Median Household Income
$68,485
Median Home Value
$151,200
Median Gross Rent
$704/mo
Poverty Rate
16.2%
Unemployment Rate
4.4%
Homeownership Rate
82.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
15.4%
Median Age
41.6
Population Over Time
Parke County shrank 4.6% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
17,200
2016
17,033
2018
16,996
2020
16,912
2022
16,327
2024
16,406
Business & Industry
Parke County has 307 business establishments employing 2,282 people.
Other services (except public administration)
44
Accommodation and food services
28
Construction
27
Health care and social assistance
26
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
24
Finance and insurance
14
Wholesale trade
13
Real estate and rental and leasing
11
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.