Population

59,999

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$137,400

Owner-occupied units

Kokomo, IN

Indiana · 40.465° N, 86.127° W · 37 sq mi

Kokomo is a city in Indiana, with a population of 59,999 and about 1,600 residents per square mile. The median household earns $55,360 a year, and the median home is worth $137,400.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

37 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

1,600

People per square mile

Rank by population

#726

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#353

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$55,360

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$939

Per month

Homeownership

63%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

19.1 min

One way

People

Median age

39.4

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

18.1%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

2.5%

Households

26,241

2.21 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 20^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 163^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 37^/yr

Days above 90° 7^/yr

Below freezing 97^/yr

Annual rainfall 38.1ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

July

Average high 83°F

Coldest month

January

Average low 21°F

What people here do for work

Manufacturing 24.4^%

Education & health care 22.6^%

Retail trade 12.7^%

Arts, food & hospitality 10.1^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Indiana

Name

Carl Cook

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$9.9B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Bloomington

Source of wealth

Medical devices

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Indiana · private sector

Employer

Indiana University Health

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Indiana

Company

Elevance Health

Revenue

$177.0B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Indianapolis

Ticker

ELV

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

State of Indiana

State bird

Northern Cardinal

State flower

Peony

State capital