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46224

Indianapolis, IN · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
40,228
Median household income
$55,986
People below poverty
16.9%
Median home value
$181,600

Income

The median income of households in 46224 was $55,986. An estimated 6.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 46224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.7
$10,000 to $14,999 4.5
$15,000 to $24,999 3.8
$25,000 to $34,999 10.6
$35,000 to $49,999 20.2
$50,000 to $74,999 19.8
$75,000 to $99,999 13.2
$100,000 to $149,999 14.2
$150,000 to $199,999 4
$200,000 or more 2.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 46224 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 49020
Female 40614

An estimated 85.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 20.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 14.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,777. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 46224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 85.8
Social Security 20.5
Retirement income 14.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3
Cash public assistance income 5.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 16.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 25.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 11.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 13.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 46224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 16.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 25.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 11.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 13.7

In 2020-2024, 15.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 73.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 15% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 43.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 46224 in 2020-2024, 84% had health insurance coverage and 16% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 53.8% and public coverage was 39.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 7.7%.


In 2020-2024, 46224 had a total population of 40,228 - 21,003 (52.2%) females and 19,225 (47.8%) males. The median age was 32.1 years. An estimated 28.9% of the population was under 18 years, 40.4% was 19 to 44 years, 20.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 8.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 46224 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 2071 1570
5 to 9 1200 2313
10 to 14 1541 1302
15 to 19 905 1388
20 to 24 1247 1642
25 to 29 1793 2083
30 to 34 1478 1610
35 to 39 1512 1901
40 to 44 1847 1141
45 to 49 1084 1100
50 to 54 1077 1116
55 to 59 782 910
60 to 64 1130 1022
65 to 69 531 449
70 to 74 611 547
75 to 79 184 439
80 to 84 111 256
85 and over 121 214

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 32.7% were White; 44.1% were Black or African American; 4.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.8% were Asian; 16.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 20.2% of the people in 46224 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 30.9% of the people in 46224 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 15,897 households in 46224. The average household size was 2.52 people.

Married-couple households made up 35.3% of the households in 46224 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 34.5% of all households, while 24.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 17.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 17.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 34.4% of all households.

In 46224, 33.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 17.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 46224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 35.3
Cohabiting Couples 5.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
34.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 46.5% of males and 39.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 40 37.7
Now married, except separated 46.5 39.8
Separated 1.9 1.8
Widowed 1.1 6
Divorced 10.5 14.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 46224, 674 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 17.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 67.4% of the people living in 46224 were U.S. natives. 49.1% of the 46224 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 32.6% of 46224 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 21.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 30.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 46224 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 46224.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 46224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 45.8
Asia 5.8
Europe 0.5
Africa 47.8
Northern America 0.1
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 46224 in 2020-2024, 41.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 17.3% of people at least five years old; 22% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 46224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 17.3
Other Indo-European languages 8.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.5
Other languages 14.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 83.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 46224 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 46224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 83.7
Different house, same county 8.2
Different county, same state 4
Different state 3.7
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 84.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 23.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 15.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 46224 was 11,118 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 867 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 7,607. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,644.

Educational Attainment of People in 46224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 15.3
High school diploma or equivalency 35.2
Some college, no degree 19.4
Associate's degree 6.1
Bachelor's degree 18.2
Graduate or professional degree 5.7

Disability

In 46224, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3% of people under 18 years old, to 11.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 38.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 46224, 68.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 27% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 85.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 17,425 85.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,360 11.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 547 2.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 46224 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 46224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.4
Construction 4.6
Manufacturing 13.5
Wholesale trade 2.4
Retail trade 17.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 13.8
Information 0.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 18.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.8
Other Services, except public administration 3.2
Public administration 2.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 46224 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 5,347 26.2
Service occupations 3,704 18.2
Sales and office occupations 4,015 19.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,314 6.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 6,001 29.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 72.1% of 46224 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 14.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 46224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 72.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 14.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2
Walked 2
Other means 2
Worked from home 7.5

In 2020-2024, 46224 had a total of 17,264 housing units. Of these housing units, 45.5% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 53% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 46224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 45.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 53
Mobile homes 1.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

2.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 8.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 46224 was 4.6 rooms, and of these housing units 40% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 46224 had 15,897 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,367 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 36.3% while renters occupied 63.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.49 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.53.

8.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.3% and another 12.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 46224:

House Heating Fuel Used in 46224 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 47.8
Electricity 50.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.8
All other fuels 0.1
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 46224 was $181,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 64.7 % had a mortgage. 35.3% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,296 and for owners without a mortgage it was $444.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 46224 was $1,095. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.