
Indiana · Census place 48636
Mexico, IN population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Mexico, Indiana (Mexico, IN — Census place “Mexico CDP”) is 1,122 residents, ranking #334 of 976 places in Indiana. Median household income is $82,695, the median home is worth $106,800 and median gross rent runs $600 a month. Looking for the Mexico Indiana ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Mexico, IN: 46958, 46970.
- Population
- 1,122Mexico CDP residents
- Median household income
- $82,695Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $106,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $600Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 83.6%Owner-occupied households
Mexico ZIP codes (Indiana)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Mexico.
The Mexico IN ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Mexico CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mexico CDP median would spend about 8.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 0% of residents and 83.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Mexico CDP, IN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Mexico CDP is a small town in Indiana, with 1,122 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #334 of 976 ranked by population — larger than 65% of them. The median age here is 45.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Mexico CDP earn a median of $82,695 a year, 5.3% above the national figure of $78,538 and 34% above the $61,527 median for the 355 Indiana cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 0% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Mexico CDP is valued at $106,800, 64.8% below the national figure and 27% below the $145,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $600 a month, 57.3% below the national figure, or roughly $7,200 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 8.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 1.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 83.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Indiana.
- St. Wendel CDP 1,120
- Wolcottville town 1,126
- Sweetser town 1,115
- Poseyville town 1,131
- Gosport town 1,113
- Cayuga town 1,135
- Farmersburg town 1,083
- Underwood CDP 1,140
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Mexico CDP?
- Mexico CDP has 1,122 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #334 of 976 in Indiana.
- What is the median household income in Mexico CDP?
- Median household income in Mexico CDP is $82,695 a year, 5.3% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Mexico CDP?
- Median gross rent is $600 a month and the median home value is $106,800, so rent absorbs about 8.7% of median household income.
- Is Mexico CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Mexico CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 8.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Mexico CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.