Wabash County

Located in the Hoosier Heartland, Wabash County has a history of economic innovation and entrepreneurialism amidst a beautiful natural landscape of mature forest, open fields and refreshing rivers and reservoirs. The people of Wabash County take pride in developing their lifestyle, resulting in tremendous cultural and recreation scenes.

From the largest city in Wabash to the towns of LaFontaine, Lagro, North Manchester and Roann and numerous smaller communities, Wabash County is a close knit community in which the people and businesses work together for the betterment of all.

Population

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Wabash County	34,960	32,888	30,450	30,060

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Population by Age

Population	2025
0-4	1,606
5-9	1,595
10-14	1,706
15-19	1,969
20-24	1,785
25-29	1,621
30-34	1,675
35-39	1,614
40-44	1,710
45-49	1,769
50-54	1,782
55-59	1,830
60-64	2,075
65-69	2,189
70-74	1,859
75-79	1,507
80-84	1,010
85+	1,148
18+	24,313
Median Age	45

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Population by Race

Wabash County	2025
Total	30,450.00
White Alone	92.49%
Black Alone	0.71%
American Indian Alone	0.5%
Asian Alone	0.53%
Pacific Islander Alone	0.03%
Some Other Race	1.4%
Two or More Races	4.35%
Hispanic Origin	3.29%
Diversity Index	19.70

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Growth Rate

Wabash County	2025 - 2030
Population	-0.26%
Households	-0.08%
Families	-0.28%
Median Household Income	2%
Per Capita Income	2%

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2025	2030
Households	13,215	12,777	12,688	12,638
Housing Units	14,034	14,171	14,056	13,997
Owner Occupied Units			9,714	9,735
Renter Occupied Units			2,974	2,903
Vacant Units			1,368	1,359

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Home Value

Wabash County	2025	2030
Median Home Value	$188,540	$261,211
Average Home Value	$236,139	$301,869
<$50,000	519	350
$50,000 - $99,999	1,314	640
$100,000 - $149,999	1,751	1,066
$150,000 - $199,999	1,609	1,363
$200,000 - $249,999	1,056	994
$250,000 - $299,999	1,475	2,027
$300,000 - $399,999	1,129	1,723
$400,000 - $499,999	282	510
$500,000 - $749,999	231	436
$1,000,000 +	37	58

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	329
2000-2009	1,023
1990-1999	1,346
1980-1989	1,191
1970-1979	1,665
1960-1969	1,331
1950-1959	1,760
1940-1949	737
1939 or Before	4,651

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Income

Wabash County	2025	2030
Median Household	$67,823	$75,770
Average Household	$84,949	$94,279
Per Capita	$35,587	$39,830

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Household Income

Wabash County	2025
<$15,000	1,065
$15,000 - $24,999	1,093
$25,000 - $34,999	954
$35,000 - $49,999	1,433
$50,000 - $74,999	2,406
$75,000 - $99,999	1,942
$100,000 - $149,999	2,301
$150,000 - $199,999	849
$200,000+	645

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	14,186
In-County Residents	9,277
Out-of-County Residents	4,830
Drive Alone	11,710
Carpooled	1,159
Public Transport	17
Work at Home	795
Motorcycle	11
Bicycle	28
Walked	366
Other	100
Less than 5 minutes	967
5-9 minutes	2,724
10-14 minutes	1,834
15-19 minutes	1,602
20-24 minutes	1,489
25-29 minutes	849
30-34 minutes	1,512
35-39 minutes	379
40-44 minutes	311
45-59 minutes	1,033
60-89 minutes	536
90+ minutes	155
Average Travel Time	22

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	15,420
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	353
Mining	67
Utilities	63
Construction	647
Manufacturing	2,044
Wholesale Trade	866

Retail Trade	1,308
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	307
Furn & Home Furnish Str	18
Electronics & Appl Store	11
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	122
Food & Beverage Stores	280
Health/Pers Care Stores	62
Gasoline Stations	47
Clothing/Accessory Store	27
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	98
General Merchandise Str	336

Transportation/Warehouse	256
Information	130

Finance & Insurance	604
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	445
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	33
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	126

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	152
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	365
Legal Services	55
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	96
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	199
Educational Services	1,974
HealthCare/Social Assist	3,480
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	194

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	853
Accommodation	53
Food Srv/Drinking Places	800

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	1,105
Auto Repair/Maintenance	71
Public Administration Emp	655

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Educational Attainment (25+)

Wabash County	2025
<9th Grade	423
Some High School	1,184
GED	1,457
Graduated High School	7,705
Some College/No Degree	3,651
Associates Degree	2,266
Bachelor's Degree	3,370
Graduate Degree	1,733

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	1,232
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	32
Mining Bus	4
Utilities Bus	2
Construction Bus	74
Manufacturing Bus	69
Wholesale Trade Bus	52

Retail Trade Bus	140
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	24
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	5
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	4
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	14
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	23
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	10
Gasoline Stations Bus	11
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	8
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	24
General Merchandise Str Bus	17

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	38
Information Bus	25

Finance & Insurance Bus	54
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	20
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	13
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	21

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	47
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	76
Legal Services Bus	16
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	3
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	32
Educational Services Bus	32
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	149
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	34

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	78
Accommodation Bus	8
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	70

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	199
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	23
Public Administration Bus	64

Source: ESRI, 2025-08-25