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Wabash County, Indiana

Wabash County had 30,777 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 412.5 square miles of land. It ranks 54th of 92 in Indiana by population and 31st by land area.

Population
30,777
#54 of 92 in Indiana · #1,423 in US
Area
412.5 sq mi
#31 of 92 in Indiana · #2,452 in US
Density
75 / sq mi
#54 of 92 in Indiana · #1,135 in US
Median household income
$60,668
#73 of 92 in Indiana · #1,772 in US

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

Wabash County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Wabash County population, land area and income

Wabash County had 30,777 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 412.5 square miles of land. It ranks 54th of 92 in Indiana by population and 31st by land area. That works out to 74.6 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; Wabash County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $60,668 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

30,777

3144th1st

1423rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

413 sq mi

3144th1st

2452nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

74.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1135th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$60,668

3143rd1st

1772nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

30,777

92nd1st

54th of 92 (IN)

Land area

413 sq mi

92nd1st

31st of 92 (IN)

Density

74.6 / sq mi

92nd1st

54th of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$60,668

92nd1st

73rd of 92 (IN)

How Wabash County's population changed since 2020

Wabash County lost 149 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.5%. That ranks 80th 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, Wabash County recorded 1,404 births and 2,073 deaths, a natural change of -669. Net international migration added +50 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +433. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 669 people.

30.9k202030.9k202130.9k202230.8k202330.8k2024
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
1,404
Deaths
2,073
Net international migration
+50
Net domestic migration
+433
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+15

Where Wabash County is

The Census internal point of Wabash County is at 40.843700, -85.795200. 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 Wabash 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: Wabash County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
40.843700, -85.795200
DMS
40°50'37.32"N 85°47'42.72"W
UTM
16N 601565.6E 4522104.9N
Geohash
dp6bremgf
Plus code
86GPR6V3+FW

Towns in Wabash County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Wabash County, 15,512 people together, or 50% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Wabash County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Wabash with 10,275.

  1. 01Wabash10,275
  2. 02North Manchester5,237
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Wabash County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Wabash County. The most populous is Kosciusko County, IN, with 80,669 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 76.7 miles SSW of Wabash County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Fort Wayne, IN (population 273,203), 38.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Wabash, IN (population 10,275), 3.4 miles away.

Wabash County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Wabash County is 18169: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 169. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $60,668.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Wabash County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 30,777. That is down 149 people (0.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 30,926.

What is the FIPS code of Wabash County?

18169. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (169) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Wabash County?

Wabash, with 10,275 residents inside Wabash County in 2024.

Which counties border Wabash County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Kosciusko County, IN; Grant County, IN; Huntington County, IN; Miami County, IN; Whitley 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)

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