2024 ACS PUMS
Indiana Census Data
A demographic, economic, and housing profile of Indiana, built from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample. Indiana is home to 6,924,275 people across 51 PUMAs, with a median household income of $72,083 and a median age of 39.1.
6,924,275
Population
$72,083
Median HH income
30.7%
Bachelor's+
$239,000
Median home value
Indiana at a glance, vs. the U.S.
Every figure below is a weighted estimate from the 2024 ACS PUMS. The U.S. column is the population-weighted national average for comparison.
| Statistic | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $72,083 | $83,310 |
| Median family income | $91,271 | $102,685 |
| Mean wage (workers) | $56,505 | $66,223 |
| Median personal income (15+) | $33,909 | $35,074 |
| Poverty rate | 11.9% | 12.1% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.2% | 4.6% |
| Labor force participation (16+) | 64.2% | 64.0% |
| Mean hours worked / week | 37.7 | 37.9 |
| Mean Interest, dividends, and net rental income | $1,792 | $2,830 |
| Mean Selected monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income | 21.0% | 24.1% |
| Mean All other income | $559 | $705 |
| Mean Public assistance income | $26 | $45 |
| Mean Total person's earnings | $38,445 | $44,138 |
| Mean Income-to-poverty ratio | 303.7 | 318.7 |
| Mean Retirement income | $3,014 | $3,754 |
| Mean Self-employment income | $1,901 | $2,518 |
| Mean Supplementary Security Income | $351 | $282 |
| Mean Social Security income | $4,097 | $3,799 |
| Statistic | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 30.7% | 36.9% |
| High school diploma or higher | 90.6% | 89.9% |
| Statistic | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Management | 9.4% | 10.9% |
| Business operations | 3.1% | 3.8% |
| Financial specialists | 1.7% | 2.0% |
| Computer & math | 2.4% | 3.6% |
| Architecture & engineering | 2.3% | 2.2% |
| Science | 0.9% | 1.1% |
| Community & social service | 1.7% | 1.7% |
| Legal | 0.8% | 1.1% |
| Education instruction | 6.0% | 6.3% |
| Arts, design & media | 1.6% | 2.2% |
| Healthcare practitioners | 6.0% | 6.1% |
| Healthcare support | 3.2% | 3.4% |
| Protective service | 1.7% | 2.1% |
| Food prep & serving | 6.4% | 5.7% |
| Building & grounds cleaning | 3.4% | 3.5% |
| Personal care | 2.2% | 2.7% |
| Sales | 8.6% | 9.1% |
| Office & admin support | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| Farming, fishing & forestry | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| Construction | 4.6% | 4.6% |
| Extraction | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Installation & repair | 3.4% | 2.9% |
| Production | 9.1% | 5.1% |
| Transportation & moving | 10.0% | 7.8% |
| Military | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| Agriculture & forestry (industry) | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Mining & oil/gas (industry) | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| Utilities (industry) | 0.9% | 0.8% |
| Construction (industry) | 6.5% | 6.7% |
| Manufacturing (industry) | 17.0% | 9.2% |
| Wholesale trade (industry) | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| Retail trade (industry) | 11.1% | 11.0% |
| Transportation & warehousing (industry) | 5.4% | 5.0% |
| Information (industry) | 1.2% | 1.8% |
| Finance & insurance (industry) | 4.8% | 6.2% |
| Professional & technical (industry) | 9.3% | 12.5% |
| Educational services (industry) | 9.1% | 9.4% |
| Health care (industry) | 11.5% | 11.3% |
| Social assistance (industry) | 2.1% | 2.3% |
| Arts & entertainment (industry) | 9.5% | 9.7% |
| Other services (industry) | 4.4% | 4.8% |
| Public administration (industry) | 3.4% | 4.6% |
| Armed forces (industry) | 0.1% | 0.7% |
| Statistic | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Uninsured | 7.5% | 8.4% |
| Private insurance | 66.6% | 66.7% |
| Public insurance | 37.7% | 37.0% |
| With a disability | 15.6% | 14.1% |
| Statistic | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Mean commute time | 25 min | 27 min |
| Drove to work | 86.2% | 78.5% |
| Public transit to work | 0.6% | 3.7% |
| Worked from home | 9.5% | 13.3% |
| Mean Weeks worked | 31.2 | 30.9 |
| Statistic | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $239,000 | $390,221 |
| Median gross rent | $1,100 | $1,507 |
| Rent as % of income | 29.0% | 30.6% |
| Homeownership rate | 70.8% | 65.1% |
| Average household size | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Median bedrooms | 3 | 2.9 |
| Median rooms | 6 | 5.6 |
| Median year built | 1970 | 1976 |
| Vehicles per household | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| No vehicle | 6.7% | 8.5% |
| Single-family detached | 73.9% | 62.1% |
| Broadband internet | 94.7% | 95.0% |
| Median Condominium and/or homeowners association fee | $0 | $0 |
| Median Electricity cost | $150 | $155 |
| Median Fuel cost | $530 | $620 |
| Median Gas cost | $80 | $71 |
| Mean Age of the householder | 52.1 | 52.5 |
| Median Mobile home costs | $680 | $1,348 |
| Median First mortgage payment | $1,000 | $1,568 |
| Mean Number of own children in household | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Mean Number of related children in household | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Median Monthly rent | $900 | $1,323 |
| Median Selected monthly owner costs | $1,062 | $1,505 |
| Median Total payment on all second and junior mortgages and home equity loans | $300 | $471 |
| Median Property taxes | $1,750 | $3,490 |
| Median Water cost | $540 | $577 |
| Statistic | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,924,275 | 340,110,990 |
| Average age | 39.1 | 39.8 |
| Married (15+) | 48.8% | 47.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9.1% | 20.0% |
| Black | 8.9% | 11.7% |
| Asian | 2.7% | 6.2% |
| Mean Fire/hazard/flood insurance | $1,331 | $1,682 |
| Mean Number of persons in family | 1.9 | 2 |
Indiana's 51 PUMAs
A PUMA (Public Use Microdata Area) is a Census geography of roughly 100,000+ people — the finest level at which PUMS microdata is released. Explore Indiana's 51 PUMAs on the map below — recolor it by any measure, and click an area to open its full profile.
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Population
97,370 – 110,502
110,502 – 123,288
123,288 – 132,116
132,116 – 143,011
143,011 – 162,189
162,189 – 191,911
All PUMAs in Indiana
Tippecanoe County--Lafayette & West Lafayette Cities191,911Hendricks County190,534Vanderburgh County--Evansville City180,329Porter County175,800Marion County--Warren & Franklin Townships & Indianapolis City (East & Southeast)173,135Johnson County--Greenwood City170,964Boone & Hamilton (Northwest) Counties169,091Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties168,543Greene, Daviess, Owen, Orange & Martin Counties162,189Lake County (South)157,134Marion County--Wayne & Decatur (Northwest) Townships & Indianapolis City (West)156,454St. Joseph County (Outside South Bend City)--Mishawaka City156,318Marion County--Center Township & Indianapolis City (Central)153,638Marion County--Perry & Decatur (South & East) Townships & Indianapolis City (South)151,862Floyd, Harrison & Washington Counties150,548Hamilton County (East)--Noblesville City & Fishers Town (East)149,890Dubois, Knox, Spencer, Perry, Pike & Crawford Counties143,011Monroe County--Bloomington City140,684Hamilton County (Central)--Carmel City & Fishers Town (West)139,612Allen County (Central)--Fort Wayne City (South)138,815Huntington, Whitley, Adams & Wells Counties136,647Howard, Cass & Tipton Counties--Kokomo City136,576Hancock & Shelby Counties134,442Madison County--Anderson City134,321Grant, Miami & Wabash Counties132,192Bartholomew & Jackson Counties--Columbus City132,116Allen County (Outside Fort Wayne City)132,089Allen County (Central)--Fort Wayne City (North)128,614Clark County--Jeffersonville City127,753Montgomery, Clinton, White, Carroll & Benton Counties127,198Kosciusko & Marshall Counties126,779Morgan, Putnam & Brown Counties125,571Warrick, Gibson & Posey Counties124,642Marion County--Lawrence Township, Indianapolis (Northeast) & Lawrence Cities123,288Lake County (Central)122,080Dearborn, Franklin, Ripley, Switzerland & Ohio Counties121,216St. Joseph County (North)--South Bend City117,304Lake County (Northeast)--Gary City & Griffith Town116,931Wayne, Fayette, Rush & Union Counties114,992Delaware County--Muncie City112,806Marion County--Washington Township (South & East) & Indianapolis City (North)112,370LaPorte County112,056Jefferson, Jennings, Decatur & Scott Counties110,502Marion County--Pike & Washington (Northwest) Townships & Indianapolis City (Northwest)110,397Elkhart County--Elkhart City110,328Lake County (Northwest)--Hammond & East Chicago Cities106,316Vigo County--Terre Haute City106,305Henry, Randolph, Jay & Blackford Counties105,918Clay, Sullivan, Parke, Fountain, Vermillion & Warren Counties103,125Jasper, Starke, Fulton, Newton & Pulaski Counties101,569Elkhart County (Outside Elkhart City)--Goshen City97,370
Indiana Census data — FAQ
What is the population of Indiana?+
According to the 2024 American Community Survey (ACS), Indiana has a population of 6,924,275 people, represented across 51 PUMAs (Public Use Microdata Areas).
What is the median household income in Indiana?+
The median household income in Indiana is $72,083 based on the 2024 ACS PUMS, compared with a U.S. figure of $83,310.
How educated is Indiana?+
30.7% of Indiana residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, versus 36.9% nationally, per the 2024 ACS.
Where does this Indiana data come from?+
These figures are derived from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) — a de-identified, statistically weighted sample of individual records. PUMSdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with the Census Bureau.
New — housing construction: Building permits in Indiana — monthly residential permits for every county, metro area, and city, single-family vs. multifamily, from the Census Building Permits Survey.