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METRO AREA · 2020 ACS

Indianapolis Metro

Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN · 11 counties · 2,089,673 residents · 4,086 sq mi
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Indianapolis is home to 2,089,673 people. The population is up 27% since 2000. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $178,643. 7% of people across the metro were born outside the United States. 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $66,867, close to the national figure.

At a glance
Average income
near the US median
US median: $66,278
Younger
median age 37.2
US median: 38.8
More educated
36% 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
2,089,673
+27%since 2000
from 1,639,020 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
511 / sq mi
+27%since 2000
from 401 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
37.2
+7%since 2000
from 34.7 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
4,086 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.3M1.6M1.8M2.0M2.2M19902000201020202024Indianapolis
20242.1M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 56.2%(130,038)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.9%(143,248)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 147.2%(150,531)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.7%(140,119)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.3%(130,650)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3413.9%(290,858)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4413.4%(280,889)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5412.5%(260,222)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6412.5%(261,722)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 748.8%(183,496)
US avg: 10%
75 to 844.1%(85,618)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.5%(32,282)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$66,867
−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $46,808 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$35,012
+51%since 2000
from $23,161 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
43.0%
+10.2 ptssince 2009
from 32.8% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
11.5%
+3.0 ptssince 2000
from 8.5% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Retail trade12.4%
US avg: 10%
Information10.9%
US avg: 11.1%
Other services6.9%
US avg: 6.6%
Finance & insurance6.6%
US avg: 5.5%
Wholesale trade6.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical6%
US avg: 4.7%
Public administration5%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing3%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.5%
US avg: 2%
Education & health services0.6%
US avg: 0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.5%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$178,643
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $109,979 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$968
+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $580 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
64.8%
−3.8 ptssince 2000
from 68.6% in 2000
35.2% rent
Persons per household
2.55 people
+1%since 2009
from 2.52 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
2.7
+3%since 2009
from 2.6 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-Hispanic81.2%(1,330,108)
Black13.6%(222,631)
Hispanic / Latino2.6%(43,326)
Asian1.2%(19,602)
Other0%
2020
White, non-Hispanic68%(1,420,248)
Black14.9%(312,398)
Hispanic / Latino8.5%(177,437)
Asian3.9%(80,871)
Other3.1%(65,034)
Segregation Score
49
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
Mexican4.5%(92,246)
Central American0.8%(15,551)
Puerto Rican0.5%(9,702)
South American0.4%(7,214)
Salvadoran0.3%(5,219)
Honduran0.2%(4,038)
Guatemalan0.2%(3,363)
Venezuelan0.2%(2,871)
Dominican0.1%(2,625)
Cuban0.1%(2,600)
Spaniard0.1%(2,178)
Colombian0.1%(1,824)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.1%(1,574)
Peruvian0.1%(1,183)
Panamanian0%(801)
Argentine0%(596)
Ecuadorian0%(345)
Chilean0%(254)
Bolivian0%(110)
Asian origin
Asian Indian1.1%(22,340)
Chinese0.6%(12,027)
Burmese0.7%(11,479)
Filipino0.2%(4,912)
Vietnamese0.2%(3,379)
Korean0.2%(3,242)
Japanese0.1%(2,245)
Pakistani0.1%(1,956)
Thai0%(754)
Indonesian0%(595)
Sri Lankan0%(511)
+ 6 more asian origin groups with data
Hmong0%(487)
Laotian0%(290)
Malaysian0%(283)
Nepalese0%(276)
Taiwanese0%(252)
Cambodian0%(245)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(347)
Chamorro0%(134)
Tongan0%(1)
Ancestry
German17%(344,955)
Irish9.7%(197,096)
English8.9%(179,666)
American8.6%(174,568)
Italian2.6%(53,350)
Polish1.8%(37,186)
Scottish1.8%(36,235)
French1.7%(35,405)
Dutch1.3%(25,665)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(17,040)
British0.7%(14,482)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.6%(13,068)
Welsh0.6%(12,285)
Norwegian0.6%(11,310)
Swiss0.3%(7,035)
Nigerian0.4%(6,851)
Russian0.3%(6,050)
Hungarian0.3%(5,669)
Greek0.3%(5,427)
Danish0.2%(4,679)
French Canadian0.2%(4,676)
West Indian0.2%(4,270)
Czech0.2%(4,165)
Ukrainian0.2%(3,080)
Austrian0.1%(2,799)
Slovak0.1%(2,695)
Romanian0.1%(2,598)
Lithuanian0.1%(2,295)
Belgian0.1%(2,288)
Canadian0.1%(2,025)
Slovene0.1%(1,822)
Finnish0.1%(1,811)
Croatian0.1%(1,724)
Egyptian0.1%(1,668)
Portuguese0.1%(1,665)
Ethiopian0.1%(1,599)
Jamaican0.1%(1,500)
Lebanese0.1%(1,468)
Haitian0.1%(1,408)
Iranian0.1%(1,224)
Brazilian0.1%(1,197)
Serbian0.1%(1,196)
Macedonian0.1%(926)
Arab0.1%(901)
Latvian0%(849)
Kenyan0%(817)
Syrian0%(787)
Turkish0%(774)
Jordanian0.1%(757)
Armenian0%(501)
Australian0%(392)
Ghanaian0%(374)
Moroccan0%(366)
Bulgarian0%(360)
Barbadian0%(281)
Israeli0%(269)
Somali0%(216)
Iraqi0%(94)
Guyanese0%(70)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
36.2%
+10.5 ptssince 2000
from 25.7% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
90.3%
+6.3 ptssince 2000
from 84.0% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
13.1%
+4.4 ptssince 2000
from 8.7% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
25.3 min
+63%since 2000
from 15.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
80.9%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 83.3% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
5.7%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 5.7% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.6%
−3.9 ptssince 2011
from 8.5% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
67.5%
−1.1 ptssince 2011
from 68.6% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.5%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
40.8%
+5.3 ptssince 2009
from 35.5% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
Female
51.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
Foreign born
7.2%
+2.2 ptssince 2009
from 5.0% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
7.6%
−6.2 ptssince 2013
from 13.8% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
92.1%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
85.8%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married34.8%(287,832)
Married52.8%(436,574)
Widowed2.3%(19,201)
Divorced10.1%(83,188)
Women 15+
Never married30.5%(266,129)
Married49.4%(431,317)
Widowed7.4%(64,478)
Divorced12.8%(111,844)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.6%
−6.2 ptssince 2013
from 13.8% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
61.4%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
12.3%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
15.4%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
17.6%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
2.1%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
71.9%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
31.4%
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)18.9%(19,985)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)20.2%(21,397)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era33.1%(35,036)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War5.9%(6,287)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II2.5%(2,640)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 105,864 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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In this metro

Largest cities

IndianapolisCENTRAL901,116CarmelCENTRAL105,634Fishers104,812Noblesville76,111GreenwoodCENTRAL69,349Westfield66,258AndersonCENTRAL56,153Lawrence50,420Plainfield38,574Brownsburg34,089Zionsville33,624Franklin26,743Greenfield26,544Avon25,350Shelbyville21,204Lebanon17,913Whitestown15,767Beech Grove14,671Speedway14,373Danville13,415McCordsville13,094Martinsville12,141Bargersville11,862Mooresville10,173Elwood8,525Cumberland8,066New Whiteland5,937Pendleton5,930Whiteland5,884Sheridan5,746

The 30 most populous of 88 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

11 component counties

Marion CountyCENTRAL992,196Hamilton CountyCENTRAL387,036Hendricks CountyCENTRAL193,510Johnson CountyCENTRAL174,262Madison County135,088Hancock CountyCENTRAL90,969Boone CountyCENTRAL80,689Morgan CountyCENTRAL74,967Shelby County45,882Brown County15,777Tipton County15,319
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN?

Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN has about 2,089,673 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN?

The typical household in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN earns about $66,867 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN expensive?

In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, the median home is worth about $178,643, and the typical rent is about $968 a month.

How educated are people in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN?

About 36.2% of adults age 25 and over in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN?

About 11.5% of people in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN live below the federal poverty line.

Has Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN grown since 1990?

Yes, Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN has grown since 1990. The population has added about 678,983 residents, a change of about 48 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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