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Population: 11,743. Estimated population in July 2024: 11,209 (-4.5% change)
Males: 5,596 (47.7%), Females: 6,147 (52.3%)

Wabash County

Zip code: 46992

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $34,401
Median house value: $70,000

Population by Race

Races in Wabash:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
  • American Indian (1.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (22.8%), United States (12.3%), English (12.1%), Irish (10.4%), French (2.8%), Dutch (2.5%).

Elevation: 984 feet

Land area: 8.9 square miles

Map of Wabash, IN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wabash

  • High school or higher: 78.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
  • Unemployed: 5.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wabash city

  • Never married: 23.0%
  • Now married: 52.6%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 9.5%
  • Divorced: 13.2%

1.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -762 (-6.1%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Wabash:

  • WABASH COUNTY HOSPITAL (710 N EAST STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Wabash:

  • DUKES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; PERU, IN)
  • GRANT-BLACKFORD MENTAL HEALTH, INC (about 19 miles; MARION, IN)
  • MARION GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; MARION, IN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wabash:

  • GRISSOM ARB (about 26 miles; PERU, IN; Abbreviation: GUS)
  • FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL (about 46 miles; FORT WAYNE, IN; Abbreviation: FWA)
  • DELAWARE COUNTY – JOHNSON FIELD (about 50 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Abbreviation: MIE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wabash:

  • WABASH MUNI (about 5 miles; WABASH, IN; Abbreviation: IWH)
  • MISSISSINEWA RESERVOIR LANDING AREA (about 10 miles; PERU, IN; Abbreviation: 43I)
  • CONVERSE (about 17 miles; CONVERSE, IN; Abbreviation: 1I8)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wabash:

  • INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; MARION, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,684)
  • ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; ANDERSON, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,116)
  • BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 17,039)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE (about 53 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,385)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 54 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,013)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 64 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; Full-time enrollment: 4,725)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 69 miles; NOTRE DAME, IN; Full-time enrollment: 10,633)

Schools

Public high schools in Wabash:

  • NORTHFIELD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 602; Location: 154 W 200 N; Grades: 07 – 12)
  • SOUTHWOOD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 586; Location: 564 E SR 124; Grades: 07 – 12)
  • WABASH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 431; Location: 580 N MIAMI ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Wabash:

  • EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 136; Location: 4652 S 100 WEST; Grades: PK – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Wabash:

  • O J NEIGHBOURS ELEM SCH (Students: 492; Location: 1545 N WABASH ST; Grades: KG – 03)
  • SOUTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 451; Location: 840 E SR 124; Grades: KG – 06)
  • WABASH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 392; Location: 150 COLERAIN ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • SHARP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 347; Location: 264 W 200 N; Grades: KG – 06)
  • METRO NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 284; Location: 3844 W 200 N; Grades: KG – 06)
  • W C MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 225; Location: 1721 VERNON ST; Grades: 04 – 05)
  • WHITE’S JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 141; Location: 5233 S 50 E; Grades: 06 – 12)
  • HEARTLAND CAREER CENTER (Location: 79 S 200 W; Grades: 00 – 00)
  • WABASH/MIAMI AREA PROG EXCPT (Location: 246 N 300 W; Grades: 00 – 00)

Private primary/middle schools in Wabash:

  • ST BERNARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 97; Location: 191 NORTH CASS STREET; Grades: PK – 6)
  • CALVARY CHAPEL CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 25; Location: 619 N STATE RD 13; Grades: KG – KG)

Libraries

Library in Wabash:

  • WABASH CARNEGIE PL (Operating income: $617,319; Location: 188 W HILL ST; 62,387 books; 2,892 audio materials; 2,504 video materials; 175 serial subscriptions)

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