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  • FIPS 18135
  • Largest town: Winchester

Randolph County, Indiana

Randolph County had 24,337 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 452.4 square miles of land. It ranks 64th of 92 in Indiana by population and 18th by land area.

Population
24,337
#64 of 92 in Indiana · #1,639 in US
Area
452.4 sq mi
#18 of 92 in Indiana · #2,262 in US
Density
54 / sq mi
#73 of 92 in Indiana · #1,401 in US
Median household income
$58,725
#83 of 92 in Indiana · #1,970 in US

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

Randolph County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Randolph County population, land area and income

Randolph County had 24,337 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 452.4 square miles of land. It ranks 64th of 92 in Indiana by population and 18th by land area. That works out to 53.8 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Indiana has 34,874 residents; Randolph County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $58,725 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

24,337

3144th1st

1639th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

452 sq mi

3144th1st

2262nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

53.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

1401st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$58,725

3143rd1st

1970th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

24,337

92nd1st

64th of 92 (IN)

Land area

452 sq mi

92nd1st

18th of 92 (IN)

Density

53.8 / sq mi

92nd1st

73rd of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$58,725

92nd1st

83rd of 92 (IN)

How Randolph County's population changed since 2020

Randolph County lost 78 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.3%. That ranks 77th 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, Randolph County recorded 1,244 births and 1,564 deaths, a natural change of -320. Net international migration added +145 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +13. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 320 people.

24.4k202024.4k202124.4k202224.4k202324.3k2024
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
1,244
Deaths
1,564
Net international migration
+145
Net domestic migration
+13
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-23

Where Randolph County is

The Census internal point of Randolph County is at 40.164100, -85.005800. 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 Randolph 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: Randolph County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
40.164100, -85.005800
DMS
40°09'50.76"N 85°00'20.88"W
UTM
16N 669822.0E 4447877.5N
Geohash
dp5s3xssv
Plus code
86GP5X7V+JM

Towns in Randolph County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Randolph County, 10,946 people together, or 45% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Randolph County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Winchester with 4,800.

  1. 01Winchester4,800
  2. 02Union City3,435
  3. 03Parker City1,271
  4. 04Farmland1,260
  5. 05Albany (part)180
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Randolph County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Randolph County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Delaware County, IN, with 112,951 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 66.8 miles WSW of Randolph County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Dayton, OH (population 136,346), 50.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Muncie, IN (population 65,320), 20.7 miles away.

Randolph County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Randolph County is 18135: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 135. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $58,725.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Randolph County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 24,337. That is down 78 people (0.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 24,415.

What is the FIPS code of Randolph County?

18135. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (135) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Randolph County?

Winchester, with 4,800 residents inside Randolph County in 2024.

Which counties border Randolph County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Delaware County, IN; Wayne County, IN; Darke County, OH; Henry County, IN; Jay 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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