35. Indiana
> Median household income: $50,532
> Population: 6,619,680 (16th highest)
> 2015 Unemployment rate: 4.8% (20th lowest)
> Poverty rate: 14.5% (25th highest)
The typical Indiana household earns about $5,000 less than the national median income level. Low incomes often occur in places with low levels of education. In Indiana, 24.9% of adults have a bachelor’s degree, one of the lowest college attainment rates in the country and more than 5 percentage points below the national rate. Statewide, homes have relatively low values at a median of just $131,000, or more than $60,000 below the national median home value of $194,500.