Indiana

Indiana has a population of 6,924,275 across 92 counties, a median home price of $262,265, and a median household income of $71,959.

Home price
$262,265
Income
$71,959
Cost of living
91
Income tax
2.95%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$262,265
Median gross rent$1,063
Median year homes here were built1976
Share of homes built before 198055.0%
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.4%
Share of homes that are vacant8.8%
Share of occupied homes that are rented29.4%
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.3%
Typical monthly rent$1,358
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,235
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,022
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,564
Home insurance / yr$2,887

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living91
Median household income$71,959
Family health premium / yr$24,725
Infant childcare / yr$14,471
Regular gas price / gal$3.488
Poverty rate12.2%

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home9.6%
Unemployment rate3.3%
Share of adults in the labor force63.8%
Share of workers who are self-employed4.7%
Share of workers employed by government11.7%
Share of workers in the largest industry23.5%
Economic output per resident$75,830

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.76%
Top state income tax2.95%
Capital gains tax2.95%
Combined sales tax7.00%

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time24.6 min
Miles to nearest airport with airline service24 mi
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport3472485
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.8 mi
Airports with airline service located here5
General aviation airfields located here94
Passenger train stations and the railway network10
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station28 mi
Households without a vehicle6.4%
Traffic deaths27.0
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.2

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher30.7%
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.6%
Public schools in the county1858
Public school enrollment1027148
Students per full-time teacher15.5
Free lunch eligible47.4%
Elementary schools1051
Middle schools340
High schools363
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above60
Two-year institutions11
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution7.4 mi

Health

Primary care physicians66
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county151
Hospitals here with an emergency department117
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3
Fine particulate matter9.1 µg
Without health insurance7.4%
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.8%
Adults who received food assistance in the past year8.7%
Frequent mental distress17.5%
No leisure-time physical activity27.9%
Diagnosed diabetes12.5%

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population6,924,275
Land area in square miles35,827
People per square mile of land191.0
Supermarkets and grocery stores927
Convenience stores248
Share living far from a food store19.5%
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract7.8%
Population change since 2020+2.8%
Natural change per 1,000 residents1
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3
Median age38.3 yrs
Share of residents under 1823.3%
Share of residents 65 and over16.8%
Share of households that are one person29.6%
Share of residents born outside the United States6.3%
Second languages10.4%
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls42.1%
Congregations per 100,000 residents133
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2
Households that moved in178,151
Households that moved away179,894
Average income of arriving households$60,283
Average income of departing households$61,692
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10
Housing units authorised in the latest year29,076
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings31.6%
Violent crime rate313

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature52.6°F
Annual precipitation38.0 in
Annual snowfall26.8 in
Average daily solar energy3.98 kWh/m²
Days reaching 90°F19 days
Days at or below freezing117 days

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6b
Frost-free days184 days

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$160
Electric utilities serving this county4
Electricity price per kWh16.9¢
Household electricity use947 kWh
Residential natural gas price$15.14
Homes heated by electricity31.2%
Homes heated by utility gas58.6%
Homes heated by propane7.2%
Homes heated by fuel oil0.5%
Homes heated by wood1.5%
Households with broadband92.0%

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk75.8
Coastal flood risk4.2
Drought risk41.2
Landslide risk53.1
Hail risk73.2
Earthquake risk78.9
Tornado risk84.4
Tropical cyclone risk28.2
Extreme heat risk70.2
Winter weather risk74.5
Strong wind risk82.7
Wildfire risk24.6

Sports

Major pro teams based here2
NFL teams based here1
NBA teams based here1
MLB teams based here0
NHL teams based here0
MLS soccer teams based here0
Top-division college football teams4
Second-tier college football teams3
Affiliated minor league baseball teams3
AHL teams based here0
ECHL teams based here2

All 92 counties in Indiana

Largest first. Each has its own page with full data.

Every figure here is sourced and dated — see methodology.