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EGR 12+5

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

Largest City: Indianapolis Consolidated (2021 population: 891,342)

Population per Square Mile: 590.3

Square Miles: 3,513.8

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	1,834,890	1	28.3%	6,484,050
Today (2021)	2,074,273	1	30.4%	6,813,532
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	2,235,905	1	31.3%	7,143,795
Percent Change 2010 to Today	13.0%	1		5.1%

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

Components of Population Change, 2020-2021	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	6,154	1		5,230
Net International Migration	2,102	1		15,490
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	4,505	1	439.9%	1,024

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2021	Number	Rank of 1	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	130,244	1	6.3%	6.0%
School Age (5 to 17)	377,917	1	18.2%	17.3%
College Age (18 to 24)	178,323	1	8.6%	9.7%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	582,907	1	28.1%	25.7%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	509,891	1	24.6%	24.9%
Seniors (65 and older)	294,991	1	14.2%	16.4%

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2021	Number	Rank of 1	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	8,152	1	0.4%	0.4%
Asian Alone	84,809	1	4.1%	2.7%
Black Alone	344,877	1	16.6%	10.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	1,274	1	0.1%	0.1%
White	1,580,912	1	76.2%	84.2%
Two or More Race Groups	54,249	1	2.6%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	1,917,637	1	92.4%	92.3%
Hispanic	156,636	1	7.6%	7.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank of 1	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2021 (includes detail not shown below)	790,192	1	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	156,186	1	19.8%	18.2%
Married Without Children	219,005	1	27.7%	29.8%
Single Parents	73,399	1	9.3%	9.2%
Living Alone	232,292	1	29.4%	29.1%

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

Housing	Number	Rank of 1	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2021 (estimate)	882,080	1	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2021 (includes vacant units)	862,952	1	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	519,439	1	60.2%	62.9%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	270,753	1	31.4%	27.2%

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

Education	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2021/2022 Total Reported)	374,724	1	33.5%	1,120,155
Public	343,717	1	33.2%	1,036,519

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

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2021	$66,242	1	117.2%	$56,497
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2022	1,188	1	30.2%	3,933
Food Stamp Recipients in 2022	194,061	1	31.8%	611,203
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2021/2022	157,021	1	32.6%	481,568

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 1	Percent of State	Indiana
Births, 2019	25,573	1	31.6%	80,859
Births to Teens, 2017	1,332	1	25.9%	5,152
Deaths, 2019	16,821	1	25.5%	66,005

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2021	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	1,058,060	1	31.9%	3,321,548
Employed	1,021,372	1	31.9%	3,203,166
Unemployed	36,688	1	31.0%	118,382
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.5	1	97.2%	3.6
December 2022 Unemployment Rate	2.2	1	91.7%	2.4

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2021	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	1,361,696	100.0%	$104,428,394	100.0%	$76,690
Wage and Salary	1,094,464	80.4%	$68,368,937	65.5%	$62,468
Farm Proprietors	4,204	0.3%	$212,814	0.2%	$50,622
Nonfarm Proprietors	263,028	19.3%	$21,536,735	20.6%	$81,880
Farm	5,448	0.4%	$253,424	0.2%	$46,517
Nonfarm	1,356,248	99.6%	$104,174,970	99.8%	$76,811
Private	1,217,440	89.4%	$93,684,420	89.7%	$76,952
Accommodation, Food Serv.	86,056*	6.3%*	$2,654,232*	2.5%*	$30,843*
Arts, Ent., Recreation	25,621*	1.9%*	$1,015,501*	1.0%*	$39,635*
Construction	80,733	5.9%	$6,452,597	6.2%	$79,925
Health Care, Social Serv.	158,319	11.6%	$12,728,118	12.2%	$80,395
Information	15,482	1.1%	$1,432,870	1.4%	$92,551
Manufacturing	93,029	6.8%	$10,133,078	9.7%	$108,924
Professional, Tech. Serv.	95,864*	7.0%*	$9,439,825*	9.0%*	$98,471*
Retail Trade	122,652	9.0%	$5,035,292	4.8%	$41,053
Trans., Warehousing	107,963	7.9%	$5,546,561	5.3%	$51,375
Wholesale Trade	50,778*	3.7%*	$5,183,689*	5.0%*	$102,085*
Other Private (not above)	373,285*	27.4%*	$33,584,769*	32.2%*	$89,971*
Government	138,808	10.2%	$10,490,550	10.0%	$75,576

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, 2021	Units	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	13,212	100.0%	100.0%	$3,733,074	$7,583,249
Single-Family	9,926	75.1%	74.4%	$3,300,605	$6,692,956
2-Family	328	2.5%	2.4%	$63,370	$117,031
3- and 4-Family	78	0.6%	0.4%	$22,014	$30,324
5+ Family	2,880	21.8%	22.7%	$347,085	$742,937

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 EGR 12+5

Name	Population in 2021	Percent of Region
Anderson	54,817	2.6%
Carmel	100,777	4.9%
Fishers	101,171	4.9%
Greenwood	64,918	3.1%
Indianapolis	882,039	42.5%
Lawrence	49,357	2.4%
Noblesville	70,926	3.4%
Plainfield	35,592	1.7%
Westfield	50,630	2.4%
Zionsville	31,702	1.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates