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Angola gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $310K for a typical one, or 4.1 years of the Angola area’s $75K median household income. It grades B overall, 264th of 585 graded towns in Indiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. The median household income is $65K, and 18% of residents live below the poverty line. On the plus side, natural-hazard risk is low. 37% of working residents work locally in Angola, against 11% in Indiana’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. On walkability, just 53 of Indiana’s 1,097 towns do better. Angola is home to Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses.
Where Angola beats most towns.
Steuben County Courthouse2 colleges in town.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Angola is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 226 in 1850, 9,340 in 2020. The archive holds 13 old photos and papers going back to 1877 and a map from 1953 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Angola, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Angola.
Angola carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Indiana (mostly inland flooding), draws workers from Pleasant Township and beyond and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
8,262 jobs are based in Angola, 2.1 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 15.6 minutes, against 24.1 across Indiana.
About one in 3 of Angola’s working residents works in town. The average trip to work in Angola is 16 minutes. Since 2013, Angola has added 850 jobs, to 8,262 in 2023.
| Angola | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 4.9% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 98% of Indiana towns, with expected losses of about $136 per resident a year; that rating is what its A+ for hazard risk is built on.
Angola’s FEMA risk score is 5 of 100. Since 1982, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Angola.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.3 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Angola Commons Park, at 21 acres.
| Angola | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.7% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Angola Commons Park | 0.2 mi | 21 |
| 2. Firemans Park | 0.1 mi | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Adults 18 to 34 are 33% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 32% of residents (37% statewide). 19% of residents are under 18 in Angola. 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Angola | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31.9 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 19% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 22% | 29% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.7 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Angola | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.4% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 20.7% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.1% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.5% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.8% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.6% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.4% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.6% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.6% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.3% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.5% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.5% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.5% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Angola has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Among 593 Indiana towns, just 8 have a lower July high than Angola.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
59% of Angola households own their home. Typical home values rose 6.5% in the year to September 2026.
| Angola | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 59% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $933 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Among 107 Indiana towns, just 6 have a lower violent crime rate than Angola.
| Angola | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 17.8 per 1,000 residents | 8.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Against the 9,841 U.S. towns with household incomes like Angola’s, it is healthier than 71%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income. Within Indiana it is healthier than 73% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
Angola beats the Indiana average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| Angola | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 39% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Angola | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 11.1% | 13% |
| Fewer adults with high blood pressure | 32.4% | 37.8% |
| Fewer adults getting cholesterol checked | 80.6% | 85.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Angola
College town 18 of every 100 Angola residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Where Angola’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 places in Angola on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 notable people were born in Angola.
City in Indiana, United States
Angola is a city in Pleasant Township, Steuben County, Indiana, United States. The population was 9,340 at the 2020 census. The city is the county seat of Steuben County. Angola was founded by Thomas Gale and Cornelius Gilmore on June 28, 1838, and is home to Trine University. The town is served by I-69 and the Indiana Toll Road (I-80 and I-90).
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Angola grades B overall, better than 65% of U.S. towns and #264 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B− for health, C+ for safety and B+ for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a C−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
6 notable people were born here, including John Barnes and Lois Irene Kimsey.
