Central Indiana

Counties include: Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clay, Clinton, Decatur, 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 (2018 population: 876,862)

Population per Square Mile: 234.0

Square Miles: 13,554.8

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	2,993,526	1	46.2%	6,484,061
Today (2018)	3,171,369	1	47.4%	6,695,497
Tomorrow (2020 projection)*	3,237,178	1	47.2%	6,852,121
Percent Change 2010 to Today	5.9%	1		3.3%

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

Components of Population Change, 2017-2018	Number	Rank of 3	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	4,078	1		4,044
Net International Migration	7,071	1		14,959
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	11,355	1	61.2%	18,568

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2018	Number	Rank of 3	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	198,389	1	6.3%	6.3%
School Age (5 to 17)	538,029	1	17.0%	17.2%
College Age (18 to 24)	345,240	1	10.9%	9.8%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	836,349	1	26.4%	25.4%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	789,308	1	24.9%	25.6%
Seniors (65 and older)	464,054	1	14.6%	15.8%

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2018	Number	Rank of 3	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	11,717	2	0.4%	0.4%
Asian Alone	110,614	1	3.5%	2.5%
Black Alone	366,556	1	11.6%	9.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	1,938	1	0.1%	0.1%
White	2,610,777	1	82.3%	85.1%
Two or More Race Groups	69,767	1	2.2%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	2,981,552	1	94.0%	92.9%
Hispanic	189,817	2	6.0%	7.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank of 3	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2018 (includes detail not shown below)	1,201,794	1	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	223,393	2	18.6%	18.6%
Married Without Children	337,502	1	28.1%	29.9%
Single Parents	114,378	1	9.5%	9.5%
Living Alone	352,367	1	29.3%	28.5%

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 2018 (estimate)	1,359,487	1	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2018 (includes vacant units)	1,340,829	1	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	785,758	1	58.6%	61.3%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	416,036	1	31.0%	27.6%

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)	538,834	1	48.2%	1,117,590
Public	512,586	1	48.6%	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 2018	$49,417	1	104.8%	$47,149
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2018	2,790	1	46.2%	6,032
Food Stamp Recipients in 2018	288,050	1	47.5%	605,854
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2018/2019	248,109	1	48.2%	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, 2017	38,874	1	47.3%	82,170
Births to Teens, 2017	2,142	1	41.6%	5,152
Deaths, 2017	28,826	1	43.9%	65,602

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2018	Number	Rank of 3	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	1,607,799	1	47.5%	3,381,713
Employed	1,554,075	1	47.6%	3,265,580
Unemployed	53,724	1	46.3%	116,133
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.3	2	97.1%	3.4
December 2019 Unemployment Rate	2.8	2	93.3%	3.0

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2018	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	1,959,497	100.0%	$116,294,041	100.0%	$59,349
Wage and Salary	1,591,537	81.2%	$80,830,502	69.5%	$50,788
Farm Proprietors	16,362	0.8%	$405,068	0.3%	$24,757
Nonfarm Proprietors	351,598	17.9%	$16,787,245	14.4%	$47,746
Farm	21,345	1.1%	$582,021	0.5%	$27,267
Nonfarm	1,938,152	98.9%	$115,712,020	99.5%	$59,702
Private	1,691,482	86.3%	$100,318,073	86.3%	$59,308
Accommodation, Food Serv.	142,342*	7.3%*	$3,310,940*	2.8%*	$23,260*
Arts, Ent., Recreation	37,830*	1.9%*	$1,110,705*	1.0%*	$29,360*
Construction	101,232	5.2%	$6,625,553	5.7%	$65,449
Health Care, Social Serv.	213,031*	10.9%*	$14,451,642*	12.4%*	$67,838*
Information	22,506*	1.1%*	$1,677,943*	1.4%*	$74,555*
Manufacturing	192,524	9.8%	$16,933,819	14.6%	$87,957
Professional, Tech. Serv.	108,320*	5.5%*	$8,901,891*	7.7%*	$82,181*
Retail Trade	187,600	9.6%	$6,585,326	5.7%	$35,103
Trans., Warehousing	111,420*	5.7%*	$5,312,461*	4.6%*	$47,680*
Wholesale Trade	60,492*	3.1%*	$5,452,174*	4.7%*	$90,130*
Other Private (not above)	479,715*	24.5%*	$28,323,352*	24.4%*	$59,042*
Government	246,670	12.6%	$15,393,947	13.2%	$62,407

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, 2018	Units	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	12,005	100.0%	100.0%	$2,821,706	$4,879,857
Single-Family	8,706	72.5%	76.4%	$2,403,114	$4,269,197
2-Family	198	1.6%	2.0%	$25,859	$49,353
3- and 4-Family	13	0.1%	0.2%	$1,398	$6,163
5+ Family	3,088	25.7%	21.4%	$391,335	$555,144

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 2018	Percent of Region
Anderson	55,037	1.7%
Bloomington	84,981	2.7%
Carmel	93,510	2.9%
Fishers	93,362	2.9%
Greenwood	58,778	1.9%
Indianapolis	867,125	27.3%
Lafayette	72,168	2.3%
Muncie	68,529	2.2%
Noblesville	63,133	2.0%
Terre Haute	60,753	1.9%