Tunker, IN Demographics

Population 409 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Tunker

Household size in Tunker

Household size, people per household
PeriodTunkerIndianaU.S.
2006–102.842.572.68
2010–142.342.592.73
2015–192.812.572.71
2020–243.022.542.65
Change+0.18−0.03−0.03
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Households in Tunker are large by national standards, averaging 3.02 people against 2.65 for the U.S. That usually means more families with children at home. Household size has climbed from 2.84 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 Tunker

Median age, years
PeriodTunkerIndianaU.S.
2006–1043.237.537.7
2010–1446.538.438.6
2015–1935.739.139.6
2020–2438.439.340.1
Change−4.7+1.7+2.3
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Tunker is a little younger than the country as a whole: its median age is 38.4, against 40.1 nationally. That is in line with the rest of Indiana.

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 Tunker

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodTunkerIndianaU.S.
2006–103.8%11.8%12.3%
2010–145.0%12.0%12.3%
2015–196.0%11.6%11.6%
2020–243.4%11.7%11.6%
Change−0.4 pts−0.1 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are relatively rare in Tunker: 3.4% of households, against 11.6% nationally.

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 Tunker

Renters in Tunker

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodTunkerIndianaU.S.
2006–103.4%28.5%33.3%
2010–1410.4%30.5%35.6%
2015–196.8%30.9%36.0%
2020–249.2%29.4%34.8%
Change+5.8 pts+1.0 pts+1.5 pts
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Tunker is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 9.2% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 55.2% have no mortgage at all, well above 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 Tunker

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodTunkerIndianaU.S.
2006–106.8%11.2%11.4%
2010–146.5%11.2%11.4%
2015–194.4%10.9%11.1%
2020–246.4%9.3%9.6%
Change−0.4 pts−2.0 pts−1.8 pts
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Fewer homes sit empty in Tunker than nationally: 6.4%, against 9.6% for the U.S.

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 Tunker

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodTunkerIndianaU.S.
2006–10194919721974
2010–14197419731975
2015–19195819741977
2020–24194519771980
Change−4+5+6
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The housing in Tunker is old by national standards: the median home dates to 1945, 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 Tunker

Rent, per month
PeriodTunkerIndianaU.S.
2006–10$665$763$965
2010–14$623$819$1,040
2015–19$890$903$1,213
2020–24$902$1,146$1,571
Change+$237+$384+$606
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Rent in Tunker runs $902 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 19.0% 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 Tunker

Bachelor's degrees in Tunker

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodTunkerIndianaU.S.
2006–1023.8%23.8%28.4%
2010–1414.7%24.6%29.6%
2015–1926.6%27.1%32.1%
2020–2430.8%30.0%35.6%
Change+7.0 pts+6.2 pts+7.2 pts
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About three in ten adults 25 and older in Tunker (30.8%) have a bachelor's degree or higher, a little below the national share of 35.6%. The picture is much the same across Indiana.

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 Tunker

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodTunkerIndianaU.S.
2006–1094.6%86.5%84.9%
2010–1495.2%87.7%86.1%
2015–1995.9%88.7%87.7%
2020–2496.4%89.9%89.3%
Change+1.8 pts+3.4 pts+4.3 pts
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High school completion is high in Tunker: 96.4% 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 Tunker

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodTunkerIndianaU.S.
2006–107.3%8.4%8.1%
2010–140.3%8.9%9.4%
2015–194.9%4.9%5.6%
2020–244.1%4.3%5.4%
Change−3.3 pts−4.1 pts−2.7 pts
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Jobs have been a little easier to find in Tunker than nationally: unemployment was 4.1%, against 5.4%. The picture is much the same across Indiana. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's 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).

Tunker compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Tunker3.0238.43.4%9.2%6.4%1945$90230.8%96.4%4.1%
Luther2.7732.310.5%17.9%2.5%1942$77417.3%91.4%5.3%
Peabody2.7145.28.7%7.8%7.6%1971$88124.4%97.9%3.7%
South Whitley2.3842.110.4%16.1%4.9%1964$80414.3%88.9%4.6%
Goblesville2.6346.92.1%2.7%2.1%1978$84732.6%96.4%1.0%
Laud2.1759.77.0%0.7%4.7%1978$92024.0%96.3%6.3%
Bracken2.5639.76.2%9.7%3.9%1952$81628.8%94.3%3.0%
Etna2.7841.612.5%8.2%8.9%1987$86319.6%100.0%2.8%
Columbia City2.4240.59.7%21.5%7.2%1978$93924.0%92.9%3.1%
Liberty Mills2.5641.67.1%9.6%12.8%1966$85023.1%93.0%1.8%
Larwill2.5943.112.7%8.0%9.1%1976$1,10421.0%90.4%3.4%

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 Tunker. 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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