Marion County, Indiana

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Marion County, Indiana is among the highest in the country for total population (54th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for population per square mile (58th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Marion County, Indiana	Indiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	975,809	6,851,073	334,922,499	54th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$66,346	$71,957	$80,734	1486th of 3,221
Median Age	34.4	38.1	38.9	3005th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	34.8%	29.5%	35.7%	471st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$224,000	$218,200	$332,700	1141st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,153	$1,062	$1,413	615th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.3%	12.3%	12.5%	1217th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.0%	4.3%	5.2%	1218th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2,464.2	191.2	n/a	58th of 3,222
Foreign Born	12.6%	6.3%	14.1%	266th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.8	n/a	n/a	2203rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	56.5%	70.6%	65.2%	3081st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.5	24.1	26.4	1538th of 3,221
Worked from Home	13.9%	10.7%	15.1%	535th of 3,222
Uninsured	10.0%	n/a	n/a	1647th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	36.7%	47.3%	46.9%	3032nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.1%	n/a	n/a	827th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Marion County, Indiana

Statistic	Marion County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	49.5%	75.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13.8%	8.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	27.1%	9.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	4.0%	2.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.9%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	65.8	41.4	61.4

Age in Marion County, Indiana

Statistic	Marion County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Median Age	34.4	38.1	38.9
Under 18 %	25.0%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.4%	9.6%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	16.6%	13.1%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.5%	12.7%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	22.3%	24.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.2%	16.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Marion County, Indiana

Statistic	Marion County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Households	400,432	2,716,009	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	56.0%	63.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.1%	29.9%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.3%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.4%	29.6%	28.7%
Never Married	40.1%	32.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Marion County, Indiana

Statistic	Marion County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,704	$38,351	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.8%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.1%	17.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	15.7%	17.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.5%	8.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.3%	12.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	34.8%	29.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.5%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Marion County, Indiana

Statistic	Marion County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Housing Units	441,040	2,976,568	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	59.2%	72.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	22.7%	13.0%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	9.2%	8.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,973.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	43.5%	29.4%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.5%	29.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,028	$1,614	n/a

Education in Marion County, Indiana

Statistic	Marion County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Less than High School	11.9%	9.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	26.9%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.4%	28.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	22.1%	18.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	12.7%	10.8%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Marion County, Indiana

Statistic	Marion County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	68.7%	63.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	72.0%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.3%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.7%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	21.8%	30.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.6%	6.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.3%	6.2%	n/a

Origins and language in Marion County, Indiana

Statistic	Marion County, Indiana	Indiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	63.2%	67.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.1%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	8.5%	3.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	81.8%	89.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	10.8%	5.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	14.7%	8.1%	16.7%

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