Miami County, Indiana

Named for the Miami Indians and organized in 1834

County Seat: Peru

Largest City: Peru (2023 population: 10,953)

Population per Square Mile: 94.71

Square Miles: 373.80

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Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2020)	35,962	44	0.6%	6,484,050
Today (2023)	35,402	45	0.5%	6,862,199
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	34,058	48	0.5%	7,013,509
Percent Change 2020 to Today	-1.6%	74		1.1%

*Projection based on 2020 Census population estimates.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Components of Population Change, 2022-2023	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	3	64		4,599
Net International Migration	9	64		17,869
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-156	81	-2.1%	7,508

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2023	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	1,799	51	5.1%	5.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	5,511	50	15.6%	17.2%
College Age (18 to 24)	2,957	46	8.4%	9.6%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	9,344	39	26.4%	25.8%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	9,236	42	26.1%	24.2%
Seniors (65 and older)	6,555	47	18.5%	17.2%
Median Age	40.9			Median Age = 38.2

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2023	Number	Rank of	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	342	24	1.0%	0.5%
Asian Alone	173	56	0.5%	2.9%
Black Alone	1,856	25	5.2%	10.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	14	54	0.0%	0.1%
White	32,220	48	91.0%	83.7%
Two or More Race Groups	797	30	2.3%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	34,019	44	96.1%	91.2%
Hispanic	1,383	43	3.9%	8.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2023 (Includes detail not shown below)	13,270	45	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	2,556	42	19.3%	18.1%
Married Without Children	4,196	50	31.6%	29.3%
Single Parents	1,093	44	8.2%	8.9%
Living Alone	3,714	44	28.0%	29.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Housing	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2023 (estimate)	15,058	47	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2023 (includes vacant units)	14,927	46	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	9,957	49	66.7%	63.9%
Median Value (2023)	$118,000	85
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	3,313	41	22.2%	26.9%
Median Rent (2023)	$607	56

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2023/2024 Total Reported)	4,861	52	0.4%	1,124,877
Public	4,861	48	0.5%	1,032,265
Adults (25+ in 2023 ACS)	25,154	42	0.6%	4,559,304
with High School diploma or higher	87.5%	74		90.2%
with B.A. or higher degree	16.1%	69		28.8%

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2023	$42,691	92	69.7%	61,243
Median Household Income in 2022	60,835	65	91.1%	$66,768
Poverty Rate in 2022	13.6%	27	108.8%	12.5%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	18.9%	20	122.7%	15.4%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2024	30	29	0.6%	4,813
Food Stamp Recipients in 2024	3,787	29	0.6%	608,295
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2023/2024	2,892	36	0.6%	497,203

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Family Social Services Administration; Indiana Department of Education

Health and Vital Statistics	Number	Rank of	Percent of State	Indiana
Births, 2021	352	50	0.4%	79,946
Births to Teens, 2021	32	25	0.8%	3,845
Deaths, 2019	382	45	0.6%	66,005

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2023	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	14,443	54	0.4%	3,401,387
Employed	13,875	55	0.4%	3,288,017
Unemployed	568	40	0.5%	113,370
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.9	9	118.2%	3.3
November 2024 Unemployment Rate	6.5	3	154.8%	4.2

Source: STATS Indiana, using data from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2023	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	12,929	100.0%	$727,725	100.0%	$56,286
Wage and Salary	9,419	72.9%	$482,918	66.4%	$51,271
Farm Proprietors	538	4.2%	$46,352	6.4%	$86,156
Nonfarm Proprietors	2,972	23.0%	$66,263	9.1%	$22,296
Farm	663	5.1%	$52,065	7.2%	$78,529
Nonfarm	12,266	94.9%	$675,660	92.8%	$55,084
Private	9,840	76.1%	$493,724	67.8%	$50,175
Accommodation, Food Serv.	895	6.9%	$20,855	2.9%	$23,302
Arts, Ent., Recreation	177	1.4%	$4,311	0.6%	$24,356
Construction	802	6.2%	$53,816	7.4%	$67,102
Health Care, Social Serv.	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Information	61	0.5%	$1,455	0.2%	$23,852
Manufacturing	1,637	12.7%	$100,872	13.9%	$61,620
Professional, Tech. Serv.	303	2.3%	$14,822	2.0%	$48,917
Retail Trade	1,249	9.7%	$42,295	5.8%	$33,863
Trans., Warehousing	792	6.1%	$62,958	8.7%	$79,492
Wholesale Trade	237	1.8%	$20,053	2.8%	$84,612
Other Private (not above)	2,559*	19.8%*	$87,507*	12.0%*	$34,196*
Government	2,426	18.8%	$181,936	25.0%	$74,994

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
* These totals do not include county data that are not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.

Residential Building Permits, 2023	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	20	100.0%	100.0%	$4,086	$7,695,489
Single-Family	20	100.0%	63.0%	$4,086	$5,961,199
2-Family	0	0.0%	2.0%	0	$99,053
3- and 4-Family	0	0.0%	0.9%	$0	$40,460
5+ Family	0	0.0%	34.2%	$0	$1,594,777

Notes: Detail cost may not sum to total due to rounding. Greene County does not currently issue building permits, so it is excluded.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Largest Cities and Towns in Miami County

Name	Population in 2023	Percent of County
Amboy	308	0.9%
Bunker Hill	800	2.3%
Converse	872	2.5%*
Denver	463	1.3%
Macy	196	0.6%
Peru	10,953	30.9%
* This place crosses county lines, so only population in this county is shown.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates