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Fountain County, Indiana

Fountain County, Indiana. Fountain County had 17,013 residents in 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 3.2% since 2020, in line with Indiana (+2.8%). It holds 23 places (8 cities, villages and boroughs, 11 towns and townships and 4 census-designated) and 5 census tracts. GEOID 18045.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

17,013

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 16,479 · ACS 2020-2024: 16,617

Median household income

$62,542

±$5,103 (90% margin)
Indiana: $71,957

Median home value

$143,400

±$14,138 (90% margin)
Indiana: $218,200

Median gross rent

$843

±$55 (90% margin)
Indiana: $1,062

How many people live in Fountain County, and is it growing?

The 2020 Census counted 16,479 residents in Fountain County. The Census Bureau estimates 17,013 for July 1, 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in line with Indiana (+2.8%). The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts the population at 16,617 over 396 square miles of land.

July 2020→2021 −16 (16,476)
2021→2022 +121 (16,597)
2022→2023 +72 (16,669)
2023→2024 +203 (16,872)
2024→2025 +141 (17,013)

Fountain County in Indiana. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, with the change from 2015-2019
Measure	Fountain County	Indiana	Change since 2015-2019
Total population	16,617	6,851,073	+187
Households	6,941±228	2,716,009	no clear change
Average household size	2.38±0.08	2.46	no clear change
Housing units	7,875±40	2,976,568	no clear change

Fountain County's population since 2000

From 17,954 in 2000 to 17,013 in 2025: down 5.2%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

2000 Census 17,954
2005 (estimate) 17,436
2010 Census 17,240
2015 (estimate) 16,543
2020 Census 16,479
2025 (estimate) 17,013

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); PEP Vintage 2025 (CO-EST2025); 2020 Census · Check it at data.census.gov

What cities and towns are in Fountain County?

Fountain County holds 23 places: 8 cities, villages and boroughs (incorporated places), 11 towns and townships (county subdivisions with their own government) and 4 census-designated places. The largest is Troy Township, Fountain County with 3,821 residents (2025 estimate). Places that cross a county line are listed with the share of their 2020 residents who live in this county.

Places in Fountain County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ring: estimate with a coefficient of variation over 40%.

Troy Township, Fountain County	township	3,735	3,740±22	$55,313	$181,600	12.4%	100%
Logan Township, Fountain County	township	3,377	3,557±20	$68,444	$138,800	15.4%	100%
Attica	city	3,036	3,238±159	$68,931	$118,000	16.6%	100%
Van Buren Township, Fountain County	township	2,919	2,890±19	$58,173	$116,600	14.6%	100%
Covington	city	2,668	3,069±192	$52,466	$164,400	15.0%	100%
Veedersburg	town	2,098	1,990±276	$58,145	$103,600	17.1%	100%
Millcreek Township	township	1,385	1,373±274	$48,605	$114,500	18.4%	100%
Cain Township	township	1,112	1,168±252	$84,205	$133,500	5.3%	100%
Richland Township, Fountain County	township	842	831±216	$102,422	$187,500	5.3%	100%
Wabash Township, Fountain CountyGEOID 1804579280	township	689	675±237	$59,665	$169,700	16.6%	100%
Shawnee TownshipGEOID 1804569084	township	662	665±209	$87,536	$166,500	6.8%	100%
Fulton TownshipGEOID 1804526134	township	606	491±217	$48,333	$132,500	16.3%	100%
Jackson Township, Fountain County	township	588	671±248	$77,000	$129,700	1.5%	100%
Davis Township, Fountain CountyGEOID 1804516912	township	564	556±126	$70,052	$123,600	3.1%	100%
Kingman	town	559	693±180	$33,393	$112,500	28.4%	100%
Hillsboro	town	508	656±200	$70,769	$109,200	9.4%	100%
Lake Holiday HideawayGEOID 1841215	CDP	–	284±158	$70,075	$107,300	0.0%	100%
NewtownGEOID 1853694	town	217	200±86	$59,167	$99,000	7.5%	100%
Rob RoyGEOID 1865178	CDP	–	177±169	$88,643	$136,400	0.0%	100%
MellottGEOID 1848294	town	174	195±80	$86,000	$140,600	9.7%	100%
Stone BluffGEOID 1873376	CDP	–	134±184	not published	not published	0.0%	100%
CatesGEOID 1810900	CDP	–	80±111	not published	not published	100.0%	100%
WallaceGEOID 1879730	town	79	140±122	$75,500	$103,400	2.1%	100%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 place-by-county parts · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Fountain County?

The median resident of Fountain County is 42.7 years old; 22.2% are under 18 and 19.8% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 93.4%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 3.0%. 1.3% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin and education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure	Fountain County	Indiana	Change since 2015-2019
Median age	42.7±0.9	38.1	no clear change
Under 18 years	22.2%±0.2 pts	23.3%	–
65 years and over	19.8%±0.1 pts	16.8%	–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.0%	8.6%	+0.5 pts
White alone, not Hispanic	93.4%±1.0 pts	75.4%	−1.9 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	0.6%±0.2 pts	9.1%	+0.4 pts
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0.2%±0.2 pts	2.6%	–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0.1%±0.1 pts	0.1%	–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.2 pts	0.0%	–
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2.0%±0.3 pts	3.8%	–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0.7%±1.0 pts	0.4%	–
Born outside the United States	1.3%±0.6 pts	6.3%	no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	2.9%±0.9 pts	10.3%	–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	7.1%±1.2 pts	6.3%	–
With a disability	18.8%±2.4 pts	14.2%	–
No health insurance coverage	6.6%±1.4 pts	7.4%	no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	91.1%±2.1 pts	90.4%	–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	14.7%±2.0 pts	29.5%	no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	5.7%±1.3 pts	10.8%	–
Moved from another state in the past year	1.6%±0.7 pts	2.1%	–

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 Fountain County earn?

Half of Fountain County's 6,941 households earn less than $62,542 a year (±$5,103), against $71,957 in Indiana. In 2015-2019 it was $65,072 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 12.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Fountain County	Indiana	Change since 2015-2019
Median household income	$62,542±$5,103	$71,957	no clear change
Mean household income	$77,642±$5,593	$95,247	–
Per capita income	$32,433±$2,228	$38,351	no clear change
People below the poverty line	12.4%±2.7 pts	12.3%	no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line	13.1%±4.8 pts	16.0%	no clear change
Households receiving SNAP	8.8%±2.1 pts	9.1%	–
Households with a broadband subscription	89.6%±2.1 pts	89.9%	–

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 Fountain County?

Owners occupy 74.6% of Fountain County's occupied homes and renters 25.4%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $143,400 by its owner (±$14,138). The median renter pays $843 a month including utilities, and 18.6% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Fountain County	Indiana	Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$143,400±$14,138	$218,200	+$16,639
Median gross rent	$843±$55	$1,062	no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	18.6%±6.2 pts	38.9%	−11.9 pts
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage	$1,079±$52	$1,404	–
Owner-occupied homes	74.6%±3.1 pts	70.6%	no clear change
Housing units	7,875±40	2,976,568	no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate	0.7%±0.8 pts	0.8%	–
Rental vacancy rate	2.8%±2.0 pts	5.6%	–
Single-family detached homes	76.5%±2.9 pts	72.6%	–
Mobile homes	11.3%±2.3 pts	4.4%	–
Built 2020 or later	1.1%±0.7 pts	1.7%	–
Built 1939 or earlier	30.5%±2.7 pts	16.0%	–

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 many new homes is Fountain County building?

Builders took permits for 29 new housing units across Fountain County in 2025 (19 single-family), 1.7 per 1,000 residents.

2019 53 units
2020 58 units
2021 73 units
2022 18 units
2023 11 units
2024 19 units
2025 29 units

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual county files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Fountain County get to work?

83.1% of Fountain County's workers drive alone and 5.7% work from home. The average trip to work takes 25.1 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 4.7%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Fountain County	Indiana	Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)	62.8%±2.2 pts	63.8%	–
Unemployment rate	4.7%±1.3 pts	4.3%	no clear change
Drove alone to work	83.1%±2.5 pts	76.3%	–
Carpooled	8.5%±1.6 pts	9.1%	–
Public transportation	0.4%±0.5 pts	0.6%	–
Walked	1.8%±0.9 pts	1.9%	–
Worked from home	5.7%±1.8 pts	10.7%	+2.3 pts
Mean travel time to work	25.1 min±1.4	24.1 min	no clear change

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 are Fountain County's census tracts?

Fountain County is divided into 5 census tracts. Among those with a reliable estimate, median household income runs from $55,859 (Tract 9578) to $69,966 (Tract 9577).

Census tracts of Fountain County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; sort by any column

Tract 957618045957600	Attica (10%)	2,763	2,814±302	$65,833	$168,000	$694	12.2%
Tract 957718045957700	Attica (95%)	2,161	2,234±283	$69,966	$106,300	$973	10.6%
Tract 957818045957800	Covington (59%)	3,921	3,875±140	$55,859	$178,900	$842	13.1%
Tract 957918045957900	Veedersburg (36%)	4,272	4,537±282	$68,456	$123,800	$850	11.3%
Tract 958018045958000	Kingman (9%)	3,362	3,157±298	$57,799	$130,000	$845	14.4%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Fountain County compare with Indiana's other counties?

Fountain County's rank among Indiana's counties with a reliable estimate (1 = highest)
Measure	Rank
Population	77th of 92
Growth 2020-2025	12th of 92
Residents per square mile	83rd of 92
Median household income	71st of 92
Median home value	79th of 92
Median gross rent	55th of 92
Poverty rate	40th of 92
Bachelor's degree or higher	81st of 92
Median age	20th of 92

Every county in Indiana

Source: PlainCities ranks 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

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