Economic Growth Region 5
Largest City: Fishers (2021 population: 101,171)
Population per Square Mile: 353.9
Square Miles: 3,117.5
Population over Time | Number | Rank in State | Percent of State | Indiana |
Yesterday (2010) | 931,517 | 1 | 14.4% | 6,484,050 |
Today (2021) | 1,103,171 | 1 | 16.2% | 6,813,532 |
Tomorrow (2030 projection)* | 1,242,616 | 1 | 17.4% | 7,143,795 |
Percent Change 2010 to Today | 18.4% | 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 12 | Percent of State | Indiana |
Net Domestic Migration | 16,990 | 1 | | 5,230 |
Net International Migration | 494 | 3 | | 15,490 |
Natural Increase (births minus deaths) | 975 | 4 | 95.2% | 1,024 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Population Estimates by Age, 2021 | Number | Rank of 12 | Pct Dist. in Region | Pct Dist. in State |
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Preschool (0 to 4) | 63,051 | 2 | 5.7% | 6.0% |
School Age (5 to 17) | 204,964 | 1 | 18.6% | 17.3% |
College Age (18 to 24) | 87,992 | 2 | 8.0% | 9.7% |
Young Adult (25 to 44) | 291,737 | 1 | 26.4% | 25.7% |
Older Adult (45 to 64) | 287,974 | 1 | 26.1% | 24.9% |
Seniors (65 and older) | 167,453 | 1 | 15.2% | 16.4% |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center
Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2021 | Number | Rank of 12 | Pct Dist. in Region | Pct Dist. in State |
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American Indian or Alaska Native Alone | 3,470 | 5 | 0.3% | 0.4% |
Asian Alone | 44,473 | 1 | 4.0% | 2.7% |
Black Alone | 57,208 | 3 | 5.2% | 10.2% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone | 736 | 1 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
White | 974,538 | 1 | 88.3% | 84.2% |
Two or More Race Groups | 22,746 | 2 | 2.1% | 2.3% |
Non-Hispanic | 1,056,695 | 1 | 95.8% | 92.3% |
Hispanic | 46,476 | 5 | 4.2% | 7.7% |
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 2021 (includes detail not shown below) | 401,826 | 1 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Married With Children | 102,745 | 1 | 25.6% | 18.2% |
Married Without Children | 131,871 | 1 | 32.8% | 29.8% |
Single Parents | 32,174 | 1 | 8.0% | 9.2% |
Living Alone | 89,775 | 2 | 22.3% | 29.1% |
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 2021 (estimate) | 442,797 | 1 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Total Housing Units in 2021 (includes vacant units) | 428,356 | 2 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units) | 305,608 | 1 | 71.3% | 62.9% |
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units) | 96,218 | 2 | 22.5% | 27.2% |
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 (2021/2022 Total Reported) | 194,300 | 1 | 17.3% | 1,120,155 |
Public | 184,687 | 1 | 17.8% | 1,036,519 |
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 2021 | $66,785 | 1 | 118.2% | $56,497 |
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 2021/2022 | 52,628 | 3 | 10.9% | 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 12 | Percent of State | Indiana |
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Births, 2019 | 11,528 | 2 | 14.3% | 80,859 |
Births to Teens, 2017 | 409 | 5 | 7.9% | 5,152 |
Deaths, 2019 | 8,575 | 2 | 13.0% | 66,005 |
Source: Indiana State Department of Health
Labor Force, 2021 | Number | Rank of 12 | Percent of State | Indiana |
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Total Resident Labor Force | 560,987 | 1 | 16.9% | 3,321,548 |
Employed | 546,396 | 1 | 17.1% | 3,203,166 |
Unemployed | 14,591 | 3 | 12.3% | 118,382 |
Annual Unemployment Rate | 2.6 | 12 | 72.2% | 3.6 |
December 2022 Unemployment Rate | 1.9 | 12 | 79.2% | 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 |
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Total by place of work | 602,850 | 100.0% | $35,100,401 | 100.0% | $58,224 |
Wage and Salary | 453,908 | 75.3% | $24,956,641 | 71.1% | $54,982 |
Farm Proprietors | 4,035 | 0.7% | $209,714 | 0.6% | $51,974 |
Nonfarm Proprietors | 144,907 | 24.0% | $4,743,008 | 13.5% | $32,731 |
Farm | 5,137 | 0.9% | $246,027 | 0.7% | $47,893 |
Nonfarm | 597,713 | 99.1% | $34,854,374 | 99.3% | $58,313 |
Private | 543,292 | 90.1% | $31,224,138 | 89.0% | $57,472 |
Accommodation, Food Serv. | 42,484* | 7.0%* | $1,199,263* | 3.4%* | $28,229* |
Arts, Ent., Recreation | 12,071* | 2.0%* | $252,098* | 0.7%* | $20,885* |
Construction | 37,105 | 6.2% | $2,965,590 | 8.4% | $79,924 |
Health Care, Social Serv. | 52,874 | 8.8% | $3,477,415 | 9.9% | $65,768 |
Information | 5,000 | 0.8% | $377,926 | 1.1% | $75,585 |
Manufacturing | 38,774 | 6.4% | $3,159,908 | 9.0% | $81,496 |
Professional, Tech. Serv. | 38,060* | 6.3%* | $2,769,573* | 7.9%* | $72,769* |
Retail Trade | 67,582 | 11.2% | $2,660,357 | 7.6% | $39,365 |
Trans., Warehousing | 54,525 | 9.0% | $2,683,953 | 7.6% | $49,224 |
Wholesale Trade | 20,674* | 3.4%* | $2,167,646* | 6.2%* | $104,849* |
Other Private (not above) | 166,485* | 27.6%* | $9,032,521* | 25.7%* | $54,254* |
Government | 54,421 | 9.0% | $3,630,236 | 10.3% | $66,707 |
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) |
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Total Permits Filed | 10,961 | 100.0% | 100.0% | $3,239,744 | $7,583,249 |
Single-Family | 8,653 | 78.9% | 74.4% | $2,943,840 | $6,692,956 |
2-Family | 230 | 2.1% | 2.4% | $45,118 | $117,031 |
3- and 4-Family | 66 | 0.6% | 0.4% | $19,564 | $30,324 |
5+ Family | 2,012 | 18.4% | 22.7% | $231,222 | $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 Economic Growth Region 5
Name | Population in 2021 | Percent of Region |
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Anderson | 54,817 | 5.0% |
Brownsburg | 30,068 | 2.7% |
Carmel | 100,777 | 9.1% |
Fishers | 101,171 | 9.2% |
Franklin | 25,437 | 2.3% |
Greenwood | 64,918 | 5.9% |
Noblesville | 70,926 | 6.4% |
Plainfield | 35,592 | 3.2% |
Westfield | 50,630 | 4.6% |
Zionsville | 31,702 | 2.9% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates