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Plymouth gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $250K for a typical one, or 3.5 years of the Plymouth area’s $72K median household income. It grades B− overall, 356th among Indiana's 585 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 85% of the country. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 93% of U.S. towns, with 8 places on the National Register. 37% of working residents work locally in Plymouth, above both the Indiana town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Centennial Park, at 67 acres with 1.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Where Plymouth beats most towns.
Plymouth Fire Station
Census counts: 1,277 in 1860, 10,214 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1933 and 3 maps from 1957 on.
8 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Plymouth is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Plymouth, 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 Plymouth.
Plymouth draws workers from Center Township and beyond, but it has a long record of flood insurance claims.
8,369 jobs are based in Plymouth, 2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
About one in 3 of Plymouth’s working residents works in town. 14% of Plymouth residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are South Bend (6%), Elkhart (5%) and Bremen (4%).
| Plymouth | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Plymouth | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.3% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Centennial Park | 1.3 mi | 67 |
| 2. Price's Memorial Park | — | 11 |
| 3. River Square Park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
44% of adults have obesity in Plymouth. Plymouth beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 14% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Plymouth.
| Plymouth | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 39% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 8.3% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 21% | 19% |
| What stands out | Plymouth | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 13.6% | 8.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.6% | 15.4% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 18.5% | 14.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
149 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 19 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 149 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Plymouth.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Plymouth has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 17° and about 55 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Plymouth's reported crime rate is below Indiana's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 20 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
| Plymouth | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.8 per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 8.3 per 1,000 residents | 8.6 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Indiana average. Plymouth has grown 8.6% since 2020, to 11,081 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 30% across Indiana.
| Plymouth | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37.7 years | 39.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 24% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 22% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 18% | 18% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.9 points. Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women. Among residents 75 and older, 77% are women (IN 59%).
| Plymouth | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.5% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.4% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.2% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.5% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.1% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.9% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 15.7% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.2% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.4% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.9% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.7% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Typical home values rose 6.9% in the year to September 2026.
| Plymouth | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 58% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $957 a month | $946 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1 within 15 miles of the center of Plymouth
About 3 of every 100 Plymouth residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
Where Plymouth’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
8 places in Plymouth on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 notable people were born in Plymouth.
City in Indiana, United States
Plymouth is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, Indiana, United States. The population is 15,124 in the 2020 census. Plymouth was the site of the first retail outlet of defunct U.S. retailer Montgomery Ward in 1926.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Plymouth grades B− overall, better than 51% of U.S. towns and #356 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C− for health and C+ for schools. Health 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 A.
6 notable people were born here, including Morgan Uceny and David van Vactor.
