Beech Grove

Population: 15,082
Median household income: $49,452
Median home value: $169,500

Located in Marion County, Indiana, Beech Grove is a community with a population of 15,082. The median household income of $49,452 is below the Marion County median ($63,450).

From 2019 to 2023, Beech Grove's population held roughly steady from 14,990 to 15,082, while its median home value rose 66.8% from $101,600 to $169,500.

Households average 2.29 people. The median gross rent is $978.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,082
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $49,452
Median home value: $169,500
Median gross rent: $978
Housing units: 6,983
Homeownership rate: 55.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,99015,082

Median household income

$43,802$49,452

Median home value

$101,600$169,500

Median gross rent

$780$978

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,990	$43,802	$101,600	$780
2020	15,148	$45,361	$108,800	$834
2021	15,202	$45,345	$117,100	$865
2022	15,181	$51,352	$143,900	$954
2023	15,082	$49,452	$169,500	$978

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1720.6%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4416.8%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,010	6.7%
5 to 17	3,113	20.6%
18 to 24	985	6.5%
25 to 34	1,904	12.6%
35 to 44	2,537	16.8%
45 to 54	1,665	11.0%
55 to 64	1,502	10.0%
65 to 74	1,448	9.6%
75 and over	918	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,580	83.4%
Black or African American	945	6.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	141	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	14	0.1%
Two or more races	660	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	742	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.3%

High school graduate37.7%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree16.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,126	11.3%
High school graduate	3,764	37.7%
Some college or associate's	2,889	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,631	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	564	5.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone83.5%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,924	83.5%
Carpooled	607	8.6%
Public transit	7	0.1%
Walked	38	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	458	6.5%
Other means	64	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,648	24.8%
15 to 29 min	3,391	51.1%
30 to 44 min	1,293	19.5%
45 to 59 min	208	3.1%
60+ min	100	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 10.3% (1,529 of 14,892)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,301	50.9%
Nonfamily households	3,182	49.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,483	92.8%
Vacant	500	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,588	55.3%
Renter-occupied	2,895	44.7%

1-unit, detached59.4%

1-unit, attached10.4%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units19.6%

20 or more units4.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,146	59.4%
1-unit, attached	729	10.4%
2 to 4 units	419	6.0%
5 to 19 units	1,368	19.6%
20 or more units	321	4.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1804204
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.47 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.7157, -86.0870