Population 3,911 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Fort Branch
Household size in Fort Branch
| Period | Fort Branch | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.65 | 2.57 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.48 | 2.59 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.49 | 2.57 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.31 | 2.54 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.33 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
Fort Branch is a place of small households, averaging 2.31 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.65, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Fort Branch
| Period | Fort Branch | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 37.6 | 37.5 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 41.3 | 38.4 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 38.2 | 39.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 34.3 | 39.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | −3.3 | +1.7 | +2.3 |
Fort Branch is young: half of its residents are under 34.3, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward young adults, many of them living alone or as couples.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Fort Branch
| Period | Fort Branch | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.7% | 11.8% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 7.3% | 12.0% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 10.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 22.0% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| Change | +14.4 pts | −0.1 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head more than one in five households in Fort Branch (22.0%), well above the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Fort Branch
Renters in Fort Branch
| Period | Fort Branch | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 22.9% | 28.5% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 26.4% | 30.5% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 28.7% | 30.9% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 27.6% | 29.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | +4.7 pts | +1.0 pts | +1.5 pts |
Most households in Fort Branch own their homes; 27.6% rent, below the national share of 34.8%. Indiana as a whole looks much the same. Among homeowners, 40.7% have no mortgage at all, about the same as nationally.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Fort Branch
| Period | Fort Branch | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.1% | 11.2% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 9.2% | 11.2% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 7.5% | 10.9% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 7.8% | 9.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | −0.3 pts | −2.0 pts | −1.8 pts |
Fewer homes sit empty in Fort Branch than nationally: 7.8%, against 9.6% for the U.S. The picture is much the same across Indiana.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Fort Branch
| Period | Fort Branch | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1967 | 1972 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1970 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1966 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1974 | 1977 | 1980 |
| Change | +7 | +5 | +6 |
Housing in Fort Branch leans a little older: the median home dates to 1974, against 1980 nationally. The picture is much the same across Indiana.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Fort Branch
| Period | Fort Branch | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $596 | $763 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $557 | $819 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $692 | $903 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,019 | $1,146 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$423 | +$384 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Fort Branch costs $1,019 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 20.2% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Fort Branch
Bachelor's degrees in Fort Branch
| Period | Fort Branch | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 18.5% | 23.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 20.6% | 24.6% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 17.6% | 27.1% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 25.9% | 30.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +7.4 pts | +6.2 pts | +7.2 pts |
Just over a quarter of adults 25 and older in Fort Branch (25.9%) have a bachelor's degree or higher, below the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Fort Branch
| Period | Fort Branch | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 94.8% | 86.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 93.9% | 87.7% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 97.1% | 88.7% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 95.1% | 89.9% | 89.3% |
| Change | +0.3 pts | +3.4 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion is high in Fort Branch: 95.1% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Fort Branch
| Period | Fort Branch | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 4.6% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 4.9% | 8.9% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 2.2% | 4.9% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 2.2% | 4.3% | 5.4% |
| Change | −2.4 pts | −4.1 pts | −2.7 pts |
The job market in Fort Branch has been strong: just 2.2% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Fort Branch compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Branch | 2.31 | 34.3 | 22.0% | 27.6% | 7.8% | 1974 | $1,019 | 25.9% | 95.1% | 2.2% |
| Haubstadt | 2.55 | 40.7 | 4.8% | 14.9% | 7.0% | 1991 | $879 | 28.3% | 96.7% | 0.4% |
| St. James | 2.53 | 44.7 | 3.5% | 17.4% | 9.5% | 1983 | $894 | 26.3% | 97.2% | 0.0% |
| Warrenton | 2.64 | 50.0 | 3.3% | 8.8% | 10.9% | 1983 | $1,561 | 45.8% | 98.8% | 4.9% |
| Mounts | 2.52 | 46.0 | 4.2% | 18.1% | 10.1% | 1985 | $953 | 22.6% | 93.8% | 1.1% |
| Buckskin | 2.87 | 34.9 | 11.8% | 15.7% | 7.7% | 1987 | $1,021 | 17.8% | 88.9% | 3.3% |
| Princeton | 2.38 | 38.8 | 9.8% | 31.7% | 11.8% | 1968 | $997 | 12.1% | 87.3% | 2.5% |
| Owensville | 2.51 | 38.8 | 6.7% | 18.8% | 10.0% | 1978 | $879 | 18.5% | 92.0% | 4.1% |
| Wheatonville | 2.81 | 43.8 | 6.9% | 9.2% | 12.9% | 1977 | $1,173 | 34.4% | 96.4% | 4.2% |
| Douglas | 2.32 | 44.8 | 7.1% | 14.7% | 9.3% | 1970 | $1,050 | 14.6% | 91.3% | 2.5% |
| Stacer | 2.64 | 45.3 | 3.1% | 5.2% | 4.5% | 2002 | $2,511 | 35.0% | 93.8% | 2.4% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Fort Branch. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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