Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Area

Counties include: Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Decatur, Delaware, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Montgomery, Morgan, Putnam, Shelby

Largest City: Indianapolis Consolidated (2022 population: 889,922)

Population per Square Mile: 347.8

Square Miles: 7,260.3

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2020)	2,492,514	1	36.7%	6,785,528
Today (2022)	2,524,790	1	36.9%	6,833,037
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	2,640,332	1	37.6%	7,014,880
Percent Change 2020 to Today	1.3%	1		0.7%

*Projection based on 2015 Census population estimates.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Components of Population Change, 2021-2022	Number	Rank of 10	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	2,973	1		5,230
Net International Migration	8,048	1		15,490
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	3,884	1	379.3%	1,024

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2021	Number	Rank of 10	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	153,949	1	6.1%	6.0%
School Age (5 to 17)	446,836	1	17.8%	17.3%
College Age (18 to 24)	227,441	1	9.1%	9.7%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	687,733	1	27.4%	25.7%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	620,377	1	24.7%	24.9%
Seniors (65 and older)	371,608	1	14.8%	16.4%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2021	Number	Rank of 10	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	9,912	1	0.4%	0.4%
Asian Alone	95,828	1	3.8%	2.7%
Black Alone	359,723	1	14.3%	10.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	1,603	1	0.1%	0.1%
White	1,978,712	1	78.9%	84.2%
Two or More Race Groups	62,166	1	2.5%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	2,332,117	1	93.0%	92.3%
Hispanic	175,827	1	7.0%	7.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank of 10	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2021 (includes detail not shown below)	959,289	1	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	185,227	2	19.3%	18.2%
Married Without Children	273,195	1	28.5%	29.8%
Single Parents	87,975	1	9.2%	9.2%
Living Alone	279,189	1	29.1%	29.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Housing	Number	Rank of 10	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2022 (estimate)	1,086,039	1	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2021 (includes vacant units)	1,052,719	1	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	640,462	1	60.8%	62.9%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	318,827	1	30.3%	27.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Education	Number	Rank of 10	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2021/2022 Total Reported)	441,475	1	39.4%	1,120,155
Public	407,407	1	39.3%	1,036,519

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank of 10	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2021	$63,489	1	112.4%	$56,497
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2022	1,427	1	36.3%	3,933
Food Stamp Recipients in 2022	232,346	1	38.0%	611,203
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2021/2022	187,148	1	38.9%	481,568

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Family Social Services Administration; Indiana Department of Education

Health and Vital Statistics	Number	Rank of 10	Percent of State	Indiana
Births, 2019	30,273	1	37.4%	80,851
Births to Teens, 2021	1,367	1	35.6%	3,845
Deaths, 2019	21,683	1	32.9%	66,005

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2022	Number	Rank of 10	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	1,305,334	1	38.3%	3,404,443
Employed	1,268,910	1	38.4%	3,302,632
Unemployed	36,424	1	35.8%	101,811
Annual Unemployment Rate	2.8	6	93.3%	3.0
August 2023 Unemployment Rate	3.4	7	91.9%	3.7

Source: STATS Indiana, using data from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2021	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	1,595,416	100.0%	$117,934,921	100.0%	$73,921
Wage and Salary	1,285,759	80.6%	$78,235,537	66.3%	$60,848
Farm Proprietors	8,774	0.5%	$475,542	0.4%	$54,199
Nonfarm Proprietors	300,883	18.9%	$22,552,576	19.1%	$74,955
Farm	10,991	0.7%	$551,915	0.5%	$50,215
Nonfarm	1,584,425	99.3%	$117,383,006	99.5%	$74,086
Private	1,413,948	88.6%	$104,947,830	89.0%	$74,223
Accommodation, Food Serv.	101,700*	6.4%*	$3,045,090*	2.6%*	$29,942*
Arts, Ent., Recreation	28,434*	1.8%*	$1,054,295*	0.9%*	$37,079*
Construction	92,800	5.8%	$7,145,053	6.1%	$76,994
Health Care, Social Serv.	175,491*	11.0%*	$13,858,062*	11.8%*	$78,967*
Information	16,874*	1.1%*	$1,524,450*	1.3%*	$90,343*
Manufacturing	140,247	8.8%	$14,155,974	12.0%	$100,936
Professional, Tech. Serv.	102,717*	6.4%*	$9,852,121*	8.4%*	$95,915*
Retail Trade	146,694	9.2%	$5,866,733	5.0%	$39,993
Trans., Warehousing	118,734*	7.4%*	$6,135,839*	5.2%*	$51,677*
Wholesale Trade	56,482*	3.5%*	$5,794,470*	4.9%*	$102,590*
Other Private (not above)	416,041*	26.1%*	$35,498,810*	30.1%*	$85,325*
Government	170,477	10.7%	$12,435,176	10.5%	$72,943

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
* These totals do not include county data that are not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.

Residential Building Permits, 2022	Units	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	13,476	100.0%	100.0%	$3,347,795	$6,635,992
Single-Family	8,553	63.5%	65.0%	$2,748,743	$5,513,030
2-Family	174	1.3%	1.9%	$28,887	$76,873
3- and 4-Family	78	0.6%	0.5%	$8,965	$14,702
5+ Family	4,671	34.7%	32.6%	$561,200	$1,031,387

Notes: Detail cost may not sum to total due to rounding. Greene County does not currently issue building permits, so it is excluded.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Largest Cities and Towns in Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Area

Name	Population in 2022	Percent of Region
Anderson	55,099	2.2%
Carmel	101,964	4.0%
Columbus	51,268	2.0%
Fishers	101,966	4.0%
Greenwood	65,406	2.6%
Indianapolis	880,621	34.9%
Lawrence	49,276	2.0%
Muncie	65,076	2.6%
Noblesville	72,748	2.9%
Westfield	54,605	2.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates