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Stewartsville, IN

Stewartsville's Census ACS profile: residents, income, housing, and the joined public-record layers available for this place.

184
Residents
$74,179
Median income
$1,096
Median rent (state)
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Place dossier plate

Sheet IN-STEWARTSVILLE-IN · Stewartsville, IN 184 pop · income 55th pct

POP-VILLAGE · INC-MID · COL-BELOW · SAFE-UNK · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · HOME-UNK · BOOK-UNK

  • POP-VILLAGE 184
  • INC-MID $74,179
  • COL-BELOW 93.3
  • SAFE-UNK Safety pending
  • RANK-MID 55th
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Chester Gap
  • HOME-UNK Homes pending
  • BOOK-UNK Tracts pending

Nearest income peer: Chester Gap, VA (+ $4 income $)

Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Stewartsville

Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Stewartsville on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.

median HH income

What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-08

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Nationwide peers by population, income

Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Stewartsville on ACS population and median household income . Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.

Similar population

Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 184.

4 peers

Similar household income

Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS median household income. This city: $74,179. Population peers are excluded.

4 peers

Stewartsville - the verdict

Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Stewartsville lands in the 55th percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.

55th
percentile, household income
27th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Stewartsville, IN

Stewartsville is a small town in Indiana, home to 184 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Stewartsville brings in $74,179 a year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 0.0%. The median resident age is 45.7 years. About 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 73.6% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

Living costs in Indiana run below the national norm: the state registers 93.3 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,096 per month statewide. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Indiana's average monthly utility costs around $235 (state average). The average commute for Stewartsville workers runs 15.8 minutes, with 100.0% driving alone and 0.0% working from home. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 45.5 out of 100 (Low).

A decision-led reading path

Useful questions to ask of Stewartsville's data

How this reading path is ordered

This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from work and mobility to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.

For Stewartsville, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares. No matched row is reported here for matched public-school count, local building permits, annual population history, within-city Census tract profiles, FBI reported-crime rates; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.

Question 1

What does the journey to work look like in Stewartsville?

Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 100.0%. The reported mean trip to work is 15.8 minutes.

Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. The profile is strongly car-oriented, so a relocation comparison should put trip distance, vehicle access, and household fuel costs ahead of a citywide commute average. The same-state peer links offer a more relevant benchmark than a national label.

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2. Comparison shortlist

Which cities make useful reference points for Stewartsville?

Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.

Within Indiana, the closest population matches are Ambia (184 residents, $61,500 income); Burket (184 residents, $48,833 income); Cassville (185 residents, $106,490 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Beaverton, AL (184 residents); Humphrey, AR (184 residents); Lynn, AR (184 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.

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Population

184 residents

Micro place (under 10k)

Median Household Income

$74,179 /yr

Above median income · poverty 0.0% (Very low poverty)

Cost of Living Index (state)

93.3 (US=100)

Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Indiana average

City profile score · Stewartsville, IN

60/100

4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023

Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.

Poverty rate A+
0.0%

Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.

Cost of living B
93.3 index

BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.

Household income C-
$74,179

Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.

Bachelor's+ share F
0.0%

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.

Violent crime N/A
N/A

No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).

Stewartsville profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions) 4-axis radar comparing 1 series across Poverty rate, Cost of living, Household income, Bachelor's+ share. Poverty rateCost of livingHousehold incomeBachelor's+ share 60 C+
Stewartsville profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)
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  • Poverty rate: 100/100 (A+) · 0.0%
  • Cost of living: 72/100 (B) · 93.3 index
  • Household income: 54/100 (C-) · $74,179
  • Bachelor's+ share: 0/100 (F) · 0.0%

How does Stewartsville compare to other US cities?

Where Stewartsville sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.

Household income 55% higher than other cities
Median rent 27% pricier than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares Stewartsville against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Indiana only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

Indiana-relative analysis

Median Gross Rent places Stewartsville near the bottom of Indiana's cities

Among the 850 Indiana cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Stewartsville ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Stewartsville only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#219 of 766
71st percentile in Indiana
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 850
0th percentile in Indiana
Poverty Rate
#638 of 849
0th percentile in Indiana
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#776 of 850
0th percentile in Indiana
How in-state ranks are ordered

Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Indiana only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.

55thIncome percentile
Gauge source note

55th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Income distribution context

$74,179 Stewartsville, IN median household income (Census ACS)

Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Household income distribution - Stewartsville, IN Stewartsville, IN's median household income ($74,179) against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern. The Lorenz curve and quintile bars are national context, not Stewartsville, IN-specific shares. $ Household Income Distribution Stewartsville, IN median $74,179/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Stewartsville, IN median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Stewartsville, IN.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 0.0%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 0.0%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 73.6%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
184
Median Income
$74,179
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
45.7
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Labor force participation
73.6%
Bachelor's Degree+
0.0%

Commute Patterns

Commute source

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Average Commute Time
15.8 minutes
Drive Alone
100.0%
Carpool
0.0%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
0.0%

Based on 117 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

Indiana statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $235

EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Indiana at $235 (electricity about $110 , water and sewer about $45 ).

These are Indiana statewide averages, not a meter reading for Stewartsville. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Indiana's BEA cost-of-living index is 93.3 (Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Stewartsville is $1,096/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Indiana statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 45.5 / 100 (Low).

Cost/risk geography note

Cost of living is a Indiana statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Stewartsville sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.

How Stewartsville compares to similar-size Indiana cities

Same-state peer method

Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.

City Population Median Household Income
Stewartsville (this city) 184 $74,179
Ambia 184 $61,500
Burket 184 $48,833
Cassville 185 $106,490
Primary sources on this page

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

Citation & verification links Data sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCities

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES. Joins use OMB Bulletin 23-01 / FIPS keys.

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