
37	0.21%
92	0.53%
215	1.24%
794	4.58%

2000
17,241
16,560	96.05%
368	2.13%
41	0.24%
35	0.20%
119	0.69%
104	0.60%
681	3.95%

1990
15,410
15,185	98.54%
127	0.82%
29	0.19%
2	0.01%
n/a
67	0.43%
225	1.46%

1980
16,372
16,198	98.94%
43	0.26%
47	0.29%
7	0.04%
n/a
74	0.45%
174	1.06%

1970
14,600
14,535	99.55%
28	0.19%
4	0.03%
2	0.01%
n/a
30	0.21%
65	0.45%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,721	10.0
1,501	8.7
-497	-2.9
-5	-0.0

-15	-0.1
113	0.7

Number	Rate
1990's
1,797	11.7
1,731	11.2
1,547	10.0
14	0.1

1,375	8.9
456	3.0

Number	Rate
1980's
2,029	12.4
1,786	10.9
-1,060	-6.5
n/a

-1,013	-6.2
51	0.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
1,273	8.7
n/a

1,663	11.4
109	0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Parke 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
42.5
3,585	21.9%
12,784	78.1%
3,287	20.1%

5,725
2.66

3,997	69.8%
3,192	79.9%
190	4.8%
1,728	30.2%

2010
Number	Percent
41.3
3,713	21.4%
13,626	78.6%
2,709	15.6%

6,222
2.51

4,389	70.5%
3,508	79.9%
317	7.2%
1,833	29.5%

2000
Number	Percent
39.0
4,136	24.0%
13,105	76.0%
2,535	14.7%

6,422
2.50

4,671	72.7%
3,881	83.1%
338	7.2%
1,751	27.3%

1990
Number	Percent
36.3
3,870	25.1%
11,540	74.9%
2,442	15.8%

5,869
2.53

4,394	74.9%
3,827	87.1%
250	5.7%
1,475	25.1%

1980
Number	Percent
32.8
4,690	28.6%
11,682	71.4%
2,455	15.0%

5,962
2.71

4,612	77.4%
4,147	89.9%
186	4.0%
1,350	22.6%

2022 Housing Data for Parke County, IN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	172	3.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	220	3.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	258	4.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	360	6.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	291	5.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	333	5.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	244	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	261	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	194	3.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	346	6.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	654	11.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	960	16.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	513	9.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	339	5.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	352	6.1%
$200,000 or more	228	4.0%

Median Household Income	63,393
Per Capita Income	29,961

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	98
Compared to U.S.	83

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	363	6.3%
Public Assistance	90	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	596	10.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,833	60.0%
Unemployed	359	3.7%
In Armed Forces	8	0.1%

Total Labor Force	6,200	63.8%
Not in Labor Force	3,514	36.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		39.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,421	1,723	58.4%
Non-Profit	138	292	32.1%
Self-Employed	604	216	73.7%

Local Government	171	303	36.1%
State Government	184	179	50.7%
Federal Government	48	44	52.2%

Total Private + Self	3,025	1,939	60.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	541	818	39.8%
Total	3,566	2,757	56.4%

Pct. Govt.	14.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	770	12.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,226	19.2%
Professional, Technical	991	15.5%
Service Occupations	1,103	17.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	149	2.3%
All others	2,286	35.9%

White Collar		46.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,513	23.7%
Health care and social assistance	667	10.5%
Retail trade	626	9.8%
Educational services	556	8.7%
Construction	468	7.3%
Accommodation and food services	412	6.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	373	5.9%
Public administration	346	5.4%
Other services	301	4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	202	3.2%
Transportation and warehousing	194	3.0%
Wholesale trade	161	2.5%
Finance and insurance	150	2.4%
Information	141	2.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	124	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	60	0.9%
Utilities	54	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	26	0.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	129	0.79%
Puerto Rican	15	0.09%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	13	0.08%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	13	0.08%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	14,315	93.1%
German, other Germanic	786	5.1%
Spanish	201	1.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	72	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	3,276	20.1%
English	2,029	12.4%
American	1,810	11.1%
Irish	1,653	10.1%
European	347	2.1%
Scottish	327	2.0%
Dutch	321	2.0%
French	279	1.7%
Swiss	240	1.5%
Italian	214	1.3%
Swedish	173	1.1%
Norwegian	162	1.0%
Pennsylvania German	133	0.8%
Polish	94	0.6%
Welsh	94	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	16,270	99.7%
Not a citizen	57	0.3%

Native	16,209	99.3%
Foreign-born	118	0.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
864	7.5%	823	7.2%	4,352	37.9%	3,702	32.3%	1,027	9.0%	701	6.1%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	864	7.5%
9-12 Years	823	7.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,352	37.9%
Some College	3,702	32.3%
Bach. Degree	1,027	9.0%
Grad Degree	701	6.1%
Average years of education: 12.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	7,199	6,775	424	5.9%	5.1%
1991	7,063	6,660	403	5.7%	5.7%
1992	7,307	6,811	496	6.8%	6.1%
1993	7,640	7,159	481	6.3%	5.1%
1994	7,905	7,455	450	5.7%	4.7%
1995	7,755	7,331	424	5.5%	4.4%
1996	7,780	7,391	389	5.0%	4.0%
1997	7,388	7,028	360	4.9%	3.4%
1998	7,753	7,451	302	3.9%	3.0%
1999	7,777	7,520	257	3.3%	2.9%

2000	8,013	7,732	281	3.5%	3.0%
2001	8,052	7,681	371	4.6%	4.2%
2002	8,021	7,581	440	5.5%	5.2%
2003	8,038	7,578	460	5.7%	5.3%
2004	8,001	7,496	505	6.3%	5.4%
2005	8,103	7,586	517	6.4%	5.4%
2006	7,940	7,507	433	5.5%	5.0%
2007	8,012	7,609	403	5.0%	4.6%
2008	8,086	7,598	488	6.0%	5.9%
2009	8,089	7,267	822	10.2%	10.5%

2010	7,333	6,552	781	10.7%	10.1%
2011	7,208	6,470	738	10.2%	8.9%
2012	6,994	6,288	706	10.1%	8.2%
2013	6,941	6,312	629	9.1%	7.5%
2014	6,953	6,469	484	7.0%	5.9%
2015	7,051	6,655	396	5.6%	4.8%
2016	7,273	6,899	374	5.1%	4.4%
2017	7,177	6,893	284	4.0%	3.5%
2018	7,143	6,862	281	3.9%	3.4%
2019	7,031	6,770	261	3.7%	3.2%

2020	6,844	6,468	376	5.5%	7.1%
2021	6,989	6,766	223	3.2%	3.9%
2022	7,102	6,886	216	3.0%	3.0%
2023	7,276	7,039	237	3.3%	3.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	7,604
Median Value	$121,500

Occupied	5,725	75.3%
Vacant	1,879	24.7%

Owned	4,680	81.7%
Rented	1,045	18.3%
Median Rent	$780

Single-Family Units	5,990	78.8%
Detached	5,783	76.1%
Attached	207	2.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	215	2.8%
Mobile Homes	1,183	15.6%

Parke County, IN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Parke County, IN

2022 Housing Data for Parke County, IN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Parke County, IN

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Parke County, IN

Historical Labor Force Data for Parke County, IN