The Town Files

Crawford County, Indiana

10,499 people. The median home is worth $117,700 (typical Indiana town: $150,400) and the median household earns $49,640.

Towns in Crawford County

Towns in Crawford County

TownPeopleMedian homeIncomeMedian age
Marengo829$96,300$43,65435.2
Milltown790$118,800$61,21638.2
English685$94,700$35,99126.0

People and housing

Crawford CountyTypical Indiana town
Median home value$117,700$150,400
Median rent$686$888
Median household income$49,640$61,953
Median age45.738.9
Bachelor's degree or higher11.4%17.4%
Below the poverty line22.9%11.6%

Jobs and pay

1,899 jobs in 2024, average pay $43,299 a year.

Largest industries in Crawford CountyRetail217 jobs · $30,538Transportation & warehousing177 jobs · $67,996Construction49 jobs · $41,882Wholesale trade33 jobs · $41,237Utilities30 jobs · $75,004Other services28 jobs · $29,020
BLS QCEW 2024.
Unemployment rate in Crawford County0%4%8%12%2000200420082012201620202023 3.6%
BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

Storms since 1996

NOAA recorded 387 storm events in Crawford County from 1996 to 2026, with 1 deaths.

Storm events in Crawford County by type since 1996Hail88Flood16Tornado5High Wind6Ice Storm5Heavy Rain2Heavy Snow19Flash Flood50Frost/Freeze5Funnel Cloud2
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Federal disaster declarations

Crawford County has been included in 21 FEMA declarations since 1953.

DeclaredIncidentDeclaration
January 24, 2026Winter StormEM-3641: Severe Winter Storm
July 22, 2025FloodDR-4882: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
April 3, 2020BiologicalDR-4515: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020BiologicalEM-3456: Covid-19
May 4, 2018FloodDR-4363: Severe Storms And Flooding
June 23, 2011Severe StormDR-1997: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).