Seymour is a city in Jackson County, Indiana, United States. Its population was 21,569 at the 2020 census.
The city is noted for its location at the intersection of two major north–south and east–west railroads, which cross each other in the downtown area. The north–south line (the Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis Railroad) was built in the 1840s and connected Indianapolis to the Ohio River at Jeffersonville. In 1852, Captain Meedy Shields persuaded Hezekiah Cook Seymour into routing the east-west railroad (the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad) through his land, and in return named the city in Seymour's honor. The first settlers arrived in the spring of 1853.
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Ethnicity | Seymour | USA |
---|---|---|
White | 76% | 60.1% |
African American | 2.8% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 0% | 0.6% |
Asian | 4.7% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Multiracial | 1.3% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 14.2% | 18.2% |
Other | 0.9% | 0.3% |
HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Seymour | USA |
---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 10.2% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 4.9% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 8.8% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 14% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 17.6% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 16.8% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 9.9% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 12.3% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 4.1% | 7.1% |
Education | Seymour | USA |
---|---|---|
< 9th Grade | 5% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 9% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 38% | 27.0% |
Other College | 22% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 7% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 13% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 5% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 1% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 0% | 1.0% |