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Marion County

Indiana · 977,203 residents · 396 sq mi
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Marion County is a county of 977,203 people in Indiana. This skews young, with a median age of 34.7. Owners hold 53% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $145,200. Median household income is $51,219, under the $66,278 national median. The population is up 14% since 2000.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $66,278
Younger
median age 34.7
US median: 38.8
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
977,203
+14%since 2000
from 860,454 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
34.7
+3%since 2000
from 33.6 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
396 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
779K833K887K941K995K19902000201020202024Marion County
2024976K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 56.6%(64,069)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.7%(65,904)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 146.8%(66,754)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.6%(64,318)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247.3%(71,682)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3416.4%(160,714)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4413.4%(130,878)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5411.3%(110,701)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6411.9%(116,477)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 748%(78,138)
US avg: 10%
75 to 843.5%(34,167)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.4%(13,401)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$51,219
−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $40,421 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$30,013
+38%since 2000
from $21,789 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
32.8%
+7.9 ptssince 2009
from 24.9% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
16.4%
+5.0 ptssince 2000
from 11.4% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information11.8%
US avg: 11.1%
Retail trade10.7%
US avg: 10%
Finance & insurance7.9%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical7.4%
US avg: 4.7%
Other services6.5%
US avg: 6.6%
Wholesale trade5.9%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration4.6%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.8%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 2%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.2%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$145,200
−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $97,200 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$910
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $567 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
52.9%
−6.5 ptssince 2000
from 59.3% in 2000
47.1% rent
Persons per household
2.49 people
+4%since 2009
from 2.40 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
2.8
+2%since 2009
from 2.8 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic68.9%(592,540)
Black24%(206,716)
Hispanic / Latino3.9%(33,290)
Asian1.4%(12,198)
Other0%
2020
White, non-Hispanic50.5%(493,665)
Black27.2%(265,659)
Hispanic / Latino13.2%(129,286)
Asian4.1%(39,827)
Other3.8%(37,204)
Segregation Score
43
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican7%(67,201)
Central American1.3%(12,388)
Puerto Rican0.6%(5,656)
Salvadoran0.5%(4,456)
South American0.4%(4,091)
Honduran0.4%(3,386)
Guatemalan0.3%(2,588)
Dominican0.2%(2,259)
Cuban0.2%(1,626)
Venezuelan0.2%(1,610)
Colombian0.1%(1,353)
Nicaraguan0.1%(1,270)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0.1%(958)
Peruvian0.1%(591)
Panamanian0%(373)
Ecuadorian0%(246)
Argentine0%(156)
Chilean0%(81)
Bolivian0%(23)
Asian origin
Burmese1.2%(11,214)
Asian Indian0.8%(7,904)
Chinese0.5%(5,090)
Filipino0.3%(2,735)
Korean0.1%(1,156)
Vietnamese0.1%(1,028)
Japanese0.1%(661)
Pakistani0.1%(515)
Thai0.1%(481)
Hmong0%(299)
Laotian0%(206)
+ 6 more asian origin groups with data
Malaysian0%(205)
Taiwanese0%(114)
Nepalese0%(63)
Cambodian0%(54)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(193)
Chamorro0%(90)
Tongan0%(1)
Ancestry
German13.6%(130,602)
Irish8.4%(80,285)
English6.7%(63,876)
American5.5%(52,680)
Subsaharan African3.7%(35,455)
Italian2.1%(20,384)
Polish1.6%(15,318)
French1.6%(14,929)
Scottish1.5%(14,571)
Dutch0.9%(8,857)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(6,895)
Nigerian0.6%(5,867)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
British0.6%(5,792)
Swedish0.5%(5,035)
Welsh0.5%(5,016)
Norwegian0.4%(4,149)
West Indian0.4%(3,465)
Swiss0.3%(3,145)
Hungarian0.2%(2,324)
Russian0.2%(2,261)
Greek0.2%(2,207)
French Canadian0.2%(1,762)
Czech0.2%(1,589)
Romanian0.2%(1,497)
Danish0.2%(1,459)
Haitian0.1%(1,279)
Jamaican0.1%(1,215)
Austrian0.1%(1,165)
Lithuanian0.1%(1,114)
Belgian0.1%(1,098)
Ukrainian0.1%(1,064)
Slovak0.1%(969)
Ethiopian0.1%(849)
Slovene0.1%(767)
Finnish0.1%(750)
Brazilian0.1%(695)
Croatian0.1%(689)
Canadian0.1%(688)
Portuguese0.1%(674)
Lebanese0.1%(653)
Arab0.1%(629)
Iranian0.1%(618)
Serbian0.1%(585)
Latvian0.1%(513)
Egyptian0.1%(493)
Kenyan0%(437)
Syrian0%(414)
Turkish0%(380)
Barbadian0%(281)
Armenian0%(238)
Macedonian0%(234)
Somali0%(202)
Moroccan0%(171)
Bulgarian0%(166)
Ghanaian0%(150)
Guyanese0%(70)
Jordanian0%(68)
Iraqi0%(49)
Israeli0%(41)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
32.1%
+6.8 ptssince 2000
from 25.4% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
86.7%
+5.1 ptssince 2000
from 81.6% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
11.3%
+2.6 ptssince 2000
from 8.7% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.8 min
+70%since 2000
from 14.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
80.1%
−1.6 ptssince 2009
from 81.8% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
8.7%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 8.2% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.7%
−4.9 ptssince 2011
from 10.7% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
66.8%
−1.7 ptssince 2011
from 68.6% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
75.6%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
37.2%
+3.1 ptssince 2009
from 34.1% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.2%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 48.4% in 2009
Female
51.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 51.6% in 2009
Foreign born
9.6%
+2.8 ptssince 2009
from 6.8% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
9.8%
−7.3 ptssince 2013
from 17.1% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
89.5%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
85.3%
US average: 86.2%
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)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.8%
−7.3 ptssince 2013
from 17.1% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
54.0%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
11.3%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
14.6%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
24.3%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
2.1%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
63.4%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
36.7%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)19.1%(8,808)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)19%(8,762)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era33.2%(15,274)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War4.7%(2,185)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II2.7%(1,249)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 46,055 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Marion County, Indiana?

Marion County, Indiana has about 977,203 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Marion County, Indiana?

The typical household in Marion County, Indiana earns about $51,219 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Marion County, Indiana expensive?

In Marion County, Indiana, the median home is worth about $145,200, and the typical rent is about $910 a month.

How educated are people in Marion County, Indiana?

About 32.1% of adults age 25 and over in Marion County, Indiana hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Marion County, Indiana?

About 16.4% of people in Marion County, Indiana live below the federal poverty line.

Has Marion County, Indiana grown since 1990?

Yes, Marion County, Indiana has grown since 1990. The population has added about 180,044 residents, a change of about 23 percent over that period.

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