LettsIN
Population 154: a town settled in 1896.
Is Letts a good place to live?
Letts’ midpoint age is 30 years, against 39.4 years in Indiana’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Letts has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
154 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Letts: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Letts, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Letts.
Letts has 0.4 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Half the trips to work are shorter than 18 miles. Jobs in Letts grew by 21 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 23. The top destinations are Greensburg (20%), Indianapolis (13%) and Columbus (7%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More children than Indiana overall
Among adults 25 and older, 20% have a four-year degree or more, against 30% across Indiana. Children under 18 are just over a third of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 7% of residents (17% statewide).
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 27% and 60% women
The Census survey reached too few of Letts’ residents to say more: its margin here is ±16.3 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Letts | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 33.8% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 29.2% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 20.1% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 0% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.1% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 55.9% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.5% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 0% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.6% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 0% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Letts’ year
July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 13 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Letts faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Letts, 51% come from inland flooding and 21% from tornadoes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Miller House and Garden and 6 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Letts. Close and well known come first.
19 mi MuseumMiller House and Garden19 mi MuseumZaharakos19 mi City parkMill Race Park
36 mi MuseumLanier Mansion
40 mi MuseumRiley Birthplace and Museum
36 mi MuseumCharles L. Shrewsbury HousePhoto credits
Miller House and Garden: Nyttend, Public domain · Lanier Mansion: Unknown, CC BY 2.0 · Riley Birthplace and Museum: Nyttend, Public domain · Charles L. Shrewsbury House: Nyttend, Public domain
Everything we know about Letts
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Letts; the nearest are
About 13 of every 100 Letts residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
100% of working residents leave Letts for work
Where Letts’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Letts
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Indiana, United States
Letts is an unincorporated community in Sand Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana.
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- Elevation
- 896 ft
Questions about Letts
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Letts, IN a good place to live?
Letts has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.