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  • FIPS 18069
  • Largest town: Huntington

Huntington County, Indiana

Huntington County had 36,944 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 382.6 square miles of land. It ranks 42nd of 92 in Indiana by population and 57th by land area.

Population
36,944
#42 of 92 in Indiana · #1,264 in US
Area
382.6 sq mi
#57 of 92 in Indiana · #2,592 in US
Density
97 / sq mi
#42 of 92 in Indiana · #933 in US
Median household income
$67,462
#43 of 92 in Indiana · #1,169 in US

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

Huntington County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Huntington County population, land area and income

Huntington County had 36,944 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 382.6 square miles of land. It ranks 42nd of 92 in Indiana by population and 57th by land area. That works out to 96.6 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Indiana has 34,874 residents, about the same as Huntington County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $67,462 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

36,944

3144th1st

1264th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

383 sq mi

3144th1st

2592nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

96.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

933rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$67,462

3143rd1st

1169th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

36,944

92nd1st

42nd of 92 (IN)

Land area

383 sq mi

92nd1st

57th of 92 (IN)

Density

96.6 / sq mi

92nd1st

42nd of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$67,462

92nd1st

43rd of 92 (IN)

How Huntington County's population changed since 2020

Huntington County gained 302 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.8%. That ranks 44th 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, Huntington County recorded 1,714 births and 2,067 deaths, a natural change of -353. Net international migration added +222 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +406. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 406 people.

36.6k202036.8k202136.8k202236.8k202336.9k2024
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
1,714
Deaths
2,067
Net international migration
+222
Net domestic migration
+406
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+126

Where Huntington County is

The Census internal point of Huntington County is at 40.826400, -85.478600. 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 Huntington 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: Huntington County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
40.826400, -85.478600
DMS
40°49'35.04"N 85°28'42.96"W
UTM
16N 628289.4E 4520599.8N
Geohash
dp70qbhrh
Plus code
86GPRGGC+HH

Towns in Huntington County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Huntington County, 21,667 people together, or 59% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Huntington County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Huntington with 17,033.

  1. 01Huntington17,033
  2. 02Roanoke1,796
  3. 03Warren1,198
  4. 04Andrews1,061
  5. 05Markle (part)579
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Huntington County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Huntington County. The most populous is Allen County, IN, with 399,295 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 81.4 miles SSW of Huntington County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fort Wayne, IN (population 273,203), 25.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Huntington, IN (population 17,033), 4.0 miles away.

Huntington County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Huntington County is 18069: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 069. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $67,462.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Huntington County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 36,944. That is up 302 people (0.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 36,642.

What is the FIPS code of Huntington County?

18069. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (069) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Huntington County?

Huntington, with 17,033 residents inside Huntington County in 2024.

Which counties border Huntington County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Allen County, IN; Grant County, IN; Whitley County, IN; Wabash County, IN; Wells 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)

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