Indianapolis, Indiana had 910,638 residents as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025), ranking #16 nationally and #1 in Indiana. cost of living runs 4.3% below the U.S. average (BEA RPP 2024); a family of four needs roughly $83,775/yr to break even (2025 modeled). This consolidated city-county profile draws on 11 federal datasets covering population, housing, income, employment, climate, and risk.
SourceU.S. Census · PEP
VintageV2025
Reference2025-07-01
Place typeConsolidated city-county
GEOID1836000
Last build2026-05-29
At a glance.
2025 population
910,638
Census Vintage 2025
Median HH income
$66,307
-14.7% vs US $77,719
Median home value
$224,900
-25.9% vs US $303,400
Avg July high
85°F
NOAA 1991–2020
Gigabit broadband
75%
ISP-reported, FCC BDC
Unemployment
4.2%
Indianapolis · BLS LAUS
Key statistics.
2025 population
910,638
Census Vintage 2025, July 1, 2025
2020 base
897,038
April 1, 2020 census base
5-yr change
+13,600
2020 base → 2025; within V2025
5-yr change %
+1.5%
Within V2025 only
1-yr change
+1,862
2024 → 2025 estimate
1-yr change %
+0.2%
Within V2025 only
Density
2,522
people per sq mi, land only
Land area
361
sq mi (2025 Gazetteer)
U.S. rank by population
#16
of 19,483 cities
State rank by population
#1
of 566 in Indiana
Population history.
Population grew 1.5% from the April 2020 base to mid-2025.
Vintage 2025 · annual estimates
Recent history (V2025 series, 2020 base → 2025).
2020 base: 897,038 → 2025: 910,638 (+1.5%)
Year
Population
Reference date
2020 base
897,038
April 1, 2020
2020
896,609
July 1, 2020
2021
891,503
July 1, 2021
2022
894,375
July 1, 2022
2023
899,523
July 1, 2023
2024
908,776
July 1, 2024
2025
910,638
July 1, 2025
Vintage 2019 · not available
Earlier-vintage history is not available for Indianapolis. Consolidated city-county governments did not receive direct V2019 PEP estimates.
Place type · consolidated_city
Indianapolis is a consolidated city-county.
Indianapolis is a consolidated city-county government. The population shown here is the consolidated total (SUMLEV=170), which combines the city government with the surrounding county. Separately-incorporated enclaves are excluded from this total but counted on their own rows. Density and land area are derived from the balance-entry geometry and are slightly overstated as a result. See the methodology for the SUMLEV=170 ↔ balance-entry mapping.
What's the median income in Indianapolis?
Median household income is 15% below the U.S. median ($66,307 vs $77,719); 15.8% live in poverty — 3.3 points above the 12.5% U.S. rate.
Income and poverty estimates for Indianapolis from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates (window 2020–2024). Every figure is shown with its 90% margin of error (MOE). Cells where the ± margin exceeds half the estimate are flagged "low precision." See methodology §12.
Measure
Estimate
± margin / note
Median household income
66,307-14.7% vs US
±967
Per capita income
37,978-12.3% vs US
±548
Population in poverty
15.8%
share of population for whom poverty status is determined
Median home value is 26% below the U.S. median ($224,900 vs $303,400); median rent is 14% below ($1,154 vs $1,348); price-to-income ratio is 3.4×, making it 1.2× as affordable as the typical U.S. city (3.9×).
Poverty (Census SAIPE 2024, model-based), unemployment (BLS LAUS 2024 annual averages), and remote-work share (ACS 2020–2024) for Indianapolis. Numbers are labeled at their native grain — place-grain when BLS publishes it, otherwise per-county. We do not compute population-weighted county averages. See methodology §13.
Measure
Value
Grain
Unemployment rate (annual avg)
4.2%
Indianapolis (BLS sub-state LAUS)
Civilian labor force
469,353
2024 annual avg
Worked from home
14.0%-0.1% vs US
share of workers 16+ commuting from home · U.S. median: 14% · ACS
County context — Indianapolis sits in Marion County:
County
Poverty rate
Median HH income
Unemployment
Marion County
15.8%
$67,368
4.2%
What workers earn in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro — top occupations by employment plus six curated benchmarks (registered nurse, software developer, elementary teacher, general manager, retail salesperson, truck driver). Wages are metro-area medians from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2024). See methodology §25.
Occupation
Employment
Median annual
Median hourly
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
46,530
$41,680
$20.04
Fast Food and Counter Workers
30,950
$28,760
$13.83
Stockers and Order Fillers
22,000
$35,740
$17.18
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
21,760
$31,490
$15.14
Office Clerks, General
20,960
$45,340
$21.80
Cashiers
20,070
$29,010
$13.95
Customer Service Representatives
19,470
$42,130
$20.25
Retail Salespersons · benchmark
28,710
$30,710
$14.77
Registered Nurses · benchmark
26,240
$81,310
$39.09
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · benchmark
19,340
$61,750
$29.69
General and Operations Managers · benchmark
16,750
$123,580
$59.41
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · benchmark
All items run 4.3% below the U.S. average (RPP 95.7); utilities run 13.6% below (RPP 86.4) — the metro's utility affordability is the main driver.
BEA Regional Price Parity (all items)
RPP 95.7
−4.3% vs U.S. average · BEA 2024 · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro
HUD Fair Market Rent, 2-BR
$1,473/mo
FY2026 · Indianapolis-Carmel, IN HUD Metro FMR Area
State income tax (top marginal rate)
3.00%
flat · TY2025
Family-of-four monthly budget total
$6,981/mo
3BR rent + food + taxes + transport (childcare not modeled — county outside NDCP 2022 coverage) · federal sources Note: family-of-four total excludes childcare — modeled NDCP counties typically add $1,500–$2,900/mo for two children at center-based preschool + school-age care.
Single-adult monthly budget total
$5,450/mo
1BR rent + food + taxes + transport · federal sources
Household budget figures are arithmetic floors using current federal sources at the grains documented in methodology. Not a recommended salary, not a poverty threshold, not a composite score.
12.6% foreign-born (U.S. median 14%); Spanish is the most-spoken language at home other than English (10.8% of residents 5+).
Where Indianapolis's residents come from and what they speak at home, from the ACS 5-Year 2020–2024. Foreign-born is the share of residents born outside the U.S. (any citizenship status); language-at-home is reported only for residents 5 and older.
Measure
Value
± margin / note
Foreign-born share
12.6%-10.0% vs US
share of residents born outside the U.S. · U.S. median: 14% · ACS B05002
Speak only English at home
81.8%
share of population 5+ · ACS C16001 line 2
Top non-English language at home
Spanish10.8%
most-spoken language other than English among residents 5+ · ACS C16001 collapsed buckets
These are K-12 public school districts. Higher education (colleges and universities) is not represented in this dataset.
11 districts serve Indianapolis, from the NCES EDGE Geographic Relationship Files (GRF25, 2024–25 school year boundaries). The join is many-to-many — large cities often span multiple districts. Expand the list below to see every district sorted primary first. See methodology §12.
Source: NCES EDGE GRF25 · school year 2024–25 · methodology →
What's the climate like in Indianapolis?
Hottest month: July (85°F avg high). Coldest: January (20°F avg low). Annual precipitation: 43.2 in.
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) for Indianapolis from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. See methodology §15 for the gridded vs. station source path.
Average monthly highs & lows · 30-year normal (NOAA 1991–2020). Every number on this chart is an average.
bar = avg daily high → avg daily lowprecip in inches below each barprecip in millimeters below each bar
26 non-satellite ISPs serve the area; 75% of locations have gigabit-capable service per ISP filings.
Fixed broadband availability for Indianapolis from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Data Collection (BDC), as of June 30, 2025. Every speed and provider count below is an ISP-reported advertised maximum — not measured throughput. Actual delivered speeds typically run 60–80% of advertised. See methodology §16.
Measure
Value
Note
Providers serving this city
26 + satellite
distinct ISPs, excluding satellite-only
Fiber providers
24
offer fiber-to-the-premises somewhere in the BDC
Units with ≥100/20 Mbps fixed
100.0%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Locations with ≥100 Mbps upload
74.7%
derived: max(fiber ≥100/20, gigabit). Fiber is symmetric; gigabit is ≥100 up by definition
Units with ≥1 Gbps fixed
74.7%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Total broadband-serviceable units
440,303
residential locations in the FCC Fabric (not households)
Source: FCC BDC · as of June 30, 2025 · methodology →
In-state context.
Indianapolis sits at state rank #1 among 566 cities in Indiana. Nearby in the state ranking:
Indianapolis is ranked #16 of 19,483 U.S. cities by 2025 population.
Just above in the profiled set: Columbus, OH · #15 · 938,396 residents.
Just below in the profiled set: San Francisco, CA · #17 · 826,079 residents.
Quick travel facts for Indianapolis
Quick travel facts.
Nearest commercial airport
Indianapolis International Airport(IND) ·
9 mi 14 km from city centroid
Best months to visit
Sep, Oct · months when the avg high sits in 65–80°F and precipitation is at or below the city's median monthly precip
Sources: elevation from USGS Elevation Point Query Service (3DEP) · nearest airport from OurAirports CSV (FAA-aligned, type=large/medium, scheduled_service=yes) · best months derived from NOAA 1991-2020 normals · methodology →
Sources · provenance
Every listed dataset is used on this page.
The GEOID for Indianapolis is 1836000. These are the official datasets used by this profile's main data modules; click "methodology" for inclusion rules and the V2019 ↔ V2025 seam, or "source" for the raw publisher page.
