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Bartholomew County, Indiana

Bartholomew County had 84,741 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 406.9 square miles of land. It ranks 19th of 92 in Indiana by population and 37th by land area.

Population
84,741
#19 of 92 in Indiana · #691 in US
Area
406.9 sq mi
#37 of 92 in Indiana · #2,486 in US
Density
208 / sq mi
#20 of 92 in Indiana · #547 in US
Median household income
$79,870
#9 of 92 in Indiana · #481 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Bartholomew County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Bartholomew County population, land area and income

Bartholomew County had 84,741 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 406.9 square miles of land. It ranks 19th of 92 in Indiana by population and 37th by land area. That works out to 208.2 people per square mile, 2.2 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Indiana has 34,874 residents, so Bartholomew County is 2.4 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $79,870 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

84,741

3144th1st

691st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

407 sq mi

3144th1st

2486th of 3,144 (US)

Density

208.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

547th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$79,870

3143rd1st

481st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

84,741

92nd1st

19th of 92 (IN)

Land area

407 sq mi

92nd1st

37th of 92 (IN)

Density

208.2 / sq mi

92nd1st

20th of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$79,870

92nd1st

9th of 92 (IN)

How Bartholomew County's population changed since 2020

Bartholomew County gained 2,526 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.1%. That ranks 10th of 92 in Indiana for growth. The median Indiana county changed by +0.8%, and the state as a whole by +2.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Bartholomew County recorded 4,312 births and 3,790 deaths, a natural change of +522. Net international migration added +2,713 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -744. The largest single component was international migration, which added 2,713 people.

82.2k202082.7k202183.7k202284.2k202384.7k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
4,312
Deaths
3,790
Net international migration
+2,713
Net domestic migration
-744
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+493

Where Bartholomew County is

The Census internal point of Bartholomew County is at 39.205800, -85.898000. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Indiana's 92 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Bartholomew County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Vigo County: +0.0%Fayette County: -0.1%Grant County: -0.1%Noble County: +0.7%Clay County: -0.0%Fulton County: -2.3%Henry County: +0.3%Jasper County: +1.5%Carroll County: +2.0%Huntington County: +0.8%Howard County: +0.6%Tipton County: -0.4%Starke County: +0.3%Lawrence County: +0.4%Jennings County: +0.2%Jay County: -1.5%Greene County: +1.3%Blackford County: -2.4%Madison County: +3.1%Parke County: +2.1%DeKalb County: +2.4%Scott County: +1.5%Benton County: +1.7%Wells County: +2.3%Wabash County: -0.5%Union County: -2.8%Marshall County: +0.8%Putnam County: +3.1%Clinton County: -0.8%Hamilton County: +8.8%Hancock County: +10.8%Jackson County: +2.0%Hendricks County: +8.5%Johnson County: +5.1%Decatur County: -0.2%Lake County: +0.8%Newton County: +2.5%Fountain County: +2.1%Crawford County: +0.0%Perry County: +0.9%Martin County: +0.6%Dearborn County: +1.3%Morgan County: +2.8%Monroe County: +0.0%Switzerland County: +2.5%Ohio County: +1.2%Sullivan County: -0.2%Franklin County: +1.5%Adams County: +2.0%Jefferson County: -0.5%Knox County: -1.1%Ripley County: +0.8%Vanderburgh County: +0.0%Gibson County: -0.1%LaGrange County: +1.5%Dubois County: -0.0%Harrison County: +0.8%Randolph County: -0.3%Brown County: +1.1%Shelby County: +1.3%Tippecanoe County: +2.8%Daviess County: +2.2%Delaware County: +1.1%Elkhart County: +0.2%Whitley County: +1.6%Allen County: +3.4%Montgomery County: +1.8%Miami County: -0.8%St. Joseph County: +0.4%Kosciusko County: +0.6%Floyd County: +1.8%Rush County: -0.1%Wayne County: -0.2%Posey County: -0.5%Clark County: +5.0%Orange County: -0.1%Marion County: +0.5%Boone County: +10.7%Porter County: +1.5%Steuben County: +1.2%Vermillion County: +0.8%Cass County: -0.6%Owen County: +2.5%White County: +0.6%Washington County: +0.4%Pulaski County: -0.8%Pike County: -1.1%Warren County: +0.3%Warrick County: +3.7%Spencer County: +1.8%LaPorte County: -0.8%Bartholomew County: +3.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -0.2%
  2. < +0.4%
  3. < +1.2%
  4. < +2.1%
  5. ≥ +2.1%
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Orange pin: Bartholomew County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
39.205800, -85.898000
DMS
39°12'20.88"N 85°53'52.80"W
UTM
16N 595148.3E 4340193.3N
Geohash
dnfzj34yr
Plus code
86FP6442+8Q

Towns in Bartholomew County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Bartholomew County, 54,520 people together, or 64% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Bartholomew County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Columbus with 51,970.

  1. 01Columbus51,970
  2. 02Hope2,166
  3. 03Edinburgh (part)384
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Bartholomew County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Bartholomew County. The most populous is Johnson County, IN, with 170,614 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 41.3 miles NNW of Bartholomew County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Indianapolis, IN (population 891,484), 41.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Columbus, IN (population 51,970), 1.1 miles away.

Bartholomew County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Bartholomew County is 18005: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 005. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $79,870.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Bartholomew County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 84,741. That is up 2,526 people (3.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 82,215.

What is the FIPS code of Bartholomew County?

18005. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (005) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Bartholomew County?

Columbus, with 51,970 residents inside Bartholomew County in 2024.

Which counties border Bartholomew County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Johnson County, IN; Jackson County, IN; Shelby County, IN; Jennings County, IN; Decatur County, IN; Brown County, IN.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.