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38.30° N · 86.96° W · GEOID 1835284

Huntingburg

Dubois County, Indiana · part of the Jasper, IN metro

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The short answer

Huntingburg is home to 6,396 people. Median household income is $54,421 a year and median rent is $887 a month, 19.6% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $143,800, about 2.6x annual median household income.

The story in Huntingburg is how fast things are changing. Rent took 16.8% of the median income in the 2019 survey and 19.6% in 2024. In the 25 places most like it the share fell 0.9 points on average, so affordability slipped more here. Also notable: Owning with a mortgage costs only about $166 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 86% of places its size.

84OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Strong

Huntingburg scores better than 84% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 29th of 132 in Indiana.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%72
Economy 20%56
Safety 20%71
Amenities 15%68
Education 10%18
Commute 10%83
Growth 5%67
Median gross rent
$887
35% below the median place
Median household income
$54,421
32% below the median place
Median home value
$143,800
55% below the median place
Unemployment
2.3%
53% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Huntingburg

  • HousingThe median home costs 2.6 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 79% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Huntingburg

Dubois County loses about 0.9 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,368
Moved out1,406
Net−38

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Spencer County, IN102155−53
Pike County, IN109101+8
Orange County, IN6063−3
Martin County, IN44440

Within Indiana, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within IndianaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$54K
Leavers$53K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Dubois County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
7.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.9% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Dubois County report $53,700 a year in income on average; those leaving, $52,700.
Income you would need
$35,500 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $887 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,053 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $143,800.
Getting to work
19 minutes each way on average; 7.4% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Marshfield, MO matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
7.7%
33% above the median place
Moved from another state1
0.9%
55% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$52,709
25% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureHuntingburgAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year17.7%33% above
Moved from another state1County figure0.9%55% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-0.950% below
Income of households moving in7County figure$53,67624% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$52,70925% below
02

What it costs to live here

36% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 84% of the 2,214 places under 10,000 people we track.

Huntingburg19.6%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$35,480
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
19.6%
4% below the median place
Home price to income
2.6x
31% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
20%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$43,400
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Huntingburg, but easier on the budget

Places that match Huntingburg on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Marshfield, MO9712.6% vs 19.6%n/aCompare
Rittman, OH9516.2% vs 19.6%n/aCompare
Logan, OH9415.1% vs 19.6%n/aCompare
Preston, ID9315.9% vs 19.6%n/aCompare

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Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,053
44% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,153
65% below the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
36.1%
29% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureHuntingburgAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$88735% below
Rent to income119.6%4% below
Property tax rate10.8%12% below
Home price to income12.6x31% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,01437% below
HUD area median income3County figure$96,10010% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,15365% below
Median home value1$143,80055% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure7.7%141% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure45.3%12% below
Homeownership164.0%4% below
Renters paying 30%+136.1%29% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,05344% below
Vacant homes17.1%0% above
Median year built119720% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$54,421
32% below the median place
Mean commute1
19 min
22% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Works from home7.4% −40%
Income per person$30,669 −23%
Poverty rate16.0% +49%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureHuntingburgAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$54,42132% below
Income per person1$30,66923% below
Unemployment1County figure2.3%53% below
Average annual pay5County figure$55,30116% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure2.9%22% below
Jobs5County figure27,90281% below
Poverty rate116.0%49% above
Mean commute119 min22% below
Works from home17.4%40% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 77.9%, 16% below the median place.

High school or higher1
77.9%
16% below the median place
No health insurance1
11.9%
86% above the median place
Median age1
34.5
12% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher19.1% −41%
Born abroad18.9% 2.1×
Homes with broadband88.9% −4%
Household size2.5 +2%
All 9 people measures
MeasureHuntingburgAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population16,3965715th largest
Population change since 202062.5%122% above
Median age134.512% below
Bachelor's or higher119.1%41% below
High school or higher177.9%16% below
Household size12.52% above
Born abroad118.9%114% above
No health insurance111.9%86% above
Homes with broadband188.9%4% below
05

Life in Huntingburg

OpenStreetMap shows 6.2 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, more than in 87% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

Founded or incorporated in 1837. 3 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

  • Huntingburg Town Hall and Fire Engine House listed 1975
  • Huntingburg Commercial Historic District listed 2006
  • Maple Grove Campground listed 2021

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents15.6 +54%
Playgrounds per 10k43.8 4.7×
Grocery stores per 10k6.3 2.9×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k23.4 2.1×
Libraries per 10k3.1 3.6×
Named paths and bike trails2 km +15%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial 13 miles
  • George Rogers Clark National Historical Park 41 miles
  • Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park 87 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars23.4 +13%
Shops46.3 +53%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.9 −5%
Doctors' offices and clinics20.6 +2%
Child care centers1.4 −39%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public school students13
1,989
59% below the median place
Nearest National Park Service site10
12.8
58% below the median place
Public schools13
5
44% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureHuntingburgAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13544% below
Public school students131,98959% below
Students per teacher1317.816% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure23.412% above
Shops per 10k8County figure46.353% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.95% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure20.62% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.439% below
Parks per 10k915.654% above
Playgrounds per 10k943.8365% above
Grocery stores per 10k96.3195% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k923.4110% above
Libraries per 10k93.1260% above
Named paths and bike trails92.315% above
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1012.858% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1020% above
National Register listings11377% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 229, 20% above the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
229
20% above the median place
Property crime per 100k
153
87% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Wildfire risk15
16.8
73% below the median place
Natural hazard risk15
59.1
36% below the median place
Heat wave risk15
63.5
29% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureHuntingburgAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure87°F0% above
January average low14County figure23°F10% below
Average temperature14County figure55°F0% above
Annual precipitation14County figure49.7 in13% above
Natural hazard risk15County figure59.136% below
Hurricane risk15County figure31.655% below
Tornado risk15County figure58.828% below
Wildfire risk15County figure16.873% below
Heat wave risk15County figure63.529% below
Median air quality index16County figure399% below
Good air days16County figure69.7%2% above
08

Huntingburg in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 20% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 20% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Huntingburg does better than 70% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 39%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$887/mo (2024)$1,160/mo$950 to $1,410/mo+4.5%
Median household income$54,421 (2024)$69,500$58,500 to $82,000+4.1%
Median home value$143,800 (2024)$205,000$149,000 to $282,000+6.1%
Population6,522 (2025)6,6506,370 to 6,930+0.4%

The median home would be worth 3.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.6 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Huntingburg

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Woodward, OK$839$54,463Compare
Clinton, OK$883$58,207Compare
La Porte, IN$948$59,307Compare
Huntington, IN$879$56,520Compare
Huntington, INLa Porte, INClinton, OKWoodward, OKHuntingburg, INHuntingburgWoodwardClintonLa PorteHuntingtonHuntingburgWoodwardClintonLa PorteHuntington

Places built like Huntingburg

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Huntingburg performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Huntingburg, IN19.6%5.4%/yr2.5%
Rittman, OH16.2%4.3%/yr-0.2%Compare
Logan, OH15.1%8.7%/yr-1.9%Compare
Worth, IL24.9%-1.4%/yr-2.5%Compare
Wauseon, OH15.3%3.3%/yr-1.7%Compare
Charlotte, MI17.0%4.2%/yr0.1%Compare
South Haven, IN20.5%7.3%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Huntingburg a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 84 out of 100, better than 84% of the places we rate and 29th of 132 in Indiana. The median home costs 2.6 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 79% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 49 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Huntingburg expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 19.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $143,800.

What salary do you need to live in Huntingburg?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $35,480 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Huntingburg safe?

There were 229 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Huntingburg?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Woodward, OK, Clinton, OK, La Porte, IN and Huntington, IN.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Huntingburg with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Huntingburg itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/huntingburg-indiana

Citytistics. “Huntingburg, Indiana.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/huntingburg-indiana/

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