Town · Indiana
DeMotte, Indiana
DeMotte, town, in Jasper County, Indiana. DeMotte had 4,384 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 5.0% since 2020 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 4,234 (±20). GEOID 1817704.
Residents, July 2025 estimate
4,384
Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: – · ACS 2020-2024: 4,234 ±20
Median household income
$69,868
±$21,939 (90% margin)
Indiana: $71,957
Median home value
$234,800
±$16,647 (90% margin)
Indiana: $218,200
Median gross rent
$1,092
±$218 (90% margin)
Indiana: $1,062
Where is DeMotte and what county is it in?
DeMotte is a town in Jasper County, Indiana. It covers 3.6 square miles of land.
DeMotte is in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 13 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).
Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files
How many people live in DeMotte, and is it growing?
The Census Bureau estimates that 4,384 people lived in DeMotte on July 1, 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than Indiana (+2.8%). The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 4,234 (±20).
| Measure | DeMotte | Jasper County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total population | 4,234 ±20 | 33,234 | – |
| Households | 1,780 ±142 | 12,755 | – |
| Average household size | 2.36 ±0.19 | 2.57 | – |
| Housing units | 1,973 ±172 | 13,787 | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov
Who lives in DeMotte?
The median resident of DeMotte is 38.3 years old; 26.9% are under 18 and 22.5% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 90.1%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 6.5%.
| Measure | DeMotte | Jasper County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38.3 ±4.1 | 41.2 | – |
| Under 18 years | 26.9% ±4.9 pts | 23.0% | – |
| 65 years and over | 22.5% ±4.3 pts | 18.7% | – |
| Male | 40.6% ±3.3 pts | 49.7% | – |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 6.5% ±4.6 pts | 7.6% | – |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 90.1% ±5.3 pts | 86.9% | – |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 0.0% ±0.9 pts | 0.7% | – |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 0.7% ±0.9 pts | 0.2% | – |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic | 0.0% ±0.9 pts | 0.0% | – |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic | 0.0% ±0.9 pts | 0.0% | – |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 2.8% ±2.6 pts | 4.6% | – |
| Some other race alone, not Hispanic | 0.0% ±0.9 pts | 0.0% | – |
| Born outside the United States | 2.5% ±2.2 pts | 4.1% | – |
| Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) | 4.5% ±3.3 pts | 5.3% | – |
| Civilian veterans (age 18+) | 6.0% ±3.3 pts | 6.5% | – |
| With a disability | 21.4% ±5.6 pts | 16.6% | – |
| No health insurance coverage | 3.1% ±2.1 pts | 5.5% | – |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 96.1% ±2.8 pts | 92.7% | – |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 26.3% ±5.0 pts | 19.2% | – |
| Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) | 10.7% ±3.5 pts | 6.4% | – |
| Lived in the same house a year earlier | 92.0% ±6.0 pts | 91.4% | – |
| Moved from another state in the past year | 1.8% ±2.9 pts | 1.8% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov
What do households in DeMotte earn?
Half of DeMotte's 1,780 households earn less than $69,868 a year (±$21,939), against $77,314 in Jasper County and $71,957 in Indiana. 8.4% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Measure | DeMotte | Jasper County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $69,868 ±$21,939 | $77,314 | – |
| Mean household income | $76,080 ±$7,289 | $92,656 | – |
| Per capita income | $32,661 ±$3,354 | $36,348 | – |
| People below the poverty line | 8.4% ±5.0 pts | 8.4% | – |
| Children under 18 below the poverty line | 11.6% ±13.0 pts | 7.4% | – |
| Households receiving SNAP | 7.7% ±4.6 pts | 5.4% | – |
| Households with a computer | 91.2% ±5.4 pts | 96.2% | – |
| Households with a broadband subscription | 86.5% ±6.3 pts | 91.1% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov
What does housing cost in DeMotte?
Owners occupy 79.2% of DeMotte's occupied homes and renters 20.8%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $234,800 by its owner (±$16,647). The median renter pays $1,092 a month including utilities, and 52.2% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.
| Measure | DeMotte | Jasper County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $234,800 ±$16,647 | $221,500 | – |
| Median gross rent | $1,092 ±$218 | $962 | – |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 52.2% ±18.4 pts | 30.7% | – |
| Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage | $1,430 ±$119 | $1,378 | – |
| Owner-occupied homes | 79.2% ±6.6 pts | 83.6% | – |
| Renter-occupied homes | 20.8% ±6.6 pts | 16.4% | – |
| Housing units | 1,973 ±172 | 13,787 | – |
| Homeowner vacancy rate | 0.0% ±2.6 pts | 0.2% | – |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% ±9.6 pts | 0.4% | – |
| Single-family detached homes | 63.6% ±7.3 pts | 83.1% | – |
| Mobile homes | 3.6% ±4.4 pts | 4.4% | – |
| Built 2020 or later | 1.1% ±1.7 pts | 0.8% | – |
| Built 2010 to 2019 | 21.4% ±6.9 pts | 9.3% | – |
| Built 1939 or earlier | 0.6% ±1.1 pts | 12.5% | – |
| Households with no vehicle | 6.9% ±4.5 pts | 2.3% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov
How do people in DeMotte work and get to work?
84.9% of DeMotte's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 27.0 minutes.
| Measure | DeMotte | Jasper County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the labor force (age 16+) | 54.2% ±6.2 pts | 60.1% | – |
| Unemployment rate | 1.8% ±2.6 pts | 4.9% | – |
| Drove alone to work | 84.9% ±7.2 pts | 81.8% | – |
| Carpooled | 3.0% ±3.4 pts | 10.4% | – |
| Public transportation | 0.0% ±2.2 pts | 0.1% | – |
| Walked | 3.9% ±3.7 pts | 1.2% | – |
| Worked from home | 8.2% ±6.8 pts | 5.7% | – |
| Mean travel time to work | 27.0 min ±4.7 | 28.8 min | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov
How does DeMotte compare with other places in Indiana?
By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, DeMotte is the 5,277th-most populous of the 19,476 U.S. incorporated places that have one and the 137th-most populous of 566 in Indiana.
DeMotte is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.
| Measure | Rank | Of |
|---|---|---|
| Population, July 2025 estimate | 137th | 566 |
DeMotte's figures with every place in Indiana (CSV)
Every place in Indiana, sortable · Compare DeMotte with other places
Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed
How reliable are the figures for DeMotte?
22 of the 57 figures for DeMotte on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.
The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation
How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections
Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for DeMotte are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' public schools in DeMotte.