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 (2019 population: 886,220)

Population per Square Mile: 236.1

Square Miles: 13,554.8

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	2,993,523	1	46.2%	6,484,051
Today (2019)	3,200,773	1	47.5%	6,732,219
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	3,441,581	1	48.2%	7,143,795
Percent Change 2010 to Today	6.9%	1		3.8%

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

Components of Population Change, 2018-2019	Number	Rank of 3	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	3,449	1		3,997
Net International Migration	10,912	1		14,379
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	10,986	1	59.3%	18,536

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 2019 (estimate)	1,369,570	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 (2019/2020 Total Reported)	534,571	1	48.1%	1,111,333
Public	509,787	1	48.5%	1,050,614

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 2019	2,401	1	45.9%	5,235
Food Stamp Recipients in 2019	274,456	1	47.2%	581,821
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2019/2020	241,970	1	47.7%	507,739

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, 2019	Number	Rank of 3	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	1,616,993	1	47.7%	3,387,366
Employed	1,566,208	1	47.8%	3,275,056
Unemployed	50,785	1	45.2%	112,310
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.1	2	93.9%	3.3
April 2020 Unemployment Rate	13.9	3	81.3%	17.1

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, 2019	Units	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	12,605	100.0%	100.0%	$2,890,076	$4,988,366
Single-Family	8,560	67.9%	73.1%	$2,390,974	$4,298,385
2-Family	176	1.4%	1.6%	$28,589	$48,202
3- and 4-Family	99	0.8%	0.7%	$20,059	$26,551
5+ Family	3,770	29.9%	24.6%	$450,452	$615,228

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 2019	Percent of Region
Anderson	54,765	1.7%
Bloomington	85,755	2.7%
Carmel	101,068	3.2%
Fishers	95,310	3.0%
Greenwood	59,458	1.9%
Indianapolis	876,384	27.4%
Lafayette	71,721	2.2%
Muncie	67,999	2.1%
Noblesville	64,668	2.0%
Terre Haute	60,622	1.9%