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Eaton, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Eaton is a Census town of 1,630 people across 3.73 square miles of land, in Delaware County. Median household income is $54,531, 73.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $60,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Eaton
What Eaton is
- Census place typetown
- Land area3.73 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land437
- County holding the largest share of its areaDelaware County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Eaton
- Population1,630
- Median age35.7
- Population under 18378 plus or minus 84
- Share under 1823.2 percent
- Population 65 and over265 plus or minus 57
- Share 65 and over16.3 percent
- Households713
- Family households476
- Share of households that are families66.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Eaton
- Median household income$54,531 plus or minus $19,454
- Per capita income$28,760
- Civilian labor force831
- Employed806 plus or minus 162
- Unemployed25 plus or minus 15
- Unemployment rate3.0 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over1,046
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.3 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.9 percent plus or minus 0.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Eaton
- Housing units815
- Occupied units713
- Vacant units102 plus or minus 52
- Vacancy rate12.5 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Owner occupied523
- Renter occupied190 plus or minus 67
- Ownership rate73.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$89,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$690
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.2 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Single family units623
- Share single family76.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more126 plus or minus 66
- Share in buildings of two or more15.5 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Mobile homes66 plus or minus 27
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Eaton gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute691
- Commuting under 15 minutes107 plus or minus 54
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.5 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more276 plus or minus 80
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.9 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Drove alone84.9 percent
- Carpooled9.3 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home5.2 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Eaton (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$60,000
- Average approval$30,000
- Median approval$30,000
- Largest approval$50,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval1.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Eaton, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Eaton
- NFIP communityTown of Eaton
- NFIP community number180052
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/04/11
The Town of Eaton participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 180052 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Delaware County, not Eaton
Delaware County context, not Eaton figures
- Establishments in Delaware County2,314
- Covered employment, Delaware County44,772
- Average annual pay, Delaware County$51,307
- Housing units permitted, Delaware County173
Every figure in this section is published for Delaware County as a whole and is not a measurement of Eaton.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Eaton questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Eaton, Indiana?
1,630, in 713 households. Eaton town covers 3.73 square miles of land, which is 437 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Eaton in?
Delaware County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Eaton?
$54,531. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $89,800. Median gross rent is $690 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Eaton businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $60,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $30,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Eaton, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Eaton borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Eaton. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Eaton in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Eaton appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Eaton, town of, community 180052, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Eaton figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Delaware County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Eaton.
Is zoning published for Eaton?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.