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40.29° N · 87.29° W · GEOID 1884410

Williamsport

Warren County, Indiana · part of the Lafayette, IN metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Williamsport is home to 1,867 people. Median household income is $65,550 a year and median rent is $824 a month, 15.1% 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 $158,200, about 2.4x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$824
40% below the median place
Median household income
$65,550
18% below the median place
Median home value
$158,200
50% below the median place
Unemployment
4.4%
10% 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 Williamsport

  • Public schools here have 11.6 students per teacher, fewer than in 83% of the 1,648 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 115 Indiana places.
  • The median home is worth 2.4 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 87% of places its size.
  • Median rent is $824 a month, lower than in 85% of places its size.
01

Moving to Williamsport

Warren County loses about 4.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in366
Moved out399
Net−33

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Fountain County, IN103125−22

Within Indiana, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within IndianaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$55K
Leavers$44K

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

Who moves here
11.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.5% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Warren County report $55,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $43,800, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$33,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $824 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,084 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $158,200.
Getting to work
21 minutes each way on average; 11.2% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Defiance, OH matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
11.7%
104% above the median place
Income of households moving out8
$43,805
38% below the median place
Income of households moving in8
$55,038
22% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureWilliamsportAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year111.7%104% above
Moved from another state1County figure1.5%24% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-4.4below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$55,03822% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$43,80538% below
02

What it costs to live here

Property tax paid (median) is $828, 75% below the median place.

Williamsport15.1%
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
$32,960
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
15.1%
26% below the median place
Home price to income
2.4x
37% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
15%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$57,900
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Property tax paid (median)1
$828
75% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,084
42% below the median place
Property tax rate1
0.5%
43% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureWilliamsportAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$82440% below
Rent to income115.1%26% below
Property tax rate10.5%43% below
Home price to income12.4x37% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure93.47% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,01437% below
HUD area median income4County figure$110,9003% above
Property tax paid (median)1$82875% below
Median home value1$158,20050% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure13.8%333% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure58.7%14% above
Homeownership170.7%7% above
Renters paying 30%+148.1%5% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,08442% below
Vacant homes111.4%61% above
Median year built119710% 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%)
Mean commute1
21 min
18% below the median place
Poverty rate1
15.0%
39% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$65,550 −18%
Income per person$35,808 −11%
Works from home11.2% −10%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureWilliamsportAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$65,55018% below
Income per person1$35,80811% below
Unemployment1County figure4.4%10% below
Average annual pay6County figure$54,13118% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.9%22% below
Jobs6County figure1,98099% below
Poverty rate115.0%39% above
Mean commute121 min18% below
Works from home111.2%10% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 21.3%, 34% below the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
21.3%
34% below the median place
Median age1
41.9
7% above the median place
Household size1
2.4
4% below the median place
All 9 people measures
MeasureWilliamsportAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,8676646th largest
Population change since 202070.6%50% below
Median age141.97% above
Bachelor's or higher121.3%34% below
High school or higher193.1%1% above
Household size12.44% below
Born abroad1County figure1.1%87% below
No health insurance1County figure3.9%39% below
Homes with broadband191.6%1% below
05

Life in Williamsport

3 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • Kent House and Hitchens House listed 1984
  • Warren County Courthouse listed 2008
  • Van Reed Farmstead listed 2015

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
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.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars10.6 −49%
Shops13.0 −57%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.2 −22%
Doctors' offices and clinics11.8 −42%
Child care centers1.8 −22%

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

Public schools12
1
89% below the median place
Public school students12
174
96% below the median place
Students per teacher12
11.6
25% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureWilliamsportAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12189% below
Public school students1217496% below
Students per teacher1211.625% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure10.649% below
Shops per 10k9County figure13.057% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9Metro figure3.222% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure11.842% below
Child care centers per 10k9Metro figure1.822% below
Parks per 10k100.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k100.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11377% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Natural hazard risk is 5.8, 94% 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 Williamsport. Larger places are fetched first.

Natural hazard risk14
5.8
94% below the median place
Wildfire risk14
2.5
96% below the median place
Heat wave risk14
23.1
74% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureWilliamsportAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure84°F3% below
January average low13County figure17°F31% below
Average temperature13County figure52°F6% below
Annual precipitation13County figure40.0 in9% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure5.894% below
Hurricane risk14County figure23.766% below
Tornado risk14County figure23.871% below
Wildfire risk14County figure2.596% below
Heat wave risk14County figure23.174% below
Median air quality index15Metro figure430% above
Good air days15Metro figure68.5%0% above
08

Williamsport in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 15% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 15% 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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$824/mo (2024)$1,040/mo$850 to $1,260/mo+3.9%
Median household income$65,550 (2024)$83,500$70,500 to $98,500+4.1%
Median home value$158,200 (2024)$233,000$169,000 to $320,000+6.6%
Population1,954 (2025)1,9701,890 to 2,060+0.2%

The median home would be worth 2.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.4 now.

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

09

Places like Williamsport

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

PlaceRentIncome
Defiance, OH$853$61,439Compare
Mason City, IA$882$64,804Compare
Montevideo, MN$851$68,596Compare
Mayville, WI$835$66,834Compare
Mayville, WIMontevideo, MNMason City, IADefiance, OHWilliamsport, INWilliamsportDefianceMason CityMontevideoMayvilleWilliamsportDefianceMason CityMontevideoMayville

Common questions

Is Williamsport a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Public schools here have 11.6 students per teacher, fewer than in 83% of the 1,648 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 115 Indiana places. The median home is worth 2.4 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 87% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 84 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Williamsport expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 15.1% 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 $158,200.

What salary do you need to live in Williamsport?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $32,960 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Williamsport?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Defiance, OH, Mason City, IA, Montevideo, MN and Mayville, WI.

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. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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 Williamsport with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Williamsport itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/williamsport-indiana

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

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