state

Indiana

Demographic and economic profile of Indiana, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey).

Population

6,924,275

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$70,051

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Age

38.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.6% since 2018

Indiana added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone5,347,678 (78.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone630,680 (9.3%)
  • Two or More Races426,963 (6.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone213,942 (3.1%)
  • Asian Alone172,936 (2.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone17,208 (0.3%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish335,205
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic68,182
  3. 3.Other Indo-European51,057
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island47,249
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)23,658

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

5.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

338,153

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

GDP per Capita

$57,821

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

92.1 (US=100)

Data USA · as of 2023

Per Capita Income

$37,178

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care772,620
  2. 2.Manufacturing603,020
  3. 3.Retail Trade358,490
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management296,356
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation259,950

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,233,905
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations640,311
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations635,465
  4. 4.Service Occupations504,715
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations288,473

Census ACS · as of 2023

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.83×)603,020
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.03×)198,218
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.00×)772,620
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.00×)358,490
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 0.98×)74,617

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$201,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,020/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999276,294 (14.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999230,884 (12.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999194,021 (10.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999157,806 (8.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999155,838 (8.3%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999152,328 (8.1%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

28.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,620

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.0 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

6.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,505,274 (77.3%)
  • Worked at Home309,882 (9.6%)
  • Carpooled297,522 (9.2%)
  • Walked63,747 (2.0%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other29,528 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit22,254 (0.7%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.