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Fortville, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Fortville is a Census town of 4,976 people across 3.61 square miles of land, in Hancock County. Median household income is $84,000, 71.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 16 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $8.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fortville
What Fortville is
- Census place typetown
- Land area3.61 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,377
- County holding the largest share of its areaHancock 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 Fortville
- Population4,976
- Median age36.0
- Population under 181,234 plus or minus 355
- Share under 1824.8 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Population 65 and over527 plus or minus 175
- Share 65 and over10.6 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Households1,876
- Family households1,192
- Share of households that are families63.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Fortville
- Median household income$84,000
- Per capita income$41,743
- Civilian labor force2,985
- Employed2,871
- Unemployed114 plus or minus 87
- Unemployment rate3.8 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over3,312
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.6 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.9 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fortville
- Housing units1,935
- Occupied units1,876
- Vacant units59 plus or minus 48
- Vacancy rate3.0 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Owner occupied1,333 plus or minus 274
- Renter occupied543 plus or minus 191
- Ownership rate71.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$254,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,167 plus or minus $307
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.7 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Single family units1,678
- Share single family86.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more257 plus or minus 151
- Share in buildings of two or more13.3 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fortville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,268
- Commuting under 15 minutes350 plus or minus 141
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.4 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,035 plus or minus 317
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.6 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Drove alone65.5 percent
- Carpooled11.6 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.6 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Worked from home19.9 percent plus or minus 7.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Fortville (7(a))
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$8,708,700
- Average approval$544,294
- Median approval$105,500
- Largest approval$2,947,000
- Jobs supported137
- Jobs per approval8.6
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises6.3 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS10
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fortville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have 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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SBA loans in Fortville (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$829,000
- Average approval$207,250
- Median approval$224,500
- Largest approval$249,000
- Jobs supported39
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fortville, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Fortville
Flood risk in Fortville
- NFIP communityTown of Fortville
- NFIP community number180372
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/17/14
The Town of Fortville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 180372 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.
Hancock County, not Fortville
Hancock County context, not Fortville figures
- Establishments in Hancock County1,634
- Covered employment, Hancock County29,049
- Average annual pay, Hancock County$56,651
- Housing units permitted, Hancock County1,091
Every figure in this section is published for Hancock County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fortville.
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
Fortville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fortville, Indiana?
4,976, in 1,876 households. Fortville town covers 3.61 square miles of land, which is 1,377 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fortville in?
Hancock 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 Fortville?
$84,000. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $254,900. Median gross rent is $1,167 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fortville businesses?
16 7(a) approvals totaling $8.7 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $105,500, plus 4 504 approvals worth $829,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fortville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fortville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fortville. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Fortville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fortville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fortville, town of, community 180372, 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 Fortville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hancock 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 Fortville.
Is zoning published for Fortville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.