Regional Cities - Central

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

Largest City: Indianapolis Consolidated (2017 population: 871,550)

Population per Square Mile: 568.0

Square Miles: 3,513.8

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	1,834,888	1	28.3%	6,484,061
Today (2018)	1,995,690	1	29.8%	6,691,878
Tomorrow (2020 projection)*	2,048,636	1	29.9%	6,852,121
Percent Change 2010 to Today	8.8%	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 7	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	7,899	1		3,555
Net International Migration	3,976	1		9,227
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	9,761	1	50.8%	19,211

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 2017 (includes detail not shown below)	740,376	1	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	147,335	2	19.9%	18.8%
Married Without Children	198,414	1	26.8%	30.0%
Single Parents	75,448	1	10.2%	9.6%
Living Alone	219,022	1	29.6%	28.3%

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 2017 (includes vacant units)	822,116	1	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	479,676	1	58.3%	61.2%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	260,700	1	31.7%	27.7%

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

Education	Number	Rank of 7	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2018/2019 Total Reported)	368,877	1	33.0%	1,117,590
Public	347,193	1	32.9%	1,054,903

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

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank of 7	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2017	$52,825	1	117.0%	$45,150
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2018	1,719	1	28.5%	6,032
Food Stamp Recipients in 2018	187,702	1	31.0%	605,854
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2018/2019	165,804	1	32.2%	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 7	Percent of State	Indiana
Births, 2017	26,083	1	31.7%	82,170
Births to Teens, 2017	1,332	1	25.9%	5,152
Deaths, 2017	16,834	1	25.7%	65,602

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	30.5%	3,336,655
Employed	983,170	1	30.6%	3,218,115
Unemployed	33,488	1	28.3%	118,540
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.3	4	91.7%	3.6
March 2019 Unemployment Rate	3.5	5	89.7%	3.9

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	1,294,409	100.0%	$83,175,738	100.0%	$64,258
Wage and Salary	1,065,970	82.4%	$55,937,156	67.3%	$52,475
Farm Proprietors	4,336	0.3%	$23,896	0.0%	$5,511
Nonfarm Proprietors	224,103	17.3%	$14,669,791	17.6%	$65,460
Farm	5,752	0.4%	$69,243	0.1%	$12,038
Nonfarm	1,288,657	99.6%	$83,106,495	99.9%	$64,491
Private	1,151,491	89.0%	$74,178,111	89.2%	$64,419
Accommodation, Food Serv.	95,873	7.4%	$2,324,250	2.8%	$24,243
Arts, Ent., Recreation	27,025	2.1%	$981,834	1.2%	$36,331
Construction	70,379	5.4%	$4,905,044	5.9%	$69,695
Health Care, Social Serv.	148,457	11.5%	$10,679,327	12.8%	$71,935
Information	18,308	1.4%	$1,487,839	1.8%	$81,267
Manufacturing	93,156	7.2%	$8,874,715	10.7%	$95,267
Professional, Tech. Serv.	86,019*	6.6%*	$7,339,184*	8.8%*	$85,320*
Retail Trade	129,529	10.0%	$5,134,534	6.2%	$39,640
Trans., Warehousing	72,140	5.6%	$3,768,957	4.5%	$52,245
Wholesale Trade	48,806*	3.8%*	$4,462,200*	5.4%*	$91,427*
Other Private (not above)	356,415*	27.5%*	$23,841,726*	28.7%*	$66,893*
Government	137,166	10.6%	$8,928,384	10.7%	$65,092

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	4.7%
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%