Indiana · Census place 66085
Ross, IN population, income and housing data
Quick answer
The population of the city of Ross, Indiana (Ross, IN — Census place “Ross CDP”) is 6,740 residents, ranking #105 of 976 places in Indiana. Median household income is $53,824, the median home is worth $114,600 and median gross rent runs $1,085 a month.
- Population
- 6,740Ross CDP residents
- Median household income
- $53,824Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $114,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,085Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Ross CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Ross CDP median would spend about 24.2% 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 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.5% of residents and 68.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Ross CDP, IN in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Ross CDP is a mid-size town in Indiana, with 6,740 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #105 of 976 ranked by population — larger than 89% of them. The median age here is 40.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Ross CDP earn a median of $53,824 a year, 31.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 13% below 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 16.5% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Ross CDP is valued at $114,600, 62.2% below the national figure and 21% below the $145,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,085 a month, 22.8% below the national figure, or roughly $13,020 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 24.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.1×, 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. 68.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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.
- Boonville city 6,681
- Notre Dame CDP 6,754
- Ellettsville town 6,653
- Batesville city 6,842
- Dunlap CDP 6,602
- Nappanee city 7,040
- Garrett city 6,540
- South Haven CDP 7,177
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Ross CDP?
- Ross CDP has 6,740 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #105 of 976 in Indiana.
- What is the median household income in Ross CDP?
- Median household income in Ross CDP is $53,824 a year, 31.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Ross CDP?
- Median gross rent is $1,085 a month and the median home value is $114,600, so rent absorbs about 24.2% of median household income.
- Is Ross CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Ross CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 24.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Ross CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.