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  • FIPS 18121
  • Largest town: Rockville

Parke County, Indiana

Parke County had 16,508 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 444.7 square miles of land. It ranks 78th of 92 in Indiana by population and 23rd by land area.

Population
16,508
#78 of 92 in Indiana · #2,004 in US
Area
444.7 sq mi
#23 of 92 in Indiana · #2,287 in US
Density
37 / sq mi
#85 of 92 in Indiana · #1,743 in US
Median household income
$70,989
#31 of 92 in Indiana · #933 in US

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

Parke County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Parke County population, land area and income

Parke County had 16,508 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 444.7 square miles of land. It ranks 78th of 92 in Indiana by population and 23rd by land area. That works out to 37.1 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Indiana has 34,874 residents, so Parke County has 47% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $70,989 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

16,508

3144th1st

2004th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

445 sq mi

3144th1st

2287th of 3,144 (US)

Density

37.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

1743rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$70,989

3143rd1st

933rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

16,508

92nd1st

78th of 92 (IN)

Land area

445 sq mi

92nd1st

23rd of 92 (IN)

Density

37.1 / sq mi

92nd1st

85th of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$70,989

92nd1st

31st of 92 (IN)

How Parke County's population changed since 2020

Parke County gained 341 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.1%. That ranks 20th 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, Parke County recorded 851 births and 775 deaths, a natural change of +76. Net international migration added +1 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +272. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 272 people.

16.2k202016.5k202116.4k202216.5k202316.5k2024
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
851
Deaths
775
Net international migration
+1
Net domestic migration
+272
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+25

Where Parke County is

The Census internal point of Parke County is at 39.774300, -87.196900. 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 Parke 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: Parke County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
39.774300, -87.196900
DMS
39°46'27.48"N 87°11'48.84"W
UTM
16N 483137.5E 4402725.8N
Geohash
dp1frb9nh
Plus code
86FJQRF3+P6

Towns in Parke County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Parke County, 2,589 people together, or 16% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Parke County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Rockville with 2,589.

  1. 01Rockville2,589
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Parke County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Parke County. The most populous is Vigo County, IN, with 106,166 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 55.2 miles E of Parke County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Indianapolis, IN (population 891,484), 55.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Terre Haute, IN (population 58,531), 23.4 miles away.

Parke County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Parke County is 18121: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 121. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $70,989.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Parke County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 16,508. That is up 341 people (2.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 16,167.

What is the FIPS code of Parke County?

18121. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (121) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Parke County?

Rockville, with 2,589 residents inside Parke County in 2024.

Which counties border Parke County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Vigo County, IN; Montgomery County, IN; Putnam County, IN; Clay County, IN; Fountain County, IN; Vermillion 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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