CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Speedway

Indiana · 13,092 residents · 4.79 sq mi

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Speedway is a city of 13,092 people in Indiana. 48% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 36.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The poverty rate is 6.2%, under the national 13.2%. Median home value sits at $67,400. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.3

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,092

+2%vs 2000

vs 12,881 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.3

−2%vs 2000

vs 37.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.79 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.5%(726)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.4%(577)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145%(659)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.1%(662)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.7%(1,143)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.3%(2,532)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.1%(1,717)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.8%(1,158)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(1,315)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.1%(1,580)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.7%(878)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(145)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,547

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,713 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,242

−24%vs 2000

vs $21,467 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.2%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$67,400

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $98,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$439

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $567 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

48.0%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 47.4% in 2000

52.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic81.9%(10,552)

Black11.8%(1,525)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(339)

Asian1.6%(203)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.3%(12,210)

Black5.6%(730)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(94)

Asian0.6%(85)

Other0.5%(67)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Dominican3.6%(499)

Central American2.6%(363)

Honduran1.6%(218)

Mexican1.5%(209)

Nicaraguan0.9%(123)

Puerto Rican0.7%(91)

South American0.4%(54)

Venezuelan0.3%(41)

Salvadoran0.2%(22)

Chilean0.1%(13)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2.1%(297)

Chinese0.2%(33)

Sri Lankan0.2%(28)

Burmese0.1%(11)

Filipino0.1%(8)

Nepalese0.1%(8)

Ancestry

German14.6%(2,037)

Subsaharan African10.9%(1,517)

Irish8.5%(1,190)

English7.6%(1,065)

West Indian7.1%(990)

Haitian6.8%(944)

American4.8%(674)

Nigerian4.6%(643)

Italian2.5%(343)

Scottish1.6%(230)

French1.5%(211)

Polish1.2%(161)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.9%(126)

British0.9%(125)

Greek0.6%(85)

Welsh0.6%(82)

Swedish0.4%(61)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(52)

Finnish0.4%(51)

French Canadian0.3%(44)

Dutch0.3%(43)

Danish0.2%(30)

Jamaican0.2%(26)

Serbian0.2%(23)

Norwegian0.1%(20)

Barbadian0.1%(20)

Slovene0.1%(17)

Swiss0.1%(17)

Arab0.1%(12)

Lebanese0.1%(12)

Lithuanian0.1%(11)

Slovak0.1%(9)

Macedonian0%(6)

Russian0%(6)

Hungarian0%(5)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest West Indian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.7%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

85.4%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.1%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.6 min

+42%vs 2000

vs 13.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.7%(1,699)

Married49.1%(2,557)

Widowed0.9%(46)

Divorced17.3%(901)

Women 15+

Never married35.9%(1,975)

Married46%(2,530)

Widowed7.5%(411)

Divorced10.6%(585)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.7%

−11.8 ptssince 2013

from 18.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.9%

−5.6 ptssince 2020

from 56.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.6%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 10.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.1%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.3%

+12.4 ptssince 2020

from 18.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.8%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 64.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.8%

+10.2 ptssince 2020

from 33.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)16.2%(133)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)6.8%(56)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era47.7%(392)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.5%(37)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.9%(7)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 822 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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