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A town of 1,861. Healthier than 93% of U.S. towns.

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Photo: James Brosher · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
1,861
−8.4% since 2010
Typical home
$140K
+1.5% in a year
Household income
$46K
median
Median age
43.5
years
Jobs based here
591
A commuter town

What makes Dunkirk stand out

The 2 things Dunkirk does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
A commuter town

93% of working residents leave Dunkirk for work

Where Dunkirk’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

15% → Portland Portland 15% 12% → Muncie Muncie 12% 3% → Winchester Winchester 3% 3% → Hartford City Hartford City 3% 3% → Wayne Wayne 3% 2% → Bluffton Bluffton 2% Dunkirk · 7% stay
591jobs based in Dunkirk
7%of working residents work in town
17 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Dunkirk’s report card

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The data

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Health

Healthier than 7% of U.S. towns

Dunkirk beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15.

DHealth Grade
32 measures vs. Indiana
0 better17 too close to call15 worse
What stands outDunkirkIN
More adults with COPD11.8%8.1%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth21.6%15.4%
More smokers21.5%15.7%
Indiana University Health Jay
12.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
4th
percentile among IN towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Housing

A typical Dunkirk home is worth about $140K

The typical Dunkirk home is worth about $140,000, up 1.5% in a year, 46% below the Indiana typical home.

$140KZillow home value

Typical home value

Dunkirk$140K
Indiana$260K
+1.5%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Dunkirk

Most working residents leave Dunkirk for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Portland (15%), Muncie (12%) and Winchester (3%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

7%work in town

Where working residents work

In Dunkirk7%
Portland15%
Muncie12%
Winchester3%
Hartford City3%
17 mi
median commute distance
591
jobs based in Dunkirk
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

Low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 32% of U.S. communities.

32risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
32Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
1
paid flood claims since 2014
5
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Dunkirk has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 32 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

32″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–37°
Spring40–61°
Summer61–83°
Fall43–64°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 22
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Outdoors

3.4% of Dunkirk is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

3.4%conserved
3.4%
conserved · 26 of 758 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Dunkirk Park—37
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Dunkirk

City in Indiana, United States

Dunkirk is a city in Blackford and Jay counties in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 2,164 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
2,164
Area
1.3 sq mi
Elevation
945 ft
ZIP code
47336
Area code
765

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