Town · Jasper County, Indiana

DeMotte, Indiana

DeMotte is a town in Jasper County, Indiana, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area. It has 4,234 residents. DeMotte, Indiana has a quality-of-life score of 47 out of 100 (moderate), ranking #8,350 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within Indiana it ranks #132 of 353 cities and towns. It ranks best on time spent in the emergency room (low), income inequality (Gini index) (low) and grocery stores (high). It ranks worst on primary care physicians (low), new business applications (low) and mental health providers (low).

47Moderate

Quality-of-life score: #8,350 of 15,651 cities and towns
Indiana: #132 of 353 in IN
Population: 4,234 (2020-2024)
Land area: 4 mi²
Density: 1,180.7 /mi²
FIPS code: 1817704

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 61 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety28#11,331/15,637
Economy54#7,146/15,631
Housing57#6,513/14,977
Health—
Healthcare36#9,940/15,650
Environment53#7,312/15,453
Education70#4,682/15,649
Infrastructure16#13,152/15,650
Community62#5,994/15,651
Leisure & amenities62#5,877/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where DeMotte, Indiana ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Jasper County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Time spent in the emergency room · low94 min
98/100Indiana 148 minUnited States 170 minOct 2024–Sep 2025Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesJasper County value
Income inequality (Gini index) · low0.345
93/100Indiana 0.452United States 0.4832020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19083
Grocery stores · high2.7 /10k
91/100Indiana 1.3 /10kUnited States 1.7 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsJasper County value
Reading scores · high3.34
90/100Indiana 3.08United States 3.052019University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteJasper County value
Unemployment rate · low1.8%
85/100Indiana 3.7%United States 4.3%2020-2024U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Census table B23025High uncertainty
Social associations · high13.7 /10k
85/100Indiana 11.8 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteJasper County value

Weaknesses

Primary care physicians · low24 /100k
7/100Indiana 66 /100kUnited States 76 /100k2022University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteJasper County value
New business applications · low8.4 /1k
9/100Indiana 12.9 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census BureauJasper County value
Mental health providers · low87 /100k
12/100Indiana 226 /100kUnited States 348 /100k2025University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteJasper County value
Traffic deaths · high24.6 /100k
13/100Indiana 13.3 /100kUnited States 12.3 /100k2020-2024National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationProvisional dataJasper County value
Distance to an emergency room · high11.0 mi
14/100Indiana 5.2 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesJasper County value
Dentists · low36 /100k
17/100Indiana 61 /100kUnited States 75 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteJasper County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

No large change over the last five years in the published series.

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

There is not enough history to compare DeMotte, Indiana over five years.

Cities and towns like DeMotte, Indiana five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of DeMotte, Indiana in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

No place that looked like DeMotte, Indiana five years ago has more measures that improved than declined, with a higher standing among its peers today.

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

4,234 residents (±20)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

4,234 residents (±20)

DeMotte, Indiana
Indiana share

White90%3,813
Black0.0%0
Hispanic or Latino6.5%†275

Education

2,952 residents (±206)

DeMotte, Indiana
Indiana share

No high school diploma3.9%†116
High school or GED43%1,261
Some college21%†614

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

1,780 households (±142)

DeMotte, Indiana
Indiana share

Under $25k14%†250
$25k–50k20%†359
$50k–75k17%†298
$75k–100k20%†357
$100k–150k21%†374
$150k–200k5.8%†104
$200k or more2.1%†38

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

1,780 households (±142)

DeMotte, Indiana
Indiana share

Own79%1,409
Rent21%†371

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

320 households (±109)

DeMotte, Indiana
Indiana share

Under $75010%†33
$750–1,00032%†101
$1,000–1,50028%†88

Home values

1,409 homes (±171)

DeMotte, Indiana
Indiana share

Under $150k15%†217
$150k–250k41%†584
$250k–400k38%†536

Age of homes

1,973 homes (±172)

DeMotte, Indiana
Indiana share

2010 or later22%†443
2000–200913%†253
1980–199925%†490

Size of homes

1,973 homes (±172)

DeMotte, Indiana
Indiana share

Studio2.8%†56
1 bedroom2.5%†50
2 bedrooms30%587

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

1,659 workers (±235)

DeMotte, Indiana
Indiana share

Drive alone85%1,408
Carpool3.0%†50
Public transit0.0%0
Walk3.9%†65
Bike0.0%0
Work from home8.2%†136
Other0.0%0

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

1,523 workers (±233)

DeMotte, Indiana
Indiana share

Under 15 min35%†537
15–29 min16%†244
30–44 min32%†483

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Jasper County, the county holding most of DeMotte's residents.

Jasper County has 790 employer establishments, 236 for every 10,000 residents (0.95× the US rate of 248; 1.04× Indiana's), with 9,205 paid employees at an average annual pay of $51,316. The Census Bureau also counts 2,149 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 790; 2,149 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 236; US 248 · Indiana 226
Paid employees: 9,205
Average annual pay: $51,316; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Jasper County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Truck transportation	65	19.4	3.84×More than typical	526	$57,125	108
Specialty trade contractors	61	18.2	1.18×About typical	328	$70,482	143
Restaurants and other eating places	46	13.7	0.75×Fewer than typical	788	$14,806	7
Ambulatory health care services	44	13.1	0.63×Fewer than typical	405	$52,640	58
Religious organizations	33	9.8	1.77×More than typical	154	$24,805	—
Construction of buildings	32	9.5	1.26×More than typical	535	$62,075	82
Gasoline stations	25	7.5	2.30×More than typical	433	$33,730	—
Limited-service restaurants	25	7.5	0.93×About typical	564	$16,337	4
Building equipment contractors	24	7.2	1.19×About typical	106	$55,198	23
Services to buildings and dwellings	22	6.6	0.97×About typical	117	$37,479	129
Lessors of real estate	20	6	0.48×Fewer than typical	32	$25,938	290
Automotive repair and maintenance	19	5.7	1.13×About typical	83	$48,398	46

Rank places for an industry Open Jasper County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 33,516 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

No federal contract obligations recorded here in FY2026.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: DeMotte is mostly in Jasper County.

See federal money in Jasper County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

DeMotte, Indiana is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

James R. BairdR-IN-4 · 100% of residentsWith party 98%Missed 6.2%

Senate

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County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Jasper County65100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN66

Other cities and towns in Jasper County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024

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