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Census Tract 9578, Fountain, IN

3,875 Population
47.4 square miles 81.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.9 ±2.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Covington: 44.3 ±2.8
  • a little higher than the figure in Fountain County: 42.7 ±0.9

Economics

$39,201 ±$6,967 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Covington: $34,700 † ±$6,173
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Fountain County: $32,433 ±$2,228
$55,859 ±$9,246 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Covington: $52,466 † ±$5,246
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Fountain County: $62,542 ±$5,103

13.1% ±4.8% (495  ±181) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Covington: 15.1% † 447 (±5.8% / ±175)
  • a little higher than the rate in Fountain County: 12.4% † 2,034 (±2.7% / ±436)

18.8 minutes ±1.9 (32,045  ±4,765) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Covington: 17.3 † 22,440 (±1.9 / ±4,356)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Fountain County: 25.1 182,075 (±1.3 / ±11,868)

Families

1,671 ±149 Number of households
  • Covington: 1,348 † ±145
  • Fountain County: 6,941 ±228
2.3 ±0.2 (3,777  ±140) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Covington: 2.2 † 2,971 (±0.3 / ±192)
  • a little less than the figure in Fountain County: 2.4 16,489 (±0.1 / ±4)

4.9% ±3.6% (40  ±30) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Covington: 6.3% † 40 (±4.6% / ±30)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Fountain County: 7.7% † 267 (±2.9% / ±101)

Housing

1,863 ±146 Number of housing units
  • Covington: 1,447 † ±149
  • Fountain County: 7,875 ±40

$178,900 ±$21,441 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Covington: $164,400 † ±$46,743
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Fountain County: $143,400 ±$14,138

9.9% ±4% (380  ±155.4) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Covington: 9.6% † 290 (±4.9% / ±148.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Fountain County: 12.3% † 2,019 (±2.5% / ±416.6)

Social

95.4% ±8.3% (2,645  ±286.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Covington: 95.3% 2,090 (±9.1% / ±271.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in Fountain County: 91.1% 10,661 (±4.4% / ±513.9)
19.6% ±4.3% (542  ±124.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Covington: 18.2% † 399 (±4.8% / ±110.4)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Fountain County: 14.7% † 1,719 (±1.9% / ±224.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.9% ±0.9% (35  ±33) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Covington: 1.1% † 35 (±1.1% / ±33)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Fountain County: 1.3% 209

4.7% ±2.3% (145  ±71) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Covington: 4.8% † 115 (±2.8% / ±68)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Fountain County: 7.1% † 914 (±1.2% / ±155)
145 Total veterans ±71 129 Male ±68 16 Female ±18

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