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Hendricks County, IN

Demographic and economic profile of Hendricks County, IN, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Hendricks County, a fast-growing suburb west of Indianapolis, added population at an 11.5% rate over five years to reach 190,629 residents, supported by a tight labor market with a 2.5% unemployment rate and a 69.1% labor force participation rate. The workforce skews educated and well-compensated, with 39.6% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and a median household income of $101,144—well above national norms—while a poverty rate of just 5.0% reflects broad economic stability. Housing remains relatively accessible at a $281,500 median home value and a 78.2% homeownership rate, and a mean commute of 25.3 minutes indicates close proximity to the Indianapolis metro employment base.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

190,629

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$101,144

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+11.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone143,308 (78.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone18,514 (10.1%)
  • Asian Alone6,078 (3.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races5,752 (3.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race5,582 (3.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,592 (2.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish4,909
  2. 2.Other Indo-European3,440
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)1,407
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)602
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)449

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

7.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

7,743

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$39,653

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$44,903

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance23,054
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)11,772
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services11,456
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities9,903
  5. 5.Retail Trade (Group)9,872

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations45,155
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations18,050
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations14,483
  4. 4.Service Occupations11,472
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations6,076

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.58×)8,748
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.24×)11,629
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.22×)2,649
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.03×)22,822
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.00×)10,332

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$281,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,364/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,99913,776 (26.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9998,510 (16.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9998,040 (15.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9997,738 (14.7%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9994,093 (7.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9992,833 (5.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

39.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

69.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$50,975

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone71,600 (76.1%)
  • Worked At Home13,921 (14.8%)
  • Carpooled6,781 (7.2%)
  • Other808 (0.9%)
  • Walked695 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle94 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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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.