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39.36° N · 86.09° W · GEOID 1853982

Nineveh

Johnson County, Indiana · part of the Indianapolis, IN metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_gross_rent

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The short answer

Nineveh is home to 559 people. Median household income is $54,233 a year and median rent is $1,271 a month, 28.1% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $176,000, about 3.3x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,271
7% below the median place
Median household income
$54,233
32% below the median place
Median home value
$176,000
45% below the median place
Unemployment
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)

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 Nineveh

  • 0.0% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 99% of the 2,082 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 124 Indiana places.
  • 100% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 132 Indiana places.
  • 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 103 Indiana places.
  • Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 98 Indiana places.
  • The median resident is 54.2 years old, older than in 96% of places its size. It is the highest of 132 Indiana places.
01

Moving to Nineveh

Johnson County gains about 8.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in11,277
Moved out10,017
Net+1,260

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Marion County, IN4,7063,636+1,070
Morgan County, IN439561−122
Brown County, IN219

Within Indiana, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within IndianaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$62K
Leavers$63K

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

Who moves here
9.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Johnson County report $62,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $62,600.
Income you would need
$50,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,271 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,143 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $176,000.
Getting to work
26 minutes each way on average; 14.2% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Bay St. Louis, MS matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7
8.6
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
9.0%
57% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureNinevehAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure9.0%57% above
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure8.6above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$62,28612% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$62,57211% below
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 0.0%, below the median place (median 7.1%).

Nineveh28.1%
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
$50,840
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
28.1%
38% above the median place
Home price to income
3.3x
14% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
28%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$39,900
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Homeownership1
100.0%
51% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,143
39% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureNinevehAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$1,2717% below
Rent to income128.1%38% above
Property tax rate10.8%13% below
Home price to income13.3x14% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure95.75% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,5365% below
HUD area median income4County figure$110,3003% above
Property tax paid (median)1$1,38258% below
Median home value1$176,00045% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.8%50% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure55.5%8% above
Homeownership1100.0%51% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure42.7%16% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,14339% below
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built119941% above
03

Work and pay

Unemployment is 0.0%, below the median place (median 4.9%).

Unemployment1
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)
Poverty rate1
0.0%
below the median place (median 10.8%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$54,233 −32%
Income per person$31,887 −20%
Mean commute26 min +5%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureNinevehAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$54,23332% below
Income per person1$31,88720% below
Unemployment10.0%below (median 4.9%)
Average annual pay6County figure$52,37821% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.8%3% above
Jobs6County figure66,47456% below
Poverty rate10.0%below (median 10.8%)
Mean commute126 min5% above
Works from home1County figure14.2%14% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 0.0%, below the median place (median 8.8%).

Born abroad1
0.0%
below the median place (median 8.8%)
No health insurance1
0.0%
below the median place (median 6.4%)
Homes with broadband1
100.0%
8% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age54.2 +39%
High school or higher89.5% −3%
Household size2.6 +3%
All 8 people measures
MeasureNinevehAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15596646th largest
Median age154.239% above
Bachelor's or higher1County figure34.7%8% above
High school or higher189.5%3% below
Household size12.63% above
Born abroad10.0%below (median 8.8%)
No health insurance10.0%below (median 6.4%)
Homes with broadband1100.0%8% above
05

Life in Nineveh

22 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.2 −3%
Shops30.9 +2%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.0 −27%
Doctors' offices and clinics20.1 −0%
Child care centers1.6 −30%

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

Public schools10
1
89% below the median place
Public school students10
264
95% below the median place
Students per teacher10
13.9
10% below the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureNinevehAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10189% below
Public school students1026495% below
Students per teacher1013.910% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure20.23% below
Shops per 10k8County figure30.92% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.027% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure20.10% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.630% below
National Register listings9County figure2269% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Wildfire risk is 19.7, 68% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Nineveh. Larger places are fetched first.

Wildfire risk12
19.7
68% below the median place
Hurricane risk12
11.3
84% below the median place
Good air days13
37.5%
45% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureNinevehAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure85°F3% below
January average low11County figure20°F19% below
Average temperature11County figure53°F4% below
Annual precipitation11County figure44.7 in2% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure74.719% below
Hurricane risk12County figure11.384% below
Tornado risk12County figure89.310% above
Wildfire risk12County figure19.768% below
Heat wave risk12County figure65.627% below
Median air quality index13Metro figure5426% above
Good air days13Metro figure37.5%45% below
08

Nineveh in 2030: where the trends point

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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median household income$54,233 (2024)$67,500$57,000 to $80,000+3.7%
Median home value$176,000 (2024)$236,000$172,000 to $325,000+5.0%

The median home would be worth 3.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.2 now.

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

09

Places like Nineveh

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

PlaceRentIncome
Bay St. Louis, MS$1,179$67,442Compare
Portage Lakes, OH$1,162$64,375Compare
St. Francis, WI$1,004$57,368Compare
Hendersonville, NC$1,332$53,449Compare
Hendersonville, NCSt. Francis, WIPortage Lakes, OHBay St. Louis, MSNineveh, INNinevehBay St. LouisPortage LakesSt. FrancisHendersonvilleNinevehBay St. LouisPortage LakesSt. FrancisHendersonville

Common questions

Is Nineveh a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 0.0% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 99% of the 2,082 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 124 Indiana places. 100% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 132 Indiana places. On cost, space and class size it scores 83 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Nineveh expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 28.1% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $176,000.

What salary do you need to live in Nineveh?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $50,840 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Nineveh?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Bay St. Louis, MS, Portage Lakes, OH, St. Francis, WI and Hendersonville, NC.

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. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  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. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 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
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. 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 Nineveh with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Nineveh itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/nineveh-indiana

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

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