Counties in Indiana by average household size, 2024

LaGrange County had the highest average household size of 92 counties in 2024, at 3.1 persons per household. Monroe County had the lowest, at 2.1 persons per household. The median was 2.5 persons per household and the figure for Indiana was 2.5 persons per household. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3.1LaGrange County
Lowest2.1Monroe County
Median2.592 counties
Indiana2.5History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 2.9 persons per householdAllen County: 2.5 persons per householdBartholomew County: 2.5 persons per householdBenton County: 2.5 persons per householdBlackford County: 2.3 persons per householdBoone County: 2.6 persons per householdBrown County: 2.3 persons per householdCarroll County: 2.5 persons per householdCass County: 2.5 persons per householdClark County: 2.4 persons per householdClay County: 2.5 persons per householdClinton County: 2.6 persons per householdCrawford County: 2.3 persons per householdDaviess County: 2.8 persons per householdDearborn County: 2.5 persons per householdDecatur County: 2.4 persons per householdDeKalb County: 2.5 persons per householdDelaware County: 2.3 persons per householdDubois County: 2.4 persons per householdElkhart County: 2.8 persons per householdFayette County: 2.4 persons per householdFloyd County: 2.5 persons per householdFountain County: 2.4 persons per householdFranklin County: 2.5 persons per householdFulton County: 2.5 persons per householdGibson County: 2.4 persons per householdGrant County: 2.3 persons per householdGreene County: 2.3 persons per householdHamilton County: 2.6 persons per householdHancock County: 2.5 persons per householdHarrison County: 2.5 persons per householdHendricks County: 2.7 persons per householdHenry County: 2.5 persons per householdHoward County: 2.3 persons per householdHuntington County: 2.3 persons per householdJackson County: 2.5 persons per householdJasper County: 2.6 persons per householdJay County: 2.6 persons per householdJefferson County: 2.4 persons per householdJennings County: 2.5 persons per householdJohnson County: 2.6 persons per householdKnox County: 2.3 persons per householdKosciusko County: 2.5 persons per householdLaGrange County: 3.1 persons per householdLake County: 2.5 persons per householdLaPorte County: 2.4 persons per householdLawrence County: 2.3 persons per householdMadison County: 2.4 persons per householdMarion County: 2.4 persons per householdMarshall County: 2.6 persons per householdMartin County: 2.5 persons per householdMiami County: 2.5 persons per householdMonroe County: 2.1 persons per householdMontgomery County: 2.4 persons per householdMorgan County: 2.5 persons per householdNewton County: 2.4 persons per householdNoble County: 2.6 persons per householdOhio County: 2.3 persons per householdOrange County: 2.5 persons per householdOwen County: 2.5 persons per householdParke County: 2.5 persons per householdPerry County: 2.3 persons per householdPike County: 2.4 persons per householdPorter County: 2.5 persons per householdPosey County: 2.4 persons per householdPulaski County: 2.5 persons per householdPutnam County: 2.3 persons per householdRandolph County: 2.3 persons per householdRipley County: 2.5 persons per householdRush County: 2.5 persons per householdSt. Joseph County: 2.4 persons per householdScott County: 2.5 persons per householdShelby County: 2.4 persons per householdSpencer County: 2.4 persons per householdStarke County: 2.6 persons per householdSteuben County: 2.4 persons per householdSullivan County: 2.4 persons per householdSwitzerland County: 2.5 persons per householdTippecanoe County: 2.3 persons per householdTipton County: 2.4 persons per householdUnion County: 2.4 persons per householdVanderburgh County: 2.2 persons per householdVermillion County: 2.3 persons per householdVigo County: 2.3 persons per householdWabash County: 2.3 persons per householdWarren County: 2.5 persons per householdWarrick County: 2.6 persons per householdWashington County: 2.5 persons per householdWayne County: 2.4 persons per householdWells County: 2.4 persons per householdWhite County: 2.4 persons per householdWhitley County: 2.4 persons per household
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  • 2.3 to 2.4
  • 2.4 to 2.5
  • 2.5 and over
persons per household, 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

LaGrange County: 3.1 persons per householdLaGrange County3.1Adams County: 2.9 persons per householdAdams County2.9Elkhart County: 2.8 persons per householdElkhart County2.8Daviess County: 2.8 persons per householdDaviess County2.8Hendricks County: 2.7 persons per householdHendricks County2.7Hamilton County: 2.6 persons per householdHamilton County2.6Johnson County: 2.6 persons per householdJohnson County2.6Clinton County: 2.6 persons per householdClinton County2.6Starke County: 2.6 persons per householdStarke County2.6Boone County: 2.6 persons per householdBoone County2.6Jasper County: 2.6 persons per householdJasper County2.6Marshall County: 2.6 persons per householdMarshall County2.6Noble County: 2.6 persons per householdNoble County2.6Jay County: 2.6 persons per householdJay County2.6Warrick County: 2.6 persons per householdWarrick County2.6Harrison County: 2.5 persons per householdHarrison County2.5Lake County: 2.5 persons per householdLake County2.5Morgan County: 2.5 persons per householdMorgan County2.5Carroll County: 2.5 persons per householdCarroll County2.5DeKalb County: 2.5 persons per householdDeKalb County2.5Jackson County: 2.5 persons per householdJackson County2.5Switzerland County: 2.5 persons per householdSwitzerland County2.5Parke County: 2.5 persons per householdParke County2.5Benton County: 2.5 persons per householdBenton County2.5Fulton County: 2.5 persons per householdFulton County2.5Miami County: 2.5 persons per householdMiami County2.5Porter County: 2.5 persons per householdPorter County2.5Dearborn County: 2.5 persons per householdDearborn County2.5Floyd County: 2.5 persons per householdFloyd County2.5Hancock County: 2.5 persons per householdHancock County2.5Warren County: 2.5 persons per householdWarren County2.5Franklin County: 2.5 persons per householdFranklin County2.5Jennings County: 2.5 persons per householdJennings County2.5Martin County: 2.5 persons per householdMartin County2.5Owen County: 2.5 persons per householdOwen County2.5Pulaski County: 2.5 persons per householdPulaski County2.5Ripley County: 2.5 persons per householdRipley County2.5Washington County: 2.5 persons per householdWashington County2.5Allen County: 2.5 persons per householdAllen County2.5Bartholomew County: 2.5 persons per householdBartholomew County2.5LaGrange County: 3.1 persons per householdLaGrange County3.1Adams County: 2.9 persons per householdAdams County2.9Elkhart County: 2.8 persons per householdElkhart County2.8Daviess County: 2.8 persons per householdDaviess County2.8Hendricks County: 2.7 persons per householdHendricks County2.7Hamilton County: 2.6 persons per householdHamilton County2.6Johnson County: 2.6 persons per householdJohnson County2.6Clinton County: 2.6 persons per householdClinton County2.6Starke County: 2.6 persons per householdStarke County2.6Boone County: 2.6 persons per householdBoone County2.6Jasper County: 2.6 persons per householdJasper County2.6Marshall County: 2.6 persons per householdMarshall County2.6Noble County: 2.6 persons per householdNoble County2.6Jay County: 2.6 persons per householdJay County2.6Warrick County: 2.6 persons per householdWarrick County2.6Harrison County: 2.5 persons per householdHarrison County2.5Lake County: 2.5 persons per householdLake County2.5Morgan County: 2.5 persons per householdMorgan County2.5Carroll County: 2.5 persons per householdCarroll County2.5DeKalb County: 2.5 persons per householdDeKalb County2.5Jackson County: 2.5 persons per householdJackson County2.5Switzerland County: 2.5 persons per householdSwitzerland County2.5Parke County: 2.5 persons per householdParke County2.5Benton County: 2.5 persons per householdBenton County2.5Fulton County: 2.5 persons per householdFulton County2.5Miami County: 2.5 persons per householdMiami County2.5Porter County: 2.5 persons per householdPorter County2.5Dearborn County: 2.5 persons per householdDearborn County2.5Floyd County: 2.5 persons per householdFloyd County2.5Hancock County: 2.5 persons per householdHancock County2.5Warren County: 2.5 persons per householdWarren County2.5Franklin County: 2.5 persons per householdFranklin County2.5Jennings County: 2.5 persons per householdJennings County2.5Martin County: 2.5 persons per householdMartin County2.5Owen County: 2.5 persons per householdOwen County2.5Pulaski County: 2.5 persons per householdPulaski County2.5Ripley County: 2.5 persons per householdRipley County2.5Washington County: 2.5 persons per householdWashington County2.5Allen County: 2.5 persons per householdAllen County2.5Bartholomew County: 2.5 persons per householdBartholomew County2.5
persons per household. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
persons per household
Change on 2023
1LaGrange County3.1-0.3%
2Adams County2.9+0.3%
3Elkhart County2.8-0.4%
4Daviess County2.8-1.4%
5Hendricks County2.7-0.4%
6Hamilton County2.6-1.1%
7Johnson County2.6-0.4%
8Clinton County2.6-0.8%
8Starke County2.6-2.3%
10Boone County2.60%
11Jasper County2.6-0.8%
11Marshall County2.6-1.9%
11Noble County2.6-1.2%
14Jay County2.6+1.6%
14Warrick County2.6-0.8%
16Harrison County2.5-1.9%
16Lake County2.5-0.4%
16Morgan County2.5-1.2%
19Carroll County2.50%
19DeKalb County2.50%
19Jackson County2.5-1.6%
19Switzerland County2.5+0.4%
23Parke County2.5-1.6%
24Benton County2.5+0.8%
24Fulton County2.5-2%
24Miami County2.5-1.2%
24Porter County2.5-0.4%
28Dearborn County2.5-0.4%
28Floyd County2.5-2%
28Hancock County2.5-1.2%
28Warren County2.50%
32Franklin County2.5-0.4%
32Jennings County2.5-2%
32Martin County2.5+0.4%
32Owen County2.5+0.4%
32Pulaski County2.5-1.2%
32Ripley County2.5-1.2%
32Washington County2.5-2%
39Allen County2.5-0.4%
39Bartholomew County2.5-0.4%
39Kosciusko County2.5-0.4%
42Clay County2.50%
42Henry County2.5-0.4%
42Rush County2.5-1.2%
45Cass County2.5-0.4%
45Orange County2.5+0.8%
45Scott County2.5-2%
48Dubois County2.4+0.4%
48Fayette County2.4+0.8%
48St. Joseph County2.40%
48Whitley County2.40%
52Spencer County2.4-0.8%
53Decatur County2.4-2%
53Jefferson County2.4-1.2%
53Wells County2.4-0.8%
56LaPorte County2.40%
56Shelby County2.4-1.2%
56Tipton County2.40%
59Gibson County2.4-2%
59Marion County2.4-0.4%
59Newton County2.4-2%
62Clark County2.4-2.8%
62Sullivan County2.4-1.6%
62Wayne County2.40%
62White County2.4-3.6%
66Fountain County2.4-0.8%
66Montgomery County2.40%
66Pike County2.4-0.8%
69Madison County2.4-0.4%
69Steuben County2.4-1.7%
71Posey County2.4-2.5%
71Union County2.4-3.3%
73Greene County2.3-2.1%
74Vigo County2.3+0.4%
75Howard County2.3-1.3%
75Lawrence County2.30%
75Putnam County2.3-0.4%
75Randolph County2.3-1.7%
79Perry County2.3+0.4%
79Vermillion County2.3-0.4%
81Huntington County2.3-0.9%
81Wabash County2.3-0.9%
83Blackford County2.3-3%
83Brown County2.3-0.9%
83Grant County2.30%
83Tippecanoe County2.3-0.9%
87Crawford County2.30%
87Ohio County2.3-1.7%
89Delaware County2.30%
89Knox County2.3-0.4%
91Vanderburgh County2.2-1.3%
92Monroe County2.1-0.5%

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Average number of persons per private household. EU countries: EU-SILC. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate of people in households divided by occupied housing units, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25010: average household size of occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25010.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which county has the highest average household size?

LaGrange County, with 3.1 persons per household in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Monroe County, with 2.1 persons per household in 2024.

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