RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 131 SHOWN OF 131

Most educated, Indiana cities · 1990

Indiana cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (1990 ACS). This list covers the 131 cities in Indiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 131 is 12.3%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS –

01West Lafayette, ININ45,74768.4%–

02Fishers, ININ104,81253.0%–

03Carmel, ININ105,63451.3%–

04Zionsville, ININ33,62448.0%–

05Bloomington, ININ83,30747.9%–

06Granger, ININ30,32140.9%–

07Munster, ININ23,50433.2%–

08Highland, ININ5,11432.5%–

09Winona Lake, ININ5,12632.3%–

10Hidden Valley, ININ5,70629.5%–

11Noblesville, ININ76,11129.1%–

12Lakes of the Four Seasons, ININ7,40228.3%–

13Valparaiso, ININ35,17727.9%–

14Schererville, ININ29,82525.3%–

15Cumberland, ININ8,06623.5%–

16Lafayette, ININ71,23821.4%–

17St. John, ININ24,84121.4%–

18Crown Point, ININ35,61620.9%–

19Chesterton, ININ14,63520.6%–

20Columbus, ININ52,65520.3%–

21Brownsburg, ININ34,08920.2%–

22Angola, ININ9,36619.8%–

23North Manchester, ININ5,23019.5%–

24McCordsville, ININ13,09419.5%–

25Danville, ININ13,41519.3%–

26Highland, ININ23,40918.9%–

27Plainfield, ININ38,57418.8%–

28Batesville, ININ7,40118.7%–

29Greenwood, ININ69,34918.7%–

30South Bend, ININ103,20118.5%–

31Westfield, ININ66,25818.3%–

32Warsaw, ININ16,13017.9%–

33Goshen, ININ34,52517.7%–

34Cicero, ININ5,58117.7%–

35Speedway, ININ14,37317.7%–

36Lawrence, ININ50,42017.3%–

37Greencastle, ININ9,92416.5%–

38Madison, ININ12,30416.3%–

39Bright, ININ5,54016.2%–

40Jasper, ININ17,27916.1%–

41Auburn, ININ14,06816.0%–

42Muncie, ININ65,46616.0%–

43Terre Haute, ININ58,76415.8%–

44Fort Wayne, ININ275,20315.7%–

45Pendleton, ININ5,93015.3%–

46Dyer, ININ16,27315.3%–

47Porter, ININ5,16715.3%–

48Merrillville, ININ37,40715.1%–

49Mishawaka, ININ51,22614.8%–

50Franklin, ININ26,74314.7%–

51Evansville, ININ116,17614.6%–

52Elkhart, ININ54,09213.7%–

53Crawfordsville, ININ16,69913.7%–

54Lebanon, ININ17,91313.4%–

55Mount Vernon, ININ6,28913.3%–

56Vincennes, ININ16,37813.3%–

57Bluffton, ININ10,58313.2%–

58Griffith, ININ16,13713.2%–

59Rochester, ININ6,13213.2%–

60Greenfield, ININ26,54413.0%–

61Kokomo, ININ59,99913.0%–

62Richmond, ININ35,37613.0%–

63New Albany, ININ37,46312.9%–

64La Porte, ININ22,60012.5%–

65Huntington, ININ17,16712.4%–

66Ellettsville, ININ6,84012.3%–

67Jeffersonville, ININ54,13412.3%–

68Yorktown, ININ11,94712.2%–

69Greensburg, ININ12,31512.1%–

70Dunlap, ININ6,10912.1%–

71Rensselaer, ININ5,68112.0%–

72Anderson, ININ56,15312.0%–

73Monticello, ININ5,59511.9%–

74Lowell, ININ11,85311.8%–

75Hobart, ININ29,29811.7%–

76Plymouth, ININ11,08111.6%–

77Bedford, ININ13,96211.3%–

78North Vernon, ININ6,55911.2%–

79Alexandria, ININ5,22311.2%–

80Huntertown, ININ11,60011.2%–

81Sellersburg, ININ10,30511.2%–

82Nappanee, ININ6,88511.0%–

83Marion, ININ28,23410.8%–

84Whiteland, ININ5,88410.7%–

85New Haven, ININ16,33710.6%–

86Frankfort, ININ16,83710.6%–

87Beech Grove, ININ14,67110.4%–

88Boonville, ININ6,68910.1%–

89Wabash, ININ10,19010.1%–

90Clarksville, ININ22,2539.8%–

91Hartford City, ININ5,8989.6%–

92Michigan City, ININ31,3389.4%–

93Seymour, ININ22,4509.3%–

94Portage, ININ38,6349.3%–

95Columbia City, ININ10,2569.3%–

96Hammond, ININ75,7129.2%–

97Martinsville, ININ12,1419.2%–

98Shelbyville, ININ21,2049.0%–

99Linton, ININ5,2458.9%–

100Washington, ININ12,9918.9%–

101Scottsburg, ININ7,4788.8%–

102Gary, ININ67,2898.8%–

103Portland, ININ6,2378.7%–

104Gas City, ININ6,0818.6%–

105Kendallville, ININ10,3718.6%–

106Tipton, ININ5,2638.5%–

107Huntingburg, ININ6,5228.3%–

108Connersville, ININ13,4068.1%–

109Decatur, ININ10,0908.0%–

110New Castle, ININ17,3907.9%–

111Salem, ININ6,4277.8%–

112Bargersville, ININ11,8627.8%–

113Cedar Lake, ININ16,7897.5%–

114Tell City, ININ7,4417.5%–

115New Whiteland, ININ5,9377.3%–

116Rushville, ININ6,1717.3%–

117Princeton, ININ8,5247.2%–

118Peru, ININ10,9627.2%–

119Mooresville, ININ10,1737.1%–

120Garrett, ININ6,6947.0%–

121Lawrenceburg, ININ5,2437.0%–

122Logansport, ININ18,2876.8%–

123Whitestown, ININ15,7676.6%–

124East Chicago, ININ25,6106.6%–

125Brazil, ININ8,3436.6%–

126Sheridan, ININ5,7465.3%–

127Charlestown, ININ8,8025.1%–

128South Haven, ININ7,2414.9%–

129Westville, ININ5,3874.6%–

130Elwood, ININ8,5254.4%–

131Lake Station, ININ12,9773.9%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS