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Kosciusko County, IN: population growth, jobs and income

Kosciusko County gained 123 residents between 2024 and 2025 (+0.2%).

Kosciusko County had an estimated 80,892 residents in 2025, up 0.9% (740 more people) since 2020. That is slower than Indiana as a whole (+2.7%), and the 53rd fastest growth of 92 counties in Indiana.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$1,043/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes17.8%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months4232025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
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What the numbers say

Net domestic migration was negative in 2025: 48 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in.

Private employers had 38,731 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +0.9% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 3.5% in 2025, 0.7 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 409 new homes in 2025, or 5.1 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $75,317 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +20.0% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 1,598th.

Part of the Warsaw, IN micro area.

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Kosciusko County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
202580,892+123
202480,769+431
202380,338−286
202280,624+382
202180,242+90
202080,152–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Kosciusko County

Kosciusko County grew by 740 people since 2020 even though 200 more residents moved to other U.S. counties than came from them: births outnumbered deaths by 135, and net international migration added 798.

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths+78+135
International migrationfrom and to other countries+88+798
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties−48−200
Census adjustmentbalancing residual+5+7
Total change+123+740

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn IndianaAmong U.S. counties
Population growth53rd of 921,598th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents64th of 922,010th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth46th of 921,737th of 3,092
Median household income24th of 92816th of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate43rd of 92907th of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents15th of 91614th of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Over 2020–25, Kosciusko County's population change (+0.9%) was ahead of 2 of its 6 neighbouring counties, behind 3 and level with Elkhart County.

Only Whitley County had a higher median household income (2020–24) among its 6 neighbouring counties; Kosciusko County's was $75,317.

Kosciusko County, IN and its 6 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Kosciusko County, IN This county80,892+0.9%−0.65.1$75,317
Whitley County, IN35,046+2.1%2.02.3$78,083
Elkhart County, IN208,774+0.9%−4.53.7$68,561
Wabash County, IN30,713−0.7%3.03.0$66,806
Fulton County, IN20,091−1.9%6.03.2$61,360
Marshall County, IN46,599+1.2%0.52.5$71,808
Noble County, IN47,937+1.0%−4.52.4$71,723

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Kosciusko County growing?

Yes. Its population grew 0.9% between 2020 and 2025, about 740 more people (Census Bureau population estimates). Indiana as a whole changed +2.7% over the same years. That ranks 53rd of 92 counties in Indiana for population growth.

How many people moved to Kosciusko County?

On net, none in 2025: about 48 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Kosciusko County?

It averaged 3.5% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Kosciusko County?

About 80,892 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Kosciusko County?

Private employers there had 38,731 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +0.9% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

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Sources and method

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