Parke County, Indiana
Parke County, Indiana · ZIP 47832, 47834, 47836
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 16,508 (2024 estimate)Population
- 5,985Households
- $66,776Median household income
- $139,300Median home value
- 22Towns with a page
- 11ZIP codes
Parke County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 17,241 |
| 2010 | 17,339 |
| 2020 | 16,156 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $66,776 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 4,885 units
- Renter occupied
- 1,100 units
- Vacancy rate
- 21.5%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026.
2,282 employees in 307 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Parke County | Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 16,346 | 6,811,752 |
| Median household income | $66,776 | $70,051 |
| Median age | 42.5 | 38.0 |
| Median home value | $139,300 | $201,600 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 14.2% | 28.8% |
| Foreign-born residents | 0.6% | 5.9% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 81.6% | 70.4% |
| Mean commute to work | 30.4 minutes | 24.0 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Parke County22 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Township | Township | 5,185 | 55.8 sq mi |
| Rockville | Town | 2,589 | 1.49 sq mi |
| Florida Township | Township | 2,314 | 48.2 sq mi |
| Union Township | Township | 1,517 | 32.7 sq mi |
| Washington Township | Township | 1,463 | 35.9 sq mi |
| Reserve Township | Township | 1,295 | 25.1 sq mi |
| Montezuma | Town | 926 | 0.61 sq mi |
| Wabash Township | Township | 794 | 27.5 sq mi |
| Penn Township | Township | 759 | 23.7 sq mi |
| Jackson Township | Township | 725 | 35.6 sq mi |
| Raccoon Township | Township | 690 | 37.0 sq mi |
| Rosedale | Town | 653 | 0.39 sq mi |
| Liberty Township | Township | 642 | 38.9 sq mi |
| Lyford | Census designated place | 557 | 1.02 sq mi |
| Greene Township | Township | 422 | 35.5 sq mi |
| Howard Township | Township | 379 | 23.8 sq mi |
| Sugar Creek Township | Township | 323 | 24.9 sq mi |
| Mecca | Town | 278 | 0.39 sq mi |
| Marshall | Town | 277 | 0.26 sq mi |
| Bloomingdale | Town | 274 | 0.58 sq mi |
| Bridgeton | Census designated place | 68 | 0.39 sq mi |
| Judson | Census designated place | 29 | 0.08 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 18 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
County officialsFrom public records
No county official is published yet. Names appear once a researcher drafts them from the county’s own site and a second person approves; office contacts only, never personal details.
Across Parke County
No job is posted in Parke County’s towns yet. Employers post from their business dashboard; public job banks are added once their terms are recorded.
No upcoming event is listed in Parke County's towns yet. Members and businesses add events from any town page.
Nothing has been posted in Parke County’s towns yet. Join a town to start its feed.
Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Clay CountyPopulation 26,424 (2024 estimate)
- Fountain CountyPopulation 16,833 (2024 estimate)
- Montgomery CountyPopulation 38,633 (2024 estimate)
- Putnam CountyPopulation 37,804 (2024 estimate)
- Vermillion CountyPopulation 15,516 (2024 estimate)
- Vigo CountyPopulation 106,166 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 18, retrieved November 14, 2026.