Economic Growth Region 5
Largest City: Fishers (2022 population: 101,966)
Population per Square Mile: 365.4
Square Miles: 3,117.5
Population over Time | Number | Rank in State | Percent of State | Indiana |
Yesterday (2020) | 1,081,636 | 1 | 15.9% | 6,785,528 |
Today (2023) | 1,139,099 | 1 | 16.6% | 6,862,199 |
Tomorrow (2030 projection)* | 1,202,667 | 1 | 17.1% | 7,014,880 |
Percent Change 2020 to Today | 5.3% | 1 | | 1.1% |
*Projection based on 2015 Census population estimates.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center
Components of Population Change, 2022-2023 | Number | Rank of 12 | Percent of State | Indiana |
Net Domestic Migration | 13,540 | 1 | | 4,599 |
Net International Migration | 2,490 | 2 | | 17,869 |
Natural Increase (births minus deaths) | 2,618 | 2 | 34.9% | 7,508 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Population Estimates by Age, 2022 | Number | Rank of 12 | Pct Dist. in Region | Pct Dist. in State |
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Preschool (0 to 4) | 62,380 | 2 | 5.6% | 5.9% |
School Age (5 to 17) | 204,010 | 1 | 18.2% | 17.0% |
College Age (18 to 24) | 91,230 | 2 | 8.1% | 9.9% |
Young Adult (25 to 44) | 296,390 | 1 | 26.5% | 25.7% |
Older Adult (45 to 64) | 288,516 | 1 | 25.8% | 24.5% |
Seniors (65 and older) | 176,916 | 1 | 15.8% | 16.9% |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center
Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2022 | Number | Rank of 12 | Pct Dist. in Region | Pct Dist. in State |
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American Indian or Alaska Native Alone | 3,612 | 5 | 0.3% | 0.4% |
Asian Alone | 48,186 | 1 | 4.3% | 2.8% |
Black Alone | 62,531 | 3 | 5.6% | 10.3% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone | 782 | 2 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
White | 980,444 | 1 | 87.6% | 84.0% |
Two or More Race Groups | 23,887 | 2 | 2.1% | 2.4% |
Non-Hispanic | 1,069,616 | 1 | 95.5% | 92.1% |
Hispanic | 49,826 | 5 | 4.5% | 7.9% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Household Types | Number | Rank of 12 | Pct Dist. in Region | Pct Dist. in State |
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Households in 2022 (includes detail not shown below) | 409,769 | 1 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Married With Children | 104,396 | 1 | 25.5% | 18.1% |
Married Without Children | 134,896 | 1 | 32.9% | 29.6% |
Single Parents | 31,165 | 1 | 7.6% | 9.0% |
Living Alone | 93,229 | 2 | 22.8% | 29.4% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Housing | Number | Rank of 12 | Pct Dist. in Region | Pct Dist. in State |
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Total Housing Units in 2022 (estimate) | 453,350 | 1 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Total Housing Units in 2022 (includes vacant units) | 436,058 | 2 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units) | 312,243 | 1 | 71.6% | 63.5% |
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units) | 97,526 | 2 | 22.4% | 27.1% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Education | Number | Rank of 12 | Percent of State | Indiana |
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School Enrollment (2022/2023 Total Reported) | 196,140 | 1 | 17.4% | 1,124,094 |
Public | 186,077 | 1 | 18.0% | 1,035,718 |
Sources: Indiana Department of Education; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Income and Poverty | Number | Rank of 12 | Percent of State | Indiana |
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Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2022 | $71,487 | 1 | 122.6% | $58,323 |
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2022 | 312 | 4 | 7.9% | 3,933 |
Food Stamp Recipients in 2022 | 53,850 | 4 | 8.8% | 611,203 |
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2022/2023 | 60,549 | 3 | 11.8% | 511,735 |
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 12 | Percent of State | Indiana |
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Births, 2021 | 12,218 | 2 | 15.3% | 79,946 |
Births to Teens, 2021 | 315 | 5 | 8.2% | 3,845 |
Deaths, 2019 | 8,575 | 2 | 13.0% | 66,005 |
Source: Indiana State Department of Health
Labor Force, 2022 | Number | Rank of 12 | Percent of State | Indiana |
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Total Resident Labor Force | 581,769 | 1 | 17.2% | 3,373,887 |
Employed | 567,713 | 1 | 17.4% | 3,270,662 |
Unemployed | 14,056 | 3 | 13.6% | 103,225 |
Annual Unemployment Rate | 2.4 | 12 | 77.4% | 3.1 |
February 2024 Unemployment Rate | 3.5 | 12 | 83.3% | 4.2 |
Source: STATS Indiana, using data from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development
Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2022 | Employment | Pct Dist. in Region | Earnings ($000) | Pct Dist. In Region | Avg. Earnings Per Job |
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Total by place of work | 645,106 | 100.0% | $38,758,030 | 100.0% | $60,080 |
Wage and Salary | 478,169 | 74.1% | $27,850,723 | 71.9% | $58,245 |
Farm Proprietors | 3,976 | 0.6% | $188,578 | 0.5% | $47,429 |
Nonfarm Proprietors | 162,961 | 25.3% | $5,266,992 | 13.6% | $32,321 |
Farm | 4,970 | 0.8% | $231,348 | 0.6% | $46,549 |
Nonfarm | 640,136 | 99.2% | $38,526,682 | 99.4% | $60,185 |
Private | 584,245 | 90.6% | $34,664,583 | 89.4% | $59,332 |
Accommodation, Food Serv. | 46,837 | 7.3% | $1,412,899 | 3.6% | $30,166 |
Arts, Ent., Recreation | 14,057 | 2.2% | $358,069 | 0.9% | $25,473 |
Construction | 36,842 | 5.7% | $3,016,396 | 7.8% | $81,874 |
Health Care, Social Serv. | 55,896 | 8.7% | $3,857,003 | 10.0% | $69,003 |
Information | 6,099 | 0.9% | $396,527 | 1.0% | $65,015 |
Manufacturing | 40,478 | 6.3% | $3,593,931 | 9.3% | $88,787 |
Professional, Tech. Serv. | 44,674* | 6.9%* | $3,441,918* | 8.9%* | $77,045* |
Retail Trade | 69,275 | 10.7% | $2,922,471 | 7.5% | $42,187 |
Trans., Warehousing | 62,458 | 9.7% | $3,099,973 | 8.0% | $49,633 |
Wholesale Trade | 20,111* | 3.1%* | $2,196,291* | 5.7%* | $109,208* |
Other Private (not above) | 181,124* | 28.1%* | $9,857,693* | 25.4%* | $54,425* |
Government | 55,891 | 8.7% | $3,862,099 | 10.0% | $69,101 |
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, 2022 | Units | Pct Dist. in Region | Pct Dist. in State | Cost ($000) | State Cost ($000) |
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Total Permits Filed | 10,101 | 100.0% | 100.0% | $2,659,380 | $6,635,992 |
Single-Family | 6,475 | 64.1% | 65.0% | $2,165,996 | $5,513,030 |
2-Family | 130 | 1.3% | 1.9% | $24,426 | $76,873 |
3- and 4-Family | 59 | 0.6% | 0.5% | $6,073 | $14,702 |
5+ Family | 3,437 | 34.0% | 32.6% | $462,884 | $1,031,387 |
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 Economic Growth Region 5
Name | Population in 2022 | Percent of Region |
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Anderson | 55,099 | 4.9% |
Brownsburg | 31,193 | 2.8% |
Carmel | 101,964 | 9.1% |
Fishers | 101,966 | 9.1% |
Franklin | 25,728 | 2.3% |
Greenwood | 65,406 | 5.8% |
Noblesville | 72,748 | 6.5% |
Plainfield | 36,074 | 3.2% |
Westfield | 54,605 | 4.9% |
Zionsville | 31,982 | 2.9% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates