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 (2018 population: 876,862)

Population per Square Mile: 236.8

Square Miles: 13,487.2

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	3,017,820	1	46.5%	6,484,061
Today (2018)	3,194,143	1	47.7%	6,691,878
Tomorrow (2020 projection)*	3,264,066	1	47.6%	6,852,121
Percent Change 2010 to Today	5.8%	1		3.2%

*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	3,951	1		3,555
Net International Migration	7,047	1		9,227
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	11,305	1	58.8%	19,211

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)	199,222	1	6.2%	6.3%
School Age (5 to 17)	541,703	1	17.0%	17.2%
College Age (18 to 24)	346,943	1	10.9%	9.8%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	841,301	1	26.3%	25.4%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	796,626	1	24.9%	25.6%
Seniors (65 and older)	468,348	1	14.7%	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	11,765	2	0.4%	0.4%
Asian Alone	110,484	1	3.5%	2.5%
Black Alone	366,724	1	11.5%	9.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	1,959	1	0.1%	0.1%
White	2,633,101	1	82.4%	85.1%
Two or More Race Groups	70,110	1	2.2%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	3,004,226	1	94.1%	92.9%
Hispanic	189,917	2	5.9%	7.1%

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 2018 (estimate)	1,368,665	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, 2017	39,031	1	47.5%	82,170
Births to Teens, 2017	2,148	1	41.7%	5,152
Deaths, 2017	29,057	1	44.3%	65,602

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2018	Number	Rank of 3	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	1,618,964	1	47.9%	3,381,713
Employed	1,564,738	1	47.9%	3,265,580
Unemployed	54,226	1	46.7%	116,133
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.3	2	97.1%	3.4
August 2019 Unemployment Rate	3.1	2	96.9%	3.2

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, 2018	Units	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	12,062	100.0%	100.0%	$2,838,930	$4,879,857
Single-Family	8,738	72.4%	76.4%	$2,418,419	$4,269,197
2-Family	198	1.6%	2.0%	$25,859	$49,353
3- and 4-Family	24	0.2%	0.2%	$2,398	$6,163
5+ Family	3,102	25.7%	21.4%	$392,254	$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	1.8%
Indianapolis	867,125	27.1%
Lafayette	72,168	2.3%
Muncie	68,529	2.1%
Noblesville	63,133	2.0%
Terre Haute	60,753	1.9%