Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
21% of residents live below the poverty line in Shoals, where Indiana’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 3 of the 594 Indiana towns we compare have a lower median household income than Shoals. Its National Register listings include Martin County Courthouse and Shoals Historic District. Shoals has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Shoals beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 513 in 1870, a peak of 1,128 in 1930, 677 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 2013 and 4 maps from 1950 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Shoals, 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 Shoals.
The typical Shoals home is worth about $179,000, up 1.7% in a year, 31% below the Indiana typical home. 61% of households own their home in Shoals, below both Indiana’s towns (76%) and U.S. towns (73%).
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Shoals since 1990.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Shoals has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 22° and about 13 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Shoals for work: only 9% work in town. The average trip to work in Shoals is 21 minutes. Jobs based in Shoals grew to 363 in 2023, 28 more than in 2013.
| Shoals | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.2% | 11% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Shoals beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 43% of adults have high blood pressure in Shoals.
| Shoals | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 39% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Shoals | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.7% | 77.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.4% | 15.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Shoals; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Shoals residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
2 places in Shoals on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Indiana, United States
Shoals is a town in Center and Halbert townships and the county seat of Martin County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 677 at the 2020 census. Shoals is best known for the Jug Rock, the only free-standing table rock formation east of the Mississippi River.
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Shoals has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
2 notable people were born here, including Herman T. Briscoe and Don Meadows.
