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Redkey, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Redkey is a Census town of 1,332 people across 0.87 square miles of land, in Jay County. Median household income is $42,986, 74.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $50,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Redkey
What Redkey is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.87 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,529 plus or minus 392
- County holding the largest share of its areaJay 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 Redkey
- Population1,332 plus or minus 342
- Median age28.4 plus or minus 9.1
- Population under 18467 plus or minus 131
- Share under 1835.1 percent
- Population 65 and over195 plus or minus 54
- Share 65 and over14.6 percent
- Households451
- Family households323 plus or minus 70
- Share of households that are families71.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Redkey
- Median household income$42,986 plus or minus $15,978
- Per capita income$17,795 plus or minus $5,803
- Civilian labor force455 plus or minus 103
- Employed430 plus or minus 102
- Unemployed25 plus or minus 19
- Unemployment rate5.5 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over784
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.7 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.2 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Redkey
- Housing units575
- Occupied units451
- Vacant units124 plus or minus 50
- Vacancy rate21.6 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Owner occupied336 plus or minus 68
- Renter occupied115 plus or minus 41
- Ownership rate74.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$85,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$905 plus or minus $184
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.3 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Single family units487
- Share single family84.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more75 plus or minus 40
- Share in buildings of two or more13.0 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Mobile homes13 plus or minus 12
- Median year structure built1952
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Redkey gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute355 plus or minus 107
- Commuting under 15 minutes106 plus or minus 50
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.9 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more115 plus or minus 46
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.4 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Drove alone66.7 percent
- Carpooled18.8 percent plus or minus 10.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.2 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Worked from home6.1 percent plus or minus 5.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Redkey (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$50,000
- Average approval$50,000
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$50,000
- Jobs supported0
- Jobs per approval0.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Redkey, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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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Flood risk in Redkey
- NFIP communityTown of Redkey
- NFIP community number180575
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/17/14
The Town of Redkey does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 180575 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.
Jay County, not Redkey
Jay County context, not Redkey figures
- Establishments in Jay County411
- Covered employment, Jay County7,027
- Average annual pay, Jay County$48,103
- Housing units permitted, Jay County19
Every figure in this section is published for Jay County as a whole and is not a measurement of Redkey.
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.
Coverage
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
Redkey questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Redkey, Indiana?
1,332, in 451 households. Redkey town covers 0.87 square miles of land, which is 1,529 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Redkey in?
Jay 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 Redkey?
$42,986. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $85,400. Median gross rent is $905 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Redkey businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $50,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $50,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Redkey, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Redkey borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Redkey. Only 0 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 Redkey in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Redkey appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Redkey, town of, community 180575, 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 Redkey figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jay 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 Redkey.
Is zoning published for Redkey?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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