Ingalls, Indiana

Town in Madison County · population 2,223 (2020 Census)

Median home: $189,900
Household income: $74,236
Jan low / Jul high: 21° / 84°
Snow a year: 18 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 33
Median age: 38.3

Ingalls is a town of 2,223 people in Madison County, Indiana. The median home is worth $189,900, above the typical Indiana town ($150,400). It ranks better for families than 93% of Indiana towns, more upscale than 89% of Indiana towns, better for young professionals than 88% of Indiana towns.

How Ingalls ranks

Percentile among Indiana towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Indiana towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Ingalls is worth $189,900, above the typical Indiana town ($150,400). Homes cost about 2.6 times the median household income of $74,236, which is more affordable than 47% of Indiana towns. Median rent is $1,379 a month. 76.0% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Indiana towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Ingalls	Typical Indiana town
Median home value	$189,900	$150,400
Median rent	$1,379	$888
Median household income	$74,236	$61,953
Home value ÷ income	2.6×	2.5×
Homeownership	76.0%	73.4%
Median year built	2000	1966
Seasonal / vacation homes	0.0%	—

Who lives in Ingalls

People	Ingalls	Typical Indiana town
Median age	38.3	38.9
Age 65 and over	11.5%	17.1%
Under 18	28.5%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	17.4%
Below the poverty line	9.6%	11.6%
Veterans	6.2%	—
Born outside the U.S.	10.4%	—
Work from home	14.6%	6.2%
Average commute	31.2 min	24.7 min
Homes with broadband	91.4%	89.2%

Weather in Ingalls

July highs average 83.8°F and January lows 20.7°F. About 43.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 17.6 inches of snow (typical Indiana town: 21.1 in). Expect about 14 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 112 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Anderson Sewage Plt station (11.6 mi away); snow from Lapel 4 S (4.2 mi).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

33 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Ingalls since 1950, compared with 23 for the typical Indiana town. 15 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F4, struck on May 14, 1972 about 6.7 miles from the town center. The most recent was on April 2, 2025.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 38 times; the largest was 2.00 inches on June 18, 2021.

Severe weather in Madison County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Madison County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 1 deaths recorded.

Madison County has been included in 23 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for flood, hurricane, snowstorm.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
August 25, 2026	Flood	DR-4933: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
August 15, 2026	Flood	EM-3651: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
January 24, 2026	Winter Storm	EM-3641: Severe Winter Storm
July 22, 2025	Flood	DR-4882: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
April 3, 2020	Biological	DR-4515: Covid-19 Pandemic

Jobs and pay in Madison County

Madison County had 40,192 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $49,965 a year. Unemployment was 3.6% in 2023; in Ingalls itself the ACS puts it at 5.7%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Towns near Ingalls

Fortville, IN
3.2 mi · 4,784 people · home $254,900
Pendleton, IN
4.2 mi · 4,717 people · home $248,200
Lapel, IN
5.5 mi · 2,325 people · home $220,400
McCordsville, IN
7.3 mi · 8,503 people · home $345,400
Fishers, IN
8.6 mi · 98,977 people · home $391,000
Edgewood, IN
10.6 mi · 2,053 people · home $200,100
Anderson, IN
10.9 mi · 54,788 people · home $119,000
Greenfield, IN
11.6 mi · 23,488 people · home $216,400

Ingalls questions

Is Ingalls, Indiana a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Ingalls scores better for retirees than 20% of Indiana towns and quieter than 28%. 11.5% of residents are 65 or older (median age 38.3).

How much does a house cost in Ingalls?

The median owner-occupied home in Ingalls is valued at $189,900 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $74,236, so homes cost about 2.6 times income. Median rent is $1,379 a month.

What is the weather like in Ingalls?

July highs average 83.8°F and January lows 20.7°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 43.8 inches of precipitation a year and 17.6 inches of snow.

Does Ingalls get tornadoes?

33 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Ingalls since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F4 on May 14, 1972. The typical Indiana town has had 23.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Ingalls's Census boundary (GEOID 1836342). Comparisons use the median of Indiana towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.