Tell City city, IN

Perry County, IN

2022 population: 7,470 ( 198 from 2010 )
Land area: 4.5 square miles
Population density: 1647.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,886	92.18%	2.2%
Black:	250	3.35%	987.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	101	1.35%	83.6%
2+ races:	92	1.23%	70.4%
Hispanic:	140	1.87%	84.2%

Total non-White:	584	7.82%	152.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-155	-2.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	353	5.9

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
7,272
7,041	96.82%
23	0.32%
19	0.26%
55	0.76%
54	0.74%
76	1.05%
231	3.18%

2000
7,917
7,816	98.72%
5	0.06%
0	0.00%
6	0.08%
32	0.40%
58	0.73%
101	1.28%

1990
8,088
8,037	99.37%
6	0.07%
12	0.15%
0	0.00%
n/a
33	0.41%
51	0.63%

1980
8,704
8,635	99.21%
15	0.17%
35	0.40%
12	0.14%
n/a
7	0.08%
69	0.79%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-775	-9.8
130	1.6

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-221	-2.7
50	0.6

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
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n/a
n/a

-598	-6.9
-18	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Tell City city, 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
38.9
1,537	20.6%
5,933	79.4%
1,539	20.6%

3,461
2.11

1,710	49.4%
1,135	66.4%
172	10.1%
1,751	50.6%

2010
Number	Percent
42.0
1,600	22.0%
5,672	78.0%
1,400	19.3%

3,224
2.23

1,971	61.1%
1,448	73.5%
247	12.5%
1,253	38.9%

2000
Number	Percent
40.2
1,785	22.5%
6,132	77.5%
1,638	20.7%

3,400
2.28

2,160	63.5%
1,672	77.4%
231	10.7%
1,240	36.5%

1990
Number	Percent
37.2
1,983	24.5%
6,105	75.5%
1,545	19.1%

3,257
2.44

2,297	70.5%
1,902	82.8%
220	9.6%
960	29.5%

1980
Number	Percent
32.1
2,364	27.2%
6,340	72.8%
1,220	14.0%

3,295
2.64

2,499	75.8%
2,141	85.7%
162	6.5%
796	24.2%

2022 Housing Data for Tell City city, IN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	206	6.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	278	8.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	168	4.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	249	7.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	300	8.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	86	2.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	57	1.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	160	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	244	7.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	302	8.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	328	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	496	14.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	332	9.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	70	2.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	124	3.6%
$200,000 or more	61	1.8%

Median Household Income	49,761
Per Capita Income	28,950

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	171	4.9%
Public Assistance	172	5.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	412	11.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,253	72.3%
Unemployed	254	5.6%
In Armed Forces	11	0.2%

Total Labor Force	3,518	78.2%
Not in Labor Force	981	21.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,587	1,132	58.4%
Non-Profit	82	240	25.5%
Self-Employed	72	109	39.8%

Local Government	90	81	52.6%
State Government	50	62	44.6%
Federal Government	32	20	61.5%

Total Private + Self	1,659	1,241	57.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	254	403	38.7%
Total	1,913	1,644	53.8%

Pct. Govt.	9.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	215	6.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	535	15.0%
Professional, Technical	536	15.1%
Service Occupations	714	20.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4	0.1%
All others	1,557	43.8%

White Collar		36.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,367	38.4%
Health care and social assistance	585	16.4%
Retail trade	308	8.7%
Accommodation and food services	224	6.3%
Public administration	188	5.3%
Educational services	157	4.4%
Construction	119	3.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	115	3.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	86	2.4%
Other services	76	2.1%
Transportation and warehousing	65	1.8%
Finance and insurance	59	1.7%
Wholesale trade	45	1.3%
Utilities	40	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	39	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	35	1.0%
Information	33	0.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	16	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	48	0.64%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	28	0.37%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	24	0.32%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	4	0.05%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	46	0.62%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	41	0.55%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	5	0.07%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	18	0.24%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Japanese	56	0.75%
Chinese	20	0.27%
Korean	12	0.16%
Indonesian	8	0.11%
Filipino	5	0.07%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,862	97.6%
Spanish	100	1.4%
Other Asian	64	0.9%
Tagalog	5	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,702	22.8%
English	1,180	15.8%
Irish	1,157	15.5%
American	682	9.1%
French	193	2.6%
Italian	177	2.4%
European	164	2.2%
Swiss	114	1.5%
Polish	105	1.4%
Belgian	89	1.2%
Welsh	61	0.8%
Hungarian	37	0.5%
Dutch	36	0.5%
Ethiopian	36	0.5%
Moroccan	34	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,382	98.8%
Not a citizen	88	1.2%

Native	7,289	97.6%
Foreign-born	181	2.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
70	1.3%	401	7.5%	2,291	42.9%	1,725	32.3%	611	11.4%	248	4.6%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	70	1.3%
9-12 Years	401	7.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,291	42.9%
Some College	1,725	32.3%
Bach. Degree	611	11.4%
Grad Degree	248	4.6%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +229	R +139	R + 2.9%
D +90
2020 vs. 2012	R +694	R +1,085	R + 33.1%
D -391
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	59%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,990	56.6%	Joe Biden (D)	1,452	41.3%	76	2.2%	3,518	0	10	0.12%
2016	57%	Donald Trump (R)	1,761	52.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,362	40.9%	207	6.2%	3,330	-4	7	0.12%
2012	56%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,843	57.8%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,296	40.6%	50	1.6%	3,189	-13	-7	0.12%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Tell City city, IN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	59%	Eric Holcomb* (R)	2,113	60.7%	Woody Myers (D)	1,154	33.2%	214 [+]	6.1%	3,481	4	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Donald Rainwater (Libertarian) 214 (6.1%);
2018	S1	49%	Joe Donnelly* (D)	1,459	50.6%	Mike Braun (R)	1,281	44.4%	144 [+]	5.0%	2,884	-6	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 144 (5.0%);
2016	S3	56%	Evan Bayh (D)	1,736	52.8%	Todd Young (R)	1,382	42.1%	168 [+]	5.1%	3,286	-10	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 168 (5.1%);
2016	G	56%	John Gregg (D)	1,812	55.4%	Eric Holcomb (R)	1,372	42.0%	85 [+]	2.6%	3,269	-9	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Rex Bell (Libertarian) 85 (2.6%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,734
Median Value	$114,300

Occupied	3,461	92.7%
Vacant	273	7.3%

Owned	2,167	62.6%
Rented	1,294	37.4%
Median Rent	$607

Single-Family Units	2,647	70.9%
Detached	2,631	70.5%
Attached	16	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	595	15.9%
Mobile Homes	248	6.6%

Tell City city, IN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Tell City city, IN

2022 Housing Data for Tell City city, IN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Tell City city, IN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Tell City city, IN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Tell City city, IN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Tell City city, IN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Tell City city, IN