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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 (2020 population: 887,756)

Population per Square Mile: 237.3

Square Miles: 13,554.8

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	2,993,519	1	46.2%	6,484,050
Today (2020)	3,216,432	1	47.6%	6,754,953
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	3,441,581	1	48.2%	7,143,795
Percent Change 2010 to Today	7.4%	1		4.2%

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

Components of Population Change, 2019-2020	Number	Rank of 3	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	2,999	1		1,323
Net International Migration	6,666	1		8,743
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	8,324	1	60.6%	13,740

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2020	Number	Rank of 3	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	195,691	1	6.1%	6.1%
School Age (5 to 17)	542,097	1	16.9%	17.0%
College Age (18 to 24)	347,440	1	10.8%	9.7%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	856,643	1	26.6%	25.7%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	782,634	1	24.3%	24.9%
Seniors (65 and older)	491,927	1	15.3%	16.5%

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2020	Number	Rank of 3	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	12,341	2	0.4%	0.4%
Asian Alone	121,032	1	3.8%	2.7%
Black Alone	382,574	1	11.9%	10.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	1,958	1	0.1%	0.1%
White	2,623,092	1	81.6%	84.5%
Two or More Race Groups	75,435	1	2.3%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	3,013,812	1	93.7%	92.6%
Hispanic	202,620	2	6.3%	7.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank of 3	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2019 (includes detail not shown below)	1,212,107	1	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	224,654	2	18.5%	18.5%
Married Without Children	339,513	1	28.0%	29.7%
Single Parents	112,105	1	9.2%	9.3%
Living Alone	361,872	1	29.9%	29.0%

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 2020 (estimate)	1,380,724	1	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2019 (includes vacant units)	1,350,038	1	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	794,311	1	58.8%	61.5%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	417,796	1	30.9%	27.5%

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

Education	Number	Rank of 3	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2020/2021 Total Reported)	539,332	1	48.5%	1,112,460
Public	504,043	1	48.8%	1,033,286

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 2019	$51,228	1	105.2%	$48,678
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2020	3,266	1	49.1%	6,657
Food Stamp Recipients in 2020	316,508	1	48.0%	659,095
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, 2020	Number	Rank of 3	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	1,592,618	1	48.0%	3,319,010
Employed	1,488,257	1	48.3%	3,082,982
Unemployed	104,361	1	44.2%	236,028
Annual Unemployment Rate	6.6	2	93.0%	7.1
August 2021 Unemployment Rate	3.8	2	95.0%	4.0

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2019	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	1,990,554	100.0%	$122,388,289	100.0%	$61,485
Wage and Salary	1,615,460	81.2%	$84,263,260	68.8%	$52,161
Farm Proprietors	16,403	0.8%	$218,267	0.2%	$13,307
Nonfarm Proprietors	358,691	18.0%	$18,473,649	15.1%	$51,503
Farm	20,786	1.0%	$362,060	0.3%	$17,418
Nonfarm	1,969,768	99.0%	$122,026,229	99.7%	$61,950
Private	1,720,144	86.4%	$105,500,395	86.2%	$61,332
Accommodation, Food Serv.	141,722*	7.1%*	$3,400,131*	2.8%*	$23,992*
Arts, Ent., Recreation	38,313*	1.9%*	$1,177,145*	1.0%*	$30,724*
Construction	105,085	5.3%	$7,183,202	5.9%	$68,356
Health Care, Social Serv.	216,009*	10.9%*	$15,039,619*	12.3%*	$69,625*
Information	9,508*	0.5%*	$563,270*	0.5%*	$59,242*
Manufacturing	194,928	9.8%	$17,442,467	14.3%	$89,482
Professional, Tech. Serv.	110,642*	5.6%*	$9,188,264*	7.5%*	$83,045*
Retail Trade	183,941*	9.2%*	$6,537,004*	5.3%*	$35,539*
Trans., Warehousing	109,800*	5.5%*	$5,710,621*	4.7%*	$52,009*
Wholesale Trade	63,105*	3.2%*	$5,710,115*	4.7%*	$90,486*
Other Private (not above)	487,148*	24.5%*	$30,213,944*	24.7%*	$62,022*
Government	249,624	12.5%	$16,525,834	13.5%	$66,203

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, 2020	Units	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	13,993	100.0%	100.0%	$3,368,227	$5,872,297
Single-Family	9,979	71.3%	76.2%	$2,898,097	$5,209,930
2-Family	258	1.8%	2.5%	$44,679	$83,895
3- and 4-Family	148	1.1%	0.8%	$21,298	$25,965
5+ Family	3,608	25.8%	20.6%	$404,152	$552,508

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 2020	Percent of Region
Anderson	54,631	1.7%
Bloomington	85,603	2.7%
Carmel	101,643	3.2%
Fishers	97,020	3.0%
Greenwood	60,279	1.9%
Indianapolis	877,903	27.3%
Lafayette	71,484	2.2%
Muncie	67,523	2.1%
Noblesville	65,835	2.0%
Terre Haute	60,410	1.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates