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Kosciusko County, Indiana

Kosciusko County had 80,669 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 531.5 square miles of land. It ranks 22nd of 92 in Indiana by population and 5th by land area.

Population
80,669
#22 of 92 in Indiana · #724 in US
Area
531.5 sq mi
#5 of 92 in Indiana · #1,970 in US
Density
152 / sq mi
#28 of 92 in Indiana · #691 in US
Median household income
$72,726
#24 of 92 in Indiana · #809 in US

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

Kosciusko County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Kosciusko County population, land area and income

Kosciusko County had 80,669 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 531.5 square miles of land. It ranks 22nd of 92 in Indiana by population and 5th by land area. That works out to 151.8 people per square mile, 1.6 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Indiana has 34,874 residents, so Kosciusko County is 2.3 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $72,726 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

80,669

3144th1st

724th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

531 sq mi

3144th1st

1970th of 3,144 (US)

Density

151.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

691st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$72,726

3143rd1st

809th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

80,669

92nd1st

22nd of 92 (IN)

Land area

531 sq mi

92nd1st

5th of 92 (IN)

Density

151.8 / sq mi

92nd1st

28th of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$72,726

92nd1st

24th of 92 (IN)

How Kosciusko County's population changed since 2020

Kosciusko County gained 508 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.6%. That ranks 51st 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, Kosciusko County recorded 3,942 births and 3,812 deaths, a natural change of +130. Net international migration added +578 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -302. The largest single component was international migration, which added 578 people.

80.2k202080.3k202180.7k202280.4k202380.7k2024
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
3,942
Deaths
3,812
Net international migration
+578
Net domestic migration
-302
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+228

Where Kosciusko County is

The Census internal point of Kosciusko County is at 41.244300, -85.861600. 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 Kosciusko 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: Kosciusko County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
41.244300, -85.861600
DMS
41°14'39.48"N 85°51'41.76"W
UTM
16N 595387.6E 4566502.0N
Geohash
dp6fwhm3r
Plus code
86HP64VQ+P9

Towns in Kosciusko County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Kosciusko County, 26,452 people together, or 33% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Kosciusko County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Warsaw with 16,111.

  1. 01Warsaw16,111
  2. 02Winona Lake5,107
  3. 03Syracuse3,236
  4. 04Milford1,684
  5. 05Nappanee (part)314
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Kosciusko County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Kosciusko County. The most populous is Elkhart County, IN, with 207,436 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 103.1 miles S of Kosciusko County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is South Bend, IN (population 103,713), 36.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Warsaw, IN (population 16,111), 0.7 miles away.

Kosciusko County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Kosciusko County is 18085: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 085. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $72,726.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Kosciusko County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 80,669. That is up 508 people (0.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 80,161.

What is the FIPS code of Kosciusko County?

18085. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (085) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Kosciusko County?

Warsaw, with 16,111 residents inside Kosciusko County in 2024.

Which counties border Kosciusko County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Elkhart County, IN; Noble County, IN; Marshall County, IN; Whitley County, IN; Wabash County, IN; Fulton 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.