Kokomo.
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Indiana·Howard County
18 tracts·58K people·$137K median·1,585/mi²
White 79 · Black 10 · Multiracial 5 · Hispanic 4 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Living alone 39 · Married couple 31 · Other 30
Manufacturing 33 · Health 21 · Retail 16 · Professional 12 · Leisure 12 · Public admin 4 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 27 · Production · transport 26 · Service 22 · Sales · office 19 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 23 · Work from home 5 · Walk 2 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Kokomo is $137,400 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Kokomo has 59,122 residents across 15 census tracts and 17 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.4; the population is 78.8% White, 9.9% Black, 4.7% Multiracial, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 18.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 17.1% (Census ACS).
Maple Crest STEM Elementary School (60%), Wallace Elementary School (46%) and Boulevard Elementary School (36%) lead the elementary schools; Central Middle School (33%), Maple Crest Middle School (18%) and Bon Air Middle School (8%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $939/month, 40% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Kokomo is $55,360 a year, 36% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Kokomo, median rent is $939/month and the median home value is $137,400 (Census ACS).
Kokomo reported 5.4 violent crimes and 16.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 82 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 43 inches; snowfall averages 30 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Kokomo are strong wind (89), hail (84) and tornado (83), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.12g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Kokomo, 1.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).