Central Indiana

Counties include: Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clay, Clinton, Dearborn, Delaware, Fayette, Fountain, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Randolph, Rush, Shelby, Sullivan, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Union, Vermillion, Vigo, Warren, Wayne

Largest City: Indianapolis Consolidated (2017 population: 872,680)

Population per Square Mile: 235.3

Square Miles: 13,487.2

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	3,017,832	1	46.5%	6,484,125
Today (2017)	3,172,951	1	47.6%	6,660,082
Tomorrow (2020 projection)*	3,264,066	1	47.6%	6,852,121
Percent Change 2010 to Today	5.1%	1		2.7%

*Projection based on 2010 Census counts.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Components of Population Change, 2016-2017	Number	Rank of 3	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	4,446	1		-1,639
Net International Migration	8,267	1		9,067
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	12,985	1	66.7%	19,482

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2017	Number	Rank of 3	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	200,048	1	6.3%	6.3%
School Age (5 to 17)	541,330	1	17.1%	17.3%
College Age (18 to 24)	345,745	1	10.9%	9.9%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	832,378	1	26.2%	25.3%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	799,687	1	25.2%	25.9%
Seniors (65 and older)	453,763	1	14.3%	15.4%

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2017	Number	Rank of 3	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	11,591	2	0.4%	0.4%
Asian Alone	104,680	1	3.3%	2.4%
Black Alone	359,772	1	11.3%	9.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	1,919	1	0.1%	0.1%
White	2,627,311	1	82.8%	85.4%
Two or More Race Groups	67,678	1	2.1%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	2,987,029	1	94.1%	93.0%
Hispanic	185,922	2	5.9%	7.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank of 3	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2017 (includes detail not shown below)	1,199,545	1	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	225,943	2	18.8%	18.8%
Married Without Children	338,564	1	28.2%	30.0%
Single Parents	114,915	1	9.6%	9.6%
Living Alone	349,276	1	29.1%	28.3%

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

Housing	Number	Rank of 3	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2017 (estimate)	1,358,504	1	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2017 (includes vacant units)	1,340,662	1	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	785,251	1	58.6%	61.2%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	414,294	1	30.9%	27.7%

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

Education	Number	Rank of 3	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2018/2019 Total Reported)	542,537	1	48.5%	1,117,590
Public	516,250	1	48.9%	1,054,903

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

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank of 3	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2017	$47,581	1	105.4%	$45,150
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2018	2,815	1	46.7%	6,032
Food Stamp Recipients in 2018	289,253	1	47.7%	605,854
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2018/2019	248,644	1	48.3%	514,915

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 3	Percent of State	Indiana
Births, 2016	39,324	1	47.3%	83,063
Births to Teens, 2016	2,261	1	42.7%	5,294
Deaths, 2016	28,090	1	44.2%	63,492

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2017	Number	Rank of 3	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	1,587,783	1	47.6%	3,336,655
Employed	1,533,301	1	47.6%	3,218,115
Unemployed	54,482	1	46.0%	118,540
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.4	2	94.4%	3.6
February 2019 Unemployment Rate	3.9	2	95.1%	4.1

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2017	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	1,915,656	100.0%	$112,795,837	100.0%	$58,881
Wage and Salary	1,570,264	82.0%	$77,151,219	68.4%	$49,133
Farm Proprietors	16,649	0.9%	$64,007	0.1%	$3,844
Nonfarm Proprietors	328,743	17.2%	$17,421,757	15.4%	$52,995
Farm	20,663	1.1%	$197,959	0.2%	$9,580
Nonfarm	1,894,993	98.9%	$112,597,878	99.8%	$59,419
Private	1,648,976	86.1%	$97,607,632	86.5%	$59,193
Accommodation, Food Serv.	142,618*	7.4%*	$3,270,771*	2.9%*	$22,934*
Arts, Ent., Recreation	37,155*	1.9%*	$1,146,598*	1.0%*	$30,860*
Construction	99,732	5.2%	$6,524,583	5.8%	$65,421
Health Care, Social Serv.	209,088*	10.9%*	$14,207,177*	12.6%*	$67,948*
Information	23,676*	1.2%*	$1,784,884*	1.6%*	$75,388*
Manufacturing	186,118	9.7%	$15,857,078	14.1%	$85,199
Professional, Tech. Serv.	106,278*	5.5%*	$8,451,046*	7.5%*	$79,518*
Retail Trade	194,588	10.2%	$6,953,252	6.2%	$35,733
Trans., Warehousing	88,166*	4.6%*	$4,606,224*	4.1%*	$52,245*
Wholesale Trade	60,837*	3.2%*	$5,336,204*	4.7%*	$87,713*
Other Private (not above)	473,821*	24.7%*	$28,156,451*	25.0%*	$59,424*
Government	246,017	12.8%	$14,990,246	13.3%	$60,932

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, 2017	Units	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	11,814	100.0%	100.0%	$2,674,713	$4,583,500
Single-Family	8,349	70.7%	74.2%	$2,296,732	$4,038,599
2-Family	252	2.1%	2.0%	$42,622	$62,844
3- and 4-Family	51	0.4%	0.4%	$8,379	$13,000
5+ Family	3,162	26.8%	23.4%	$326,979	$469,056

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 Central Indiana

Name	Population in 2017	Percent of Region
Anderson	55,076	1.7%
Bloomington	85,071	2.7%
Carmel	92,198	2.9%
Fishers	91,832	2.9%
Greenwood	57,375	1.8%
Indianapolis	863,002	27.2%
Lafayette	72,390	2.3%
Muncie	68,625	2.2%
Noblesville	61,882	2.0%
Terre Haute	60,774	1.9%