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Cumberland gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $290K for a typical one, or 3.6 years of the Indianapolis metro’s $80K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 421st of 585 graded towns in Indiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. It reports more crime per resident than 82% of U.S. towns, including 22 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. On the plus side, the median household earns $87K. Only 17 of Indiana’s 1,043 towns score lower on civic life. Cumberland Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. 1.2% of working residents work locally in Cumberland, below both the Indiana town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%).
Where Cumberland beats most towns.
5,169 counted in 2010 and 5,954 in 2020; an estimated 8,066 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 25.1% since 2020, after 15.2% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Cumberland is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 299 in 1880, 5,954 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 3 maps from 1952 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cumberland. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
11 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
11 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
13 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
11 mi MuseumThe Children's Museum of Indianapolis1.0M visitors a year
13 mi MuseumIndianapolis Museum of Art428K visitors a yearLucas Oil Stadium: Josh Hallett from Winter Haven, FL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gainbridge Fieldhouse: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: alexeatswhales, CC BY 2.0 · Hinkle Fieldhouse: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: HstryQT, CC BY 3.0 · Indianapolis Museum of Art: No machine-readable author provided. Cszmurlo assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cumberland, 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 Cumberland.
Cumberland looks healthier within Indiana than nationally, has seen reported crime fall by about half and has added half again as many jobs in ten years.
Reported crimes fell from 222 to 128 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Cumberland’s violent crime rate is 2.9 per 1,000 residents. Cumberland reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 82% report less. Cumberland’s property crime rate is 14 per 1,000 residents.
| Cumberland | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.9 per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 14 per 1,000 residents | 8.6 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Jobs based here grew from 647 in 2013 to 1,093.
Most working residents leave Cumberland for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Cumberland grew to 1,093 in 2023, 446 more than in 2013. 6.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Cumberland.
| Cumberland | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $87,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 10% | 7.8% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Cumberland has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Children under 18 are 29% of residents (23% statewide). Cumberland has grown 25% since 2020, to 8,066 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. The median age in Cumberland is 34.5 years.
| Cumberland | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34.5 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 22% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 98% are men (IN 51%).
| Cumberland | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.3% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.2% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.5% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 18.7% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.6% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.8% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.9% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.7% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.5% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.3% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.3% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.7% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.5% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The typical Cumberland home is worth about $290,000, up 1.2% in a year, 13% above the Indiana typical home.
| Cumberland | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 71% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,157 a month | $946 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Within Indiana it is healthier than 78% of the 589 graded towns: much of Indiana scores lower on these measures.
Cumberland beats the Indiana average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 22% of Cumberland adults get no exercise outside work.
| Cumberland | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 26% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Cumberland | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.6% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 7% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 53% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Cumberland | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.8% | 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. National Raod Park | 0.3 mi | 6 |
| 2. Lions Park | 0.1 mi | 15 |
| 3. Honors Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
9 within 15 miles of the center of Cumberland
About 3 of every 100 Cumberland residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Where Cumberland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Indiana, United States
Cumberland is a town in Hancock and Marion counties, Indiana, United States. The population was 5,954 at the 2020 census, up from 5,169 in 2010.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
2 towns share a border with Cumberland.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland | #421 | C+ | B+ | C− | C+ | B |
| Buck Creek Township | #136 | A− | B− | — | A− | B+ |
| Sugar Creek Township | #29 | A+ | B | — | A | B+ |
Buck Creek Township and Sugar Creek Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Cumberland with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cumberland grades C+ overall, better than 43% of U.S. towns and #421 of 585 in Indiana. It grades B for health, C− for safety and C+ for schools. Safety 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+.
