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EtnaIN

A town of 830.

Population
830
−0.2% since 2010
Median home value
$107K
Census ACS
Household income
$59K
median
Median age
51.8
years
Jobs based here
330
A commuter town
Small town

830 people, and everyone knows the way

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Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 16% of U.S. communities.

16risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
16Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Etna

Most working residents leave Etna for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Warsaw (27%), Nappanee (7%) and Goshen (4%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Etna2%
Warsaw27%
Nappanee7%
Goshen4%
Plain4%
13 mi
median commute distance
330
jobs based in Etna
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Etna has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 32 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

32″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–35°
Spring38–60°
Summer60–82°
Fall42–62°
Oct 18
typical first frost
Apr 28
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Etna is

Etna beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.

32 measures vs. Indiana
0 better26 too close to call6 worse
What stands outEtnaIN
More smokers20.8%15.7%
More adults with COPD9.8%8.1%
More adults who get no exercise29.9%24.9%
Kosciusko Community Hospital
11.3 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools

Etna’s public schools outperform 58% of Indiana districts

The public schools Etna’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 58% of Indiana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

BSchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Pine Grove School Private1–837
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Etna for work

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

27% → Warsaw Warsaw 27% 7% → Nappanee Nappanee 7% 4% → Goshen Goshen 4% 4% → Plain Plain 4% 3% → Elkhart Elkhart 3% 3% → Fort Wayne Fort Wayne 3% Etna · 2% stay
330jobs based in Etna
2%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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