Starke County, Indiana
Starke County, Indiana · ZIP 46366, 46374, 46511
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 23,463 (2024 estimate)Population
- 8,758Households
- $62,933Median household income
- $148,400Median home value
- 18Towns with a page
- 9ZIP codes
Starke County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 23,556 |
| 2010 | 23,363 |
| 2020 | 23,371 |
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 $62,933 · 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
- 7,334 units
- Renter occupied
- 1,424 units
- Vacancy rate
- 21.9%
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.
3,394 employees in 319 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 | Starke County | Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 23,300 | 6,811,752 |
| Median household income | $62,933 | $70,051 |
| Median age | 41.9 | 38.0 |
| Median home value | $148,400 | $201,600 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 12.6% | 28.8% |
| Foreign-born residents | 2.2% | 5.9% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 83.7% | 70.4% |
| Mean commute to work | 31.1 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 Starke County18 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Center Township | Township | 6,126 | 36.3 sq mi |
| Wayne Township | Township | 4,602 | 36.3 sq mi |
| Knox | City | 3,630 | 3.96 sq mi |
| Oregon Township | Township | 3,279 | 35.7 sq mi |
| Washington Township | Township | 3,022 | 36.1 sq mi |
| California Township | Township | 2,169 | 34.7 sq mi |
| North Judson | Town | 1,814 | 1.10 sq mi |
| North Bend Township | Township | 1,503 | 35.5 sq mi |
| Railroad Township | Township | 1,224 | 36.6 sq mi |
| Koontz Lake | Census designated place | 1,217 | 3.52 sq mi |
| Bass Lake | Census designated place | 1,067 | 8.71 sq mi |
| Davis Township | Township | 995 | 35.9 sq mi |
| Hamlet | Town | 780 | 0.97 sq mi |
| Jackson Township | Township | 543 | 22.1 sq mi |
| San Pierre | Census designated place | 489 | 0.60 sq mi |
| Hartz Lake | Census designated place | 291 | 0.42 sq mi |
| Ora | Census designated place | 136 | 0.53 sq mi |
| Groverton | Census designated place | 121 | 0.86 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 Starke County
No job is posted in Starke 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 Starke County's towns yet. Members and businesses add events from any town page.
Nothing has been posted in Starke County’s towns yet. Join a town to start its feed.
Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Fulton CountyPopulation 20,004 (2024 estimate)
- Jasper CountyPopulation 33,387 (2024 estimate)
- LaPorte CountyPopulation 111,348 (2024 estimate)
- Marshall CountyPopulation 46,464 (2024 estimate)
- Porter CountyPopulation 175,860 (2024 estimate)
- Pulaski CountyPopulation 12,421 (2024 estimate)
- St. Joseph CountyPopulation 273,744 (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.