Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety94#59/924
Economy73#253/925
Housing92#74/925
Health65#328/925
Healthcare42#534/923
Environment19#739/917
Education55#420/925
Infrastructure61#364/925
Community53#432/925
Leisure & amenities48#485/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Angola, IN micropolitan area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Violent crime rate · low38 /100k
99/100Indiana 254 /100kUnited States 328 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationAggregated from counties
Severe housing problems · low9.1%
96/100Indiana 12.2%United States 16.8%2017-2021University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Preventable hospital stays · low1,493 /100k
95/100Indiana 3,202 /100kUnited States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Homicide rate · low0.0 /100k
93/100Indiana 5.6 /100kUnited States 4.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Social associations · high16.0 /10k
92/100Indiana 11.8 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Lack of reliable transportation · low7.1%
89/100Indiana 8.1%United States 8.3%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties

Weaknesses

Primary care physicians · low35 /100k
9/100Indiana 66 /100kUnited States 76 /100k2022University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Pharmacies · low0.9 /10k
11/100Indiana 1.5 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Access to exercise opportunities · low53.9%
11/100Indiana 76.2%United States 84.5%2022 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Mental health providers · low106 /100k
11/100Indiana 226 /100kUnited States 348 /100k2025University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) · high8.8 µg/m³
12/100Indiana 8.8 µg/m³United States 8.0 µg/m³2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAggregated from counties
Average weekly wage · low$973
16/100Indiana $1,251United States $1,5142025U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Trends

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

Homicide rateImproving
5.7 /100k (2021) → 0.0 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
−100%5 yearsUS 7.8 /100k → 4.8 /100k
Rent-burdened householdsWorsening
27.2% (2015-2019) → 45.5% (2020-2024)
+18 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Drought exposureWorsening
10% (2021) → 28% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+18 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Child care cost burdenWorsening
15.6% (2020 & 2021) → 30.8% (2023 & 2024)
+15 pts3 yearsUS 24.5% → 27.9%
Preventable hospital staysImproving
3,129 /100k (2019) → 1,493 /100k (2023)
−52%4 yearsUS 3,767 /100k → 2,769 /100k
Gyms and fitness centersWorsening
1.2 /10k (2020) → 0.6 /10k (2025)
−50%5 yearsUS 1.2 /10k → 1.3 /10k

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.

Over about five years, Angola, IN micropolitan area improved on 14 of 30 measures with a comparison and declined on 7. 5 moved within the margin of error and 4 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved14

Suicides−55%34.8 /100k → 15.7 /100k
Traffic deaths−34%25.5 /100k → 16.7 /100k
Firearm deaths−37%17.2 /100k → 10.9 /100k
Uninsured−2.1 points9.4% → 7.3%
Violent crime−35%59 /100k → 38 /100k

Declined7

Rent burden+18 points27.2% → 45.5%
Inequality+0.0450.400 → 0.445
Gyms−50%1.2 /10k → 0.6 /10k
Arts & recreation−18%4.9 /10k → 4.0 /10k
Restaurants−15%12.2 /10k → 10.3 /10k

All 30 measures

Change of every measure of Angola, IN micropolitan area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	4.9 /10k2020	4.0 /10k2025	−18%	Declined	7%
Average commute time	21.6 min2015-2019	21.0 min2020-2024	−0.6 min	Within the margin of error	79%
Average weekly wage	$7732020	$9732025	+26%	Improved	72%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%2015-2019	25.6%2020-2024	+3.9 points	Improved	76%
Broadband subscriptions	79.5%2015-2019	87.3%2020-2024	+7.8 points	Improved	36%
Child poverty rate	15.8%2015-2019	12.3%2020-2024	−3.5 points	Within the margin of error	64%
Distance to an airport	48 mi2020	68 mi2025	+20 mi	Declined	2%
Drug overdose deaths	13.3 /100k2020	10.1 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−24%	Improved	50%
Effective property tax rate	0.65%2015-2019	0.54%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Little change	46%
Firearm deaths	17.2 /100k2020	10.9 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−37%	Improved	95%
Grocery stores	1.2 /10k2020	1.1 /10k2025	−1%	Little change	46%
Gyms and fitness centers	1.2 /10k2020	0.6 /10k2025	−50%	Declined	4%
High school diploma or higher	91.1%2015-2019	92.5%2020-2024	+1.4 points	Within the margin of error	41%
Home price to income ratio	2.6×2015-2019	2.9×2020-2024	+0.3×	Declined	63%
Income adjusted for local prices	$50,7312019	$66,6432024	+31%	Improved	48%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4002015-2019	0.4452020-2024	+0.045	Declined	2%
Median household income	$58,2792015-2019	$74,9112020-2024	+29%	Improved	57%
New business applications	7.7 /1k2020	9.6 /1k2025	+24%	Improved	20%
Pharmacies	0.9 /10k2020	0.9 /10k2025	−1%	Little change	68%
Poverty rate	9.3%2015-2019	9.3%2020-2024	+0 points	Within the margin of error	27%
Property crime rate	1,487 /100k2020	921 /100k2025	−38%	Improved	60%
Public libraries	0.9 /10k2019	0.9 /10k2024	−0.1%	Little change	63%
Rent as share of income	22.1%2015-2019	26.2%2020-2024	+4.1 points	Within the margin of error	5%
Rent-burdened households	27.2%2015-2019	45.5%2020-2024	+18 points	Declined	0%
Restaurants and bars	12.2 /10k2020	10.3 /10k2025	−15%	Declined	6%
Suicide rate	34.8 /100k2020	15.7 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−55%	Improved	99%
Traffic deaths	25.5 /100k2015-2019	16.7 /100k2020-2024	−34%	Improved	96%
Unemployment rate	7.5%2020	3.6%2025	−3.9 points	Improved	76%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	9.4%2015-2019	7.3%2020-2024	−2.1 points	Improved	87%
Violent crime rate	59 /100k2020	38 /100k2025	−35%	Improved	82%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 708 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Angola, IN micropolitan area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Angola, IN micropolitan area 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.

For comparison, Angola, IN micropolitan area itself moved −0.5 points in standing on average over the same 30 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

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

34,726 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69

Income

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

Household income

14,058 households (±445)

Angola, IN micropolitan area
United States share

Under $25k13%1,813
$25k–50k20%2,789
$50k–75k17%2,436

Homes

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

Owners and renters

14,058 households (±445)

Angola, IN micropolitan area
United States share

Own79%11,172
Rent21%2,886

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

Getting to work

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

How people get to work

15,746 workers (±504)

Angola, IN micropolitan area
United States share

Drive alone82%12,910
Carpool7.7%1,220
Public transit0.3%†46

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 no occupation wages for Angola, IN micropolitan area.

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.

Angola, IN has 965 employer establishments, 277 for every 10,000 residents (1.11× the US rate of 248), with 14,322 paid employees at an average annual pay of $44,335. The Census Bureau also counts 2,416 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 965; 2,416 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 277; US 248
Paid employees: 14,322
Average annual pay: $44,335; US $68,342

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

Restaurants and other eating places	69	19.8	1.08×About typical	1,203	$18,732	8
Specialty trade contractors	56	16.1	1.04×About typical	237	$55,549	196
Ambulatory health care services	52	14.9	0.72×Fewer than typical	574	$62,125	54
Religious organizations	41	11.8	2.12×More than typical	159	$24,686	—
Full-service restaurants	37	10.6	1.38×More than typical	503	$22,871	—
Construction of buildings	36	10.3	1.37×More than typical	153	$57,209	97
Lessors of real estate	36	10.3	0.84×About typical	85	$35,400	319
Truck transportation	32	9.2	1.81×More than typical	433	$67,945	112
Fabricated metal product manufacturing	31	8.9	5.56×More than typical	1,363	$56,381	12
Automotive repair and maintenance	27	7.7	1.54×More than typical	186	$45,242	39
Services to buildings and dwellings	27	7.7	1.15×About typical	89	$45,225	160
Limited-service restaurants	26	7.5	0.93×About typical	611	$15,980	—

Rank places for an industry

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

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 34,876 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.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
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 contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $1.6M on contracts performed in Angola, IN micropolitan area: $45.04 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $1.6M; −29% vs FY2025
Per resident: $45.04; US $1,994
Sole-source: 15%; US 30%
Single offer: 17%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service$868.4K55%
Defense Logistics Agency$425.7K27%
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service$273.3K17%

Top recipients

E.J. BROOKS COMPANY$1.3M86%
E.J. BROOKS COMPANY$273.3K17%
STATZ CORP$13.9K0.9%
UCOM, INC.-$68.1K0.0%

Spending by fiscal year

2.4MFY2017
3.6MFY2018
4MFY2019
3.6MFY2020
3.6MFY2021
2MFY2022
1.7MFY2023
1.7M

Top industries (NAICS)

Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills · 3221$868.4K55%
Hardware manufacturing · 3325$753.2K48%
Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing · 3344$22.6K1.4%
Electrical equipment manufacturing · 3353$2,7940.2%

Largest awards

CLIN 005 YEAR 5 ORDER FOR 20,137EA CATTLE BACKTAGS WITH THREE OR FOUR LARGE DIGITS$1M
E.J. BROOKS COMPANY· Steuben County, IN· Other equipment & supplies· Mar 28, 2024 – Feb 7, 2026· 12639524F0488
32,000 BOXES OF CATTLE BACKTAGS$638.5K
E.J. BROOKS COMPANY· Steuben County, IN· Other equipment & supplies· Apr 1, 2026 – Sep 11, 2026· 12639526F0359
SUPPLY - ALLIGATOR TAGS FOR FWS DIV OF MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY.$244.1K
E.J. BROOKS COMPANY· Steuben County, IN· Other equipment & supplies· Jul 1, 2026 – Jul 1, 2026· 140FS326F0142
THIS ACTION IS A RATIFICATION OF AN UNAUTHORIZED COMMITMENT.

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $251M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Angola, IN micropolitan area: $7,212 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $251M; −4.5% vs FY2025
Per resident: $7,212; US $12,955
Loan face value: $7.8M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 1.0%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$179M71%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$20.3M8.1%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$17.2M6.8%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$11.5M4.6%
84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$5.4M2.2%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$3.2M1.3%
57.001 · Social Insurance for Railroad Workers$2.1M0.8%
20.279 · National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)$2M0.8%

Top recipients (organizations)

TRINE UNIVERSITY, INC$5.8M2.3%
ANGOLA, IN
INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$5.2M2.1%
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF ANGOLA$732.5K0.3%
ANGOLA, IN
LAKELAND APARTMENTS, L.P.$286.2K0.1%
ANGOLA, IN
CDW GOVERNMENT LLC$215.4K

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$213.9M85%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$19.3M7.7%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of Education$5.8M2.3%
Federal Highway Administration$5.2M2.1%
Department of Transportation
Farm Service Agency$2.4M1.0%

Assistance by fiscal year

216MFY2021
215.6MFY2022
228.2MFY2023
246.8MFY2024
262.8MFY2025
251MFY2026

County aggregates

94%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Angola, IN

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Steuben CountyCentral county6834,799

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

AngolaPrincipal city9,408

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Indiana

Areas based in Indiana, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

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.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
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
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved14

Declined7

Metro and micro areas like Angola, IN micropolitan area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Getting to work

How people get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Angola, IN

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in Indiana

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved14

Declined7

Age and sex

Household income

Owners and renters

How people get to work

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Time to get to work

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

By type

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

What was bought