COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Marion County

Indiana · 797,159 residents · 396 sq mi

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Marion County is a county of 797,159 people in Indiana. The typical home is worth $60,600. Owners hold 57% of the housing stock. The population has held roughly steady since 2000. About 21% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households earn $29,152 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.9

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

797,159

−7%vs 2000

vs 860,454 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.9

−5%vs 2000

vs 33.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

396 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024976K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(62,973)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(58,165)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(51,818)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(51,656)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.7%(61,238)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.2%(161,305)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.6%(116,448)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(75,078)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(65,671)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.8%(54,603)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.7%(29,308)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(8,896)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,152

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,421 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,614

−33%vs 2000

vs $21,789 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.1%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$60,600

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $97,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$412

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $567 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.0%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.3% in 2000

43.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic68.9%(592,540)

Black24%(206,716)

Hispanic / Latino3.9%(33,290)

Asian1.4%(12,198)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic77.3%(615,825)

Black21.2%(168,899)

Hispanic / Latino1%(8,313)

Asian0.9%(7,418)

Other0.6%(5,017)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.5%(83,337)

Central American2.5%(24,106)

Puerto Rican0.9%(8,528)

Honduran0.8%(7,969)

South American0.7%(7,147)

Salvadoran0.7%(7,139)

Guatemalan0.6%(5,728)

Dominican0.3%(3,287)

Venezuelan0.3%(3,116)

Cuban0.3%(2,554)

Nicaraguan0.2%(2,293)

Colombian0.2%(1,633)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Spaniard0.1%(1,267)

Peruvian0.1%(910)

Panamanian0.1%(549)

Argentine0.1%(512)

Chilean0.1%(495)

Ecuadorian0%(348)

Costa Rican0%(304)

Bolivian0%(69)

Uruguayan0%(34)

Paraguayan0%(16)

Asian origin

Burmese1.6%(15,782)

Asian Indian0.9%(9,152)

Chinese0.3%(3,004)

Filipino0.3%(2,923)

Korean0.1%(1,193)

Pakistani0.1%(1,174)

Vietnamese0.1%(987)

Kazakh0.1%(732)

Bangladeshi0.1%(569)

Japanese0%(449)

Thai0%(237)

Cambodian0%(192)

+ 7 more asian origin groups with data

Nepalese0%(132)

Malaysian0%(93)

Taiwanese0%(89)

Laotian0%(55)

Sri Lankan0%(51)

Hmong0%(49)

Indonesian0%(11)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(349)

Samoan0%(192)

Tongan0%(41)

Chamorro0%(23)

Marshallese0%(16)

Ancestry

German13.3%(130,148)

English8.5%(83,015)

Irish8%(77,587)

Subsaharan African4.7%(45,964)

American4.3%(42,391)

Italian1.9%(18,558)

Scottish1.6%(15,238)

Polish1.3%(13,117)

French1.3%(12,882)

Nigerian1.3%(12,626)

West Indian1.1%(10,884)

Haitian0.8%(8,083)

+ 50 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.8%(7,559)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(6,035)

Swedish0.5%(5,006)

Arab0.5%(4,430)

Welsh0.4%(4,232)

Norwegian0.4%(4,209)

British0.3%(3,119)

Russian0.3%(2,659)

Hungarian0.2%(2,314)

Swiss0.2%(2,300)

Greek0.2%(2,023)

Czech0.2%(1,559)

Danish0.2%(1,487)

Ukrainian0.2%(1,476)

Ethiopian0.1%(1,437)

French Canadian0.1%(1,418)

Lebanese0.1%(1,279)

Slovak0.1%(1,245)

Jamaican0.1%(1,238)

Belgian0.1%(1,221)

Kenyan0.1%(1,188)

Austrian0.1%(964)

Romanian0.1%(860)

Lithuanian0.1%(830)

Iranian0.1%(758)

Iraqi0.1%(727)

Ghanaian0.1%(688)

Croatian0.1%(677)

Canadian0.1%(673)

Finnish0.1%(664)

Serbian0.1%(642)

Slovene0.1%(621)

Portuguese0%(474)

Egyptian0%(466)

Israeli0%(432)

Syrian0%(425)

Palestinian0%(310)

Macedonian0%(308)

Armenian0%(303)

Latvian0%(267)

Australian0%(256)

Jordanian0%(248)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(244)

Turkish0%(230)

Moroccan0%(203)

Brazilian0%(186)

Bulgarian0%(161)

Somali0%(134)

Barbadian0%(115)

Guyanese0%(95)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Subsaharan African population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.4%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.8%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.7%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.5 min

+40%vs 2000

vs 14.0 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 married42%(154,695)

Married45%(165,948)

Widowed2.2%(8,105)

Divorced10.8%(39,787)

Women 15+

Never married38.5%(155,173)

Married40.8%(164,659)

Widowed7.1%(28,601)

Divorced13.6%(54,847)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.8%

−8.3 ptssince 2013

from 17.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.6%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 54.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.3%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 11.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.9%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.2%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 24.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.8%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 63.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.3%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 36.7% 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)22.1%(8,844)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.8%(7,893)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.4%(11,725)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.8%(1,498)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(274)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 39,943 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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