Population 309 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Mount Etna
Household size in Mount Etna
| Period | Mount Etna | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.53 | 2.57 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.36 | 2.59 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.39 | 2.57 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.35 | 2.54 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.19 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
Households in Mount Etna are small: just 2.35 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Household size has dropped from 2.53 in 2006–10, 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 Mount Etna
| Period | Mount Etna | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.2 | 37.5 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 44.5 | 38.4 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 44.8 | 39.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 46.4 | 39.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | +6.2 | +1.7 | +2.3 |
Mount Etna skews older: half of its residents are older than 46.4, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.
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 Mount Etna
| Period | Mount Etna | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.6% | 11.8% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 5.1% | 12.0% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 4.1% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 9.3% | 11.7% | 11.6% |
| Change | +1.7 pts | −0.1 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head nearly one in ten households in Mount Etna (9.3%), below 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 Mount Etna
Renters in Mount Etna
| Period | Mount Etna | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.9% | 28.5% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 16.7% | 30.5% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 10.8% | 30.9% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 8.2% | 29.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | −3.8 pts | +1.0 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 8.2% of households in Mount Etna rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Just over a third of owners (34.7%) have paid off their mortgages, below the national share of 39.8%.
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 Mount Etna
| Period | Mount Etna | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.4% | 11.2% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 5.2% | 11.2% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 6.9% | 10.9% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 9.9% | 9.3% | 9.6% |
| Change | +6.5 pts | −2.0 pts | −1.8 pts |
About as many homes sit empty in Mount Etna as nationally: 9.9%, against 9.6%.
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 Mount Etna
| Period | Mount Etna | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1958 | 1972 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1948 | 1973 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1959 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1963 | 1977 | 1980 |
| Change | +5 | +5 | +6 |
The housing in Mount Etna is old by national standards: the median home dates to 1963, against 1980 for the U.S., so buyers will find more older houses, some of them due for updates.
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 Mount Etna
| Period | Mount Etna | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $608 | $763 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $687 | $819 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $707 | $903 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $870 | $1,146 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$261 | +$384 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Mount Etna costs $870 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 27.9% of the typical renter's income, just under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
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 Mount Etna
Bachelor's degrees in Mount Etna
| Period | Mount Etna | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.8% | 23.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 15.6% | 24.6% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 18.2% | 27.1% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 13.4% | 30.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +5.6 pts | +6.2 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Mount Etna have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 13.4%, against 35.6% nationally.
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 Mount Etna
| Period | Mount Etna | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 85.7% | 86.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 92.5% | 87.7% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 91.5% | 88.7% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 90.9% | 89.9% | 89.3% |
| Change | +5.2 pts | +3.4 pts | +4.3 pts |
About nine in ten adults in Mount Etna have finished high school (90.9%), a bit above the national rate of 89.3%. That is in line with the rest of Indiana.
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 Mount Etna
| Period | Mount Etna | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.0% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 8.3% | 8.9% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.4% | 4.9% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 2.0% | 4.3% | 5.4% |
| Change | −8.0 pts | −4.1 pts | −2.7 pts |
The job market in Mount Etna has been strong: just 2.0% 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).
Mount Etna 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Etna | 2.35 | 46.4 | 9.3% | 8.2% | 9.9% | 1963 | $870 | 13.4% | 90.9% | 2.0% |
| Lancaster | 2.57 | 45.6 | 4.6% | 6.4% | 10.2% | 1968 | $941 | 19.3% | 90.5% | 2.5% |
| Pleasant Plain | 2.08 | 48.0 | 10.0% | 15.5% | 10.1% | 1953 | $1,036 | 15.3% | 91.7% | 5.0% |
| Bippus | 2.57 | 44.4 | 6.1% | 5.5% | 8.4% | 1966 | $911 | 20.1% | 90.4% | 2.9% |
| Majenica | 2.54 | 46.5 | 5.8% | 4.6% | 8.5% | 1965 | $888 | 19.0% | 89.1% | 3.1% |
| Andrews | 2.35 | 45.5 | 9.2% | 12.8% | 7.6% | 1974 | $828 | 16.2% | 94.5% | 3.3% |
| Milo | 2.35 | 54.2 | 3.8% | 22.4% | 10.8% | 1975 | $1,034 | 16.1% | 95.9% | 8.2% |
| Warren | 2.22 | 53.0 | 4.6% | 27.3% | 6.0% | 1972 | $928 | 15.2% | 95.0% | 7.0% |
| La Fontaine | 2.24 | 45.0 | 10.5% | 15.7% | 8.2% | 1961 | $877 | 18.9% | 93.7% | 0.8% |
| Plum Tree | 2.22 | 56.8 | 8.4% | 24.1% | 3.5% | 1965 | $798 | 14.7% | 90.6% | 6.1% |
| Lagro | 2.35 | 49.2 | 2.2% | 7.7% | 9.3% | 1975 | $903 | 29.4% | 89.2% | 10.5% |
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 Mount Etna. 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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