A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Indiana & Vermont

MEASUREINDIANAVERMONTDIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count6,924,275#17 of 50 states648,493#49 of 50 states+6,275,782
Housing units ↗Reported count2,923,175#17 of 50 states334,318#48 of 50 states+2,588,857
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count250,464#20 of 50 states57,618#44 of 50 states+192,846
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,104#16 of 50 states$1,319#26 of 50 states−$215
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,406,179#17 of 50 states348,622#48 of 50 states+3,057,557
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count145,489#18 of 50 states9,554#49 of 50 states+135,935
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,115#39 of 50 states688#50 of 50 states+3,427
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,986,259#16 of 50 states194,632#49 of 50 states+1,791,627
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count19,794#26 of 50 states4,863#37 of 50 states+14,931
Residents working from home ↗Reported count323,341#23 of 50 states54,357#46 of 50 states+268,984
Mean commute time ↗Minutes24.6 min#22 of 50 states23.9 min#17 of 50 states+0.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$71,959#41 of 50 states$82,730#19 of 50 states−$10,771
Per capita income ↗Dollars$38,794#42 of 50 states$48,856#11 of 50 states−$10,062
Mean household income ↗Dollars$95,565#42 of 50 states$109,920#21 of 50 states−$14,355
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count238,944#24 of 50 states30,142#46 of 50 states+208,802
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count890,811#16 of 50 states104,432#47 of 50 states+786,379
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count697,014#16 of 50 states76,328#47 of 50 states+620,686
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count144,322#15 of 50 states13,889#47 of 50 states+130,433
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count47,101#21 of 50 states11,681#45 of 50 states+35,420
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count6,316,031#17 of 50 states615,657#49 of 50 states+5,700,374
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count512,807#14 of 50 states27,102#50 of 50 states+485,705
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,589,759#17 of 50 states456,037#49 of 50 states+4,133,722
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,536,167#16 of 50 states260,439#48 of 50 states+2,275,728
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,847,476#16 of 50 states270,905#48 of 50 states+2,576,571
Government workers ↗Reported count397,092#22 of 50 states46,616#50 of 50 states+350,476
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count155,550#21 of 50 states29,890#47 of 50 states+125,660
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count5,142,060#11 of 50 states579,324#47 of 50 states+4,562,736
Black or African American population ↗Reported count619,678#20 of 50 states5,845#48 of 50 states+613,833
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count5,915#40 of 50 states895#49 of 50 states+5,020
Asian population ↗Reported count186,325#22 of 50 states13,049#47 of 50 states+173,276
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count626,616#20 of 50 states17,401#50 of 50 states+609,215

Ranks follow each measure’s default order. Counts reflect state size as well as the underlying condition; higher is not automatically better. State comparisons describe separate populations, not the same household across measures.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Supplied extract; descriptive ranks across 50 states.

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