Humidity & wind
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Population
901,116
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$224,800
Owner-occupied units
Indianapolis, IN
Indiana · 39.777° N, 86.146° W · 361 sq mi
Indianapolis is the 16th largest city on this site, with a population of 901,116 and about 2,496 residents per square mile. The median household earns $66,219 a year, and the median home is worth $224,800.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
361 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
2,496
People per square mile
Rank by population
#16
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#11
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$66,219
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,156
Per month
Homeownership
56%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
24.6 min
One way
People
Median age
34.3
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
34.9%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
12.7%
Households
362,961
2.4 people each
Climate · 2021–2025 average
Clear days 22/yr Mostly or fully clear sky
Days with rain 161/yr 0.01 in or more
Days with snow 31/yr
Days above 90° 15/yr
Below freezing 92/yr
Annual rainfall 43.5in Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days
Warmest month
July
Average high 85°F
Coldest month
January
Average low 22°F
What people here do for work
Education & health care 22.7%
Professional & business services 12.7%
Retail trade 11.5%
Manufacturing 10.9%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Indiana
State bird
Northern Cardinal
State flower
Peony
State capital
Indianapolis
Nickname
The Hoosier State
Compare Indianapolis with
- Indianapolis vs ColumbusSide by side
- Indianapolis vs LawrenceSide by side
- Indianapolis vs GreenwoodSide by side
- Indianapolis vs CharlotteSide by side
- Indianapolis vs Fort WayneSide by side
- Indianapolis vs EvansvilleSide by side
Cities near Indianapolis
- Lawrence, IN10 mi · 50,420
- Greenwood, IN12 mi · 69,349
- Carmel, IN13 mi · 105,634
- Fishers, IN16 mi · 104,812
- Westfield, IN18 mi · 66,258
- Noblesville, IN19 mi · 76,111
- Anderson, IN32 mi · 56,153
- Columbus, IN41 mi · 52,655
Cities about the same size
- Columbus, OH938,396
- Charlotte, NC964,784
- San Francisco, CA826,079
- San Jose, CA989,814
- Austin, TX1,002,632
- Seattle, WA784,777
- Jacksonville, FL1,017,689
- Fort Worth, TX1,028,117
More in Indiana
- Fort Wayne275,203
- Evansville116,176
- South Bend103,201
- Bloomington83,307
- Hammond75,712
- Lafayette71,238
- Gary67,289
- Muncie65,466
Wealthiest person in Indiana
Name
Carl Cook
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$9.9B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Bloomington
Source of wealth
Medical devices
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Indiana · private sector
Employer
Indiana University Health
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Indiana
Company
Elevance Health
Revenue
$177.0B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Indianapolis
Ticker
ELV
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.