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Indiana

6,851,073 residents · 92 counties · 976 cities · 1,696 census tracts
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Indiana has lower-than-average household income, with a median household income of $71,957. Population has held roughly steady since 2000. Median home value has more than doubled since 2000, reaching $218,200.

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Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
6,851,073
+13%since 2000
from 6,080,485 in 2000
1990 – 2024
Population density
191 / sq mi
+8%since 2009
from 177 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
38.1
+8%since 2000
from 35.2 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Population, 1990 – 2024
5.4M5.8M6.2M6.6M7.0M1990201020202024Indiana
20246.9M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56%(409,235)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.4%(438,937)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.7%(460,569)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.9%(474,789)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.9%(471,539)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.1%(900,216)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.7%(869,755)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412%(819,749)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412.5%(858,657)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.1%(688,708)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.8%(331,438)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.9%(127,481)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$71,957
−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $41,567 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$38,351
+88%since 2000
from $20,397 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
47.9%
+20.7 ptssince 2009
from 27.2% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
12.3%
+2.8 ptssince 2000
from 9.5% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.452
+4%since 2010
from 0.434 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade18%
US avg: 9.9%
Information10.8%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade6.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance6.2%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5.4%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services5.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration3.8%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.2%
US avg: 1.6%
Arts, entertainment, food1.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Construction1.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0.1%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$218,200
+29%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $92,500 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,062
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $521 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
70.6%
−0.9 ptssince 2000
from 71.4% in 2000
29.4% rent
Vacancy rate
8.8%
−2.3 ptssince 2009
from 11.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Owner cost-burdened
16.6%
−6.1 ptssince 2009
from 22.7% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
44.4%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 44.0% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.0
+20%since 2009
from 2.5 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index: median home value divided by median household income. Lower is more affordable.
RELATED:See current rent listings in Indiana on RentDataNow
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic85.8%(5,219,373)
Black8.3%(505,462)
Hispanic / Latino3.5%(214,536)
Asian1%(58,424)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic75.4%(5,164,183)
Black9.1%(622,085)
Hispanic / Latino8.6%(590,348)
Asian2.6%(178,579)
Other4.3%(295,878)
Diversity Score
52
+39%since 2009
from 37 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican5.7%(393,454)
Central American0.9%(61,889)
Puerto Rican0.8%(53,919)
South American0.5%(32,230)
Guatemalan0.3%(18,870)
Salvadoran0.3%(17,930)
Honduran0.2%(16,574)
Venezuelan0.2%(12,727)
Cuban0.1%(9,342)
Spaniard0.1%(7,815)
Colombian0.1%(7,564)
Dominican0.1%(6,461)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.1%(4,327)
Peruvian0.1%(4,124)
Argentine0%(2,487)
Ecuadorian0%(2,336)
Panamanian0%(2,316)
Chilean0%(1,421)
Costa Rican0%(1,247)
Bolivian0%(1,034)
Uruguayan0%(235)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.8%(54,238)
Chinese0.4%(29,589)
Burmese0.4%(27,101)
Filipino0.2%(16,227)
Korean0.1%(9,862)
Vietnamese0.1%(8,809)
Japanese0.1%(6,048)
Pakistani0.1%(5,856)
Kazakh0%(2,009)
Thai0%(1,863)
Taiwanese0%(1,574)
Laotian0%(1,494)
+ 12 more asian origin groups with data
Bangladeshi0%(1,429)
Indonesian0%(1,344)
Cambodian0%(1,248)
Nepalese0%(1,158)
Sri Lankan0%(536)
Malaysian0%(434)
Mongolian0%(233)
Hmong0%(202)
Mien0%(92)
Uzbek0%(69)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0%(870)
Chamorro0%(737)
Tongan0%(123)
Guamanian0%(85)
Fijian0%(20)
Ancestry
German19.5%(1,335,951)
English11.3%(773,441)
Irish10.1%(690,715)
American6.9%(472,462)
Polish2.7%(186,612)
Italian2.5%(168,009)
Scottish1.8%(120,226)
French1.6%(108,017)
Dutch1.3%(86,851)
Subsaharan African1.2%(80,831)
Swedish0.7%(51,295)
Scotch-Irish0.7%(47,123)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Swiss0.6%(39,134)
Welsh0.5%(33,726)
Norwegian0.5%(32,731)
Hungarian0.4%(27,939)
Arab0.4%(24,278)
British0.3%(22,493)
West Indian0.3%(21,786)
Nigerian0.3%(20,517)
Greek0.3%(19,734)
Russian0.3%(18,547)
Slovak0.2%(16,016)
Czech0.2%(14,159)
Haitian0.2%(13,037)
French Canadian0.2%(12,134)
Croatian0.2%(11,303)
Belgian0.2%(10,958)
Danish0.2%(10,587)
Ukrainian0.1%(9,732)
Lithuanian0.1%(9,600)
Serbian0.1%(8,928)
Austrian0.1%(7,946)
Romanian0.1%(7,477)
Canadian0.1%(7,222)
Finnish0.1%(5,836)
Lebanese0.1%(5,755)
Portuguese0.1%(4,729)
Jamaican0.1%(4,548)
Macedonian0.1%(3,898)
Egyptian0.1%(3,877)
Ethiopian0.1%(3,608)
Brazilian0%(3,048)
Slovene0%(2,890)
Iranian0%(2,785)
Syrian0%(2,749)
Kenyan0%(2,714)
Armenian0%(2,021)
Bulgarian0%(1,991)
Jordanian0%(1,957)
Ghanaian0%(1,864)
Turkish0%(1,707)
Palestinian0%(1,691)
Australian0%(1,243)
Latvian0%(1,237)
Iraqi0%(1,009)
Israeli0%(976)
Moroccan0%(872)
Guyanese0%(348)
Somali0%(281)
Barbadian0%(274)
RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
29.5%
+10.1 ptssince 2000
from 19.4% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.4%
+8.2 ptssince 2000
from 82.1% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
10.8%
+3.6 ptssince 2000
from 7.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.1 min
+59%since 2000
from 15.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
76.3%
−6.2 ptssince 2009
from 82.5% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.1%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 9.7% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.6%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 1.0% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
10.7%
+7.5 ptssince 2009
from 3.2% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.9%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
6.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 6.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.3%
−4.7 ptssince 2011
from 9.0% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.8%
−1.4 ptssince 2011
from 65.2% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Self-employed
11.7%
+0.7 ptssince 2009
from 11.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
38.0%
−23.5 ptssince 2009
from 61.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 49.2% in 2009
Female
50.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 50.8% in 2009
Foreign born
6.3%
+2.2 ptssince 2009
from 4.1% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.3%
−42.3 ptssince 2009
from 48.5% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.2%
+1.5 ptssince 2012
from 12.7% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
7.4%
−78.4 ptssince 2013
from 85.8% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
89.9%
+14.9 ptssince 2017
from 75.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
English only at home
89.7%
−1.9 ptssince 2016
from 91.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
5.5%
+0.9 ptssince 2016
from 4.6% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married34.9%(951,944)
Married51.2%(1,396,183)
Widowed2.9%(78,558)
Divorced11%(300,144)
Women 15+
Never married29.2%(821,740)
Married49%(1,378,300)
Widowed8.7%(244,081)
Divorced13.2%(371,382)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 02

Largest cities

1.Indianapolis city901,116
2.Fort Wayne275,203
3.Evansville116,176
4.Carmel105,634
5.Fishers104,812
6.South Bend103,201
7.Bloomington83,307
8.Noblesville76,111
9.Hammond75,712
10.Lafayette71,238
11.Greenwood69,349
12.Gary67,289
Frequently asked

How many people live in Indiana?

Indiana has about 6,851,073 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Indiana?

The typical household in Indiana earns about $71,957 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Indiana expensive?

In Indiana, the median home is worth about $218,200, and the typical rent is about $1,062 a month.

How educated are people in Indiana?

About 29.5% of adults age 25 and over in Indiana hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Indiana?

About 12.3% of people in Indiana live below the federal poverty line.

Has Indiana grown since 1990?

Yes, Indiana has grown since 1990. The population has added about 1,306,914 residents, a change of about 24 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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