Marion County, Indiana

17 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 971,822
Median household income: $63,450
Median home value: $207,000

Marion County, Indiana counts 971,822 residents. 17 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $63,450 is below the Indiana median ($70,051).

From 2019 to 2023, Marion County's population grew 2.1% from 951,869 to 971,822, while its median household income rose 31.3% from $48,316 to $63,450.

Owners occupy 55.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 34.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 971,822
Median age: 34.3 yrs
Median household income: $63,450
Median home value: $207,000
Median gross rent: $1,107
Housing units: 439,034
Homeownership rate: 55.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

951,869971,822

Median household income

$48,316$63,450

Median home value

$136,700$207,000

Median gross rent

$889$1,107

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	951,869	$48,316	$136,700	$889
2020	957,337	$51,219	$145,200	$910
2021	969,542	$54,601	$156,000	$959
2022	971,737	$59,504	$184,100	$1,042
2023	971,822	$63,450	$207,000	$1,107

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3416.6%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	68,331	7.0%
5 to 17	175,319	18.0%
18 to 24	91,483	9.4%
25 to 34	161,358	16.6%
35 to 44	129,744	13.4%
45 to 54	109,031	11.2%
55 to 64	111,530	11.5%
65 to 74	78,378	8.1%
75 and over	46,648	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	490,631	50.5%
Black or African American	265,415	27.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	521	0.1%
Asian	37,604	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	135	0.0%
Some other race	5,326	0.5%
Two or more races	42,217	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	129,973	13.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.3%

High school graduate27.1%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree21.7%

Graduate or professional degree12.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	78,327	12.3%
High school graduate	172,358	27.1%
Some college or associate's	169,140	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	137,893	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	78,971	12.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone73.8%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit1.3%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home12.3%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	354,002	73.8%
Carpooled	46,610	9.7%
Public transit	6,265	1.3%
Walked	7,970	1.7%
Bicycle	1,690	0.4%
Worked from home	58,862	12.3%
Other means	4,284	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	93,548	22.2%
15 to 29 min	191,925	45.6%
30 to 44 min	97,859	23.3%
45 to 59 min	19,124	4.5%
60+ min	18,365	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 15.1% (144,204 of 953,481)

	Count	Share
Family households	219,067	55.2%
Nonfamily households	177,595	44.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	396,662	90.3%
Vacant	42,372	9.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	221,837	55.9%
Renter-occupied	174,825	44.1%

1-unit, detached59.7%

1-unit, attached8.0%

2 to 4 units8.5%

5 to 19 units14.1%

20 or more units8.2%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	261,909	59.7%
1-unit, attached	35,021	8.0%
2 to 4 units	37,140	8.5%
5 to 19 units	62,102	14.1%
20 or more units	35,866	8.2%
Mobile home & other	6,996	1.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 18097
State: Indiana
Land area: 396 sq mi
Water area: 7.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.7830, -86.1358