Regional Cities - Central

Counties include: Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Morgan, Shelby

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

Population per Square Mile: 562.3

Square Miles: 3,513.8

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	1,834,893	1	28.3%	6,484,125
Today (2017)	1,975,877	1	29.6%	6,666,818
Tomorrow (2020 projection)*	2,048,636	1	29.9%	6,852,121
Percent Change 2010 to Today	7.7%	1		2.8%

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

Components of Population Change, 2016-2017	Number	Rank of 7	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	7,345	1		-976
Net International Migration	4,560	1		11,410
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	10,681	1	47.4%	22,545

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2017	Number	Rank of 7	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	133,380	1	6.8%	6.3%
School Age (5 to 17)	359,540	1	18.2%	17.3%
College Age (18 to 24)	170,004	1	8.6%	9.9%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	547,359	1	27.7%	25.3%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	503,702	1	25.5%	25.9%
Seniors (65 and older)	261,892	1	13.3%	15.4%

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2017	Number	Rank of 7	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	7,348	1	0.4%	0.4%
Asian Alone	65,395	1	3.3%	2.4%
Black Alone	316,064	1	16.0%	9.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	1,291	1	0.1%	0.1%
White	1,540,020	1	77.9%	85.4%
Two or More Race Groups	45,759	1	2.3%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	1,838,724	1	93.1%	93.0%
Hispanic	137,153	1	6.9%	7.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank of 7	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2016 (includes detail not shown below)	730,884	1	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	146,013	2	20.0%	19.0%
Married Without Children	196,127	1	26.8%	30.0%
Single Parents	75,498	1	10.3%	9.7%
Living Alone	214,271	1	29.3%	28.2%

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

Housing	Number	Rank of 7	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2017 (estimate)	836,292	1	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2016 (includes vacant units)	813,462	1	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	470,625	1	57.9%	61.0%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	260,259	1	32.0%	27.8%

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

Education	Number	Rank of 7	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2016/2017 Total Reported)	361,338	1	32.5%	1,110,866
Public	339,762	1	32.4%	1,048,879

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

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank of 7	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2016	$50,022	1	116.1%	$43,097
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2017	1,934	1	28.5%	6,790
Food Stamp Recipients in 2017	201,136	1	30.6%	656,297
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2016/2017	155,336	1	31.4%	495,330

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 7	Percent of State	Indiana
Births, 2016	26,133	1	31.5%	83,063
Births to Teens, 2016	1,404	1	26.5%	5,294
Deaths, 2016	16,232	1	25.6%	63,492

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2017	Number	Rank of 7	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	1,016,658	1	30.6%	3,320,409
Employed	983,170	1	30.7%	3,203,351
Unemployed	33,488	1	28.6%	117,058
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.3	4	94.3%	3.5
September 2018 Unemployment Rate	2.9	4	96.7%	3.0

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2016	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	1,275,934	100.0%	$78,231,182	100.0%	$61,313
Wage and Salary	1,051,172	82.4%	$53,322,949	68.2%	$50,727
Farm Proprietors	4,391	0.3%	$166,651	0.2%	$37,953
Nonfarm Proprietors	220,371	17.3%	$12,608,944	16.1%	$57,217
Farm	5,608	0.4%	$210,516	0.3%	$37,539
Nonfarm	1,270,326	99.6%	$78,020,666	99.7%	$61,418
Private	1,135,185	89.0%	$69,224,217	88.5%	$60,981
Accommodation, Food Serv.	93,575*	7.3%*	$2,189,707*	2.8%*	$23,401*
Arts, Ent., Recreation	24,805*	1.9%*	$888,384*	1.1%*	$35,815*
Construction	66,407	5.2%	$4,412,160	5.6%	$66,441
Health Care, Social Serv.	144,979	11.4%	$9,863,189	12.6%	$68,032
Information	6,194*	0.5%*	$364,479*	0.5%*	$58,844*
Manufacturing	90,504	7.1%	$8,520,606	10.9%	$94,146
Professional, Tech. Serv.	82,898*	6.5%*	$6,721,493*	8.6%*	$81,081*
Retail Trade	129,205	10.1%	$4,942,355	6.3%	$38,252
Trans., Warehousing	70,681	5.5%	$3,575,504	4.6%	$50,586
Wholesale Trade	50,729*	4.0%*	$4,323,700*	5.5%*	$85,231*
Other Private (not above)	352,115*	27.6%*	$21,687,104*	27.7%*	$61,591*
Government	135,141	10.6%	$8,796,449	11.2%	$65,091

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	8,897	100.0%	100.0%	$2,148,558	$4,583,500
Single-Family	6,585	74.0%	74.2%	$1,893,116	$4,038,599
2-Family	142	1.6%	2.0%	$29,313	$62,844
3- and 4-Family	43	0.5%	0.4%	$7,579	$13,000
5+ Family	2,127	23.9%	23.4%	$218,549	$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 Regional Cities - Central

Name	Population in 2017	Percent of Region
Anderson	55,076	2.8%
Carmel	92,198	4.7%
Fishers	91,832	4.6%
Greenwood	57,375	2.9%
Indianapolis	863,002	43.7%
Lawrence	48,704	2.5%
Noblesville	61,882	3.1%
Plainfield	32,865	1.7%
Westfield	39,493	2.0%
Zionsville	26,710	1.4%