Editing Fountain County, Indiana (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1830= 7619
|1840= 11218
|1850= 13253
|1860= 15566
|1870= 16389
|1880= 20228
|1890= 19558
|1900= 21446
|1910= 20439
|1920= 18823
|1930= 17971
|1940= 18299
|1950= 17836
|1960= 18706
|1970= 18257
|1980= 19033
|1990= 17808
|2000= 17954
|2010= 17240
|2020= 16479
|estyear=2023
|estimate=16731
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html |access-date=April 2, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=US Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |access-date=July 10, 2014 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref><br>1790-1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |access-date=July 10, 2014 |publisher=University of Virginia Library}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/in190090.txt |access-date=July 10, 2014 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref><br>1990-2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |access-date=July 10, 2014 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{Cite web |title=Fountain County QuickFacts |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/18/18045.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607081644/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/18/18045.html |archive-date=June 7, 2011 |access-date=July 17, 2011 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census]] there were 16,479 residents in Fountain County.<ref name="2020 Fountain UCN" />
{| class="wikitable"
|+Fountain County Racial Composition<ref name="2020 Fountain UCN">{{Cite web |title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Fountain County, Indiana |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Fountain%20County,%20Indiana&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|15,349
|93.6%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|56
|0.3%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|38
|0.2%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|43
|0.26%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|6
|0.04%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|575
|3.5%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|412
|2.5%
|}

===2010 Census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census]], there were 17,240 people, 6,935 households, and 4,787 families in the county.<ref name="DP">{{Cite web |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US18045 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213030611/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US18045 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=July 10, 2015 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|43.6|PD/sqmi}}. There were 7,865 housing units at an average density of {{convert|19.9|/sqmi}}.<ref name="DC">{{Cite web |title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18045 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212202329/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18045 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |access-date=July 10, 2015 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 97.5% white, 0.2% black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.8% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.2% of the population.<ref name=DP/> In terms of ancestry, 21.6% were [[Germans|German]], 14.4% were [[Irish people|Irish]], 14.3% were [[Americans|American]], and 12.5% were [[English people|English]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Selected Social Characteristics in the United States – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0400000US18%7c0500000US18045 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214002641/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0400000US18%7C0500000US18045 |archive-date=February 14, 2020 |access-date=July 10, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

Of the 6,935 households, 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 31.0% were non-families, and 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.95. The median age was 41.6 years.<ref name=DP/>

The median income for a household in the county was $47,697 and the median income for a family was $51,696. Males had a median income of $44,118 versus $28,462 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,949. About 8.9% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.8% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Selected Economic Characteristics – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0400000US18%7c0500000US18045 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214003101/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0400000US18%7C0500000US18045 |archive-date=February 14, 2020 |access-date=July 10, 2015 |publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref>