Indianapolis, IN (Indiana) Houses and Residents

Homes for Sale in Indianapolis. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range! Back to: Indianapolis, Indiana main profile, Indiana, Indiana smaller cities, Indiana small towns, Indiana forum, All US cities. View Indianapolis Apartments for Rent Total population: 807,584 (Urban population: 799,178, Rural population: 8,406 (282 farm, 8,124 nonfarm)) Houses: 352,748 (320,215 occupied: 187,846 owner occupied, 132,369 renter occupied) % of renters here: 41% State: 42% Housing density: 976 houses/condos per square mile Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $137,530. Median contract rent in 2009: $572 (lower quartile is $461, upper quartile is $699) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $648 Median gross rent in Indianapolis, IN in 2009: $701 Housing units in Indianapolis with a mortgage: 132,310 (17,570 second mortgage, 15,677 home equity loan, 649 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 40,340 Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $65,705 Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $39,399 Median monthly housing costs: $835 Recent posts about housing in Indianapolis, Indiana on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users: College Student looking for affordable apartments/condos Downtown  (2 replies) Greater Indianapolis Homes  (24 replies) Moving from Michigan to Indianapolis- housing recommendation  (18 replies) Help with renting apartment in Indianapolis  (2 replies) Homes have no basements??  (25 replies) Housing downtown indianapolis  (1 reply) Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $120,400 (it was $96,600 in 2000) Indianapolis: $120,400 Indiana: $123,100 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $85,800 - $169,400 Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $159,129 Here: $159,129 State: $155,412 Townhouses or other attached units: $160,014 Here: $160,014 State: $141,472 In 2-unit structures: $49,472 Here: $49,472 State: $103,490 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $70,785 Here: $70,785 State: $111,630 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $118,876 Here: $118,876 State: $131,334 Mobile homes: $71,448 Here: $71,448 State: $33,761 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $47,399 Here: $47,399 State: $52,440 Median year house/condo built: 1968 Median year apartment built: 1969 Household type by relationship: Households: 764,536 In family households: 608,899 (131,213 male householders, 63,182 female householders) 133,456 spouses, 223,155 children (203,286 natural, 6,324 adopted, 13,545 stepchildren), 16,609 grandchildren, 6,915 brothers or sisters, 4,603 parents, 10,537 other relatives, 19,229 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 155,637 (58,805 male householders (44,462 living alone)), 67,318 female householders (57,990 living alone)), 29,514 nonrelatives In group quarters: 17,878 (11,772 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 81,316 2-persons, 47,496 3-persons, 37,762 4-persons, 17,570 5-persons, 6,695 6-persons, 3,556 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 102,452 1-person, 20,010 2-persons, 2,519 3-persons, 817 4-persons, 245 5-persons, 48 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons. 110,069 married couples with children. 65,602 single-parent households (12,259 men, 53,343 women). 92.7% of residents of Indianapolis speak English at home. 4.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (47% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all). 1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all). 0.4% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). Foreign born population: 36,067 (4.6%) (33.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Indianapolis, IN: Less than $10,000: 1634 $10,000 to $14,999: 928 $15,000 to $19,999: 1051 $20,000 to $24,999: 1100 $25,000 to $29,999: 1385 $30,000 to $34,999: 1402 $35,000 to $39,999: 1838 $40,000 to $49,999: 5318 $50,000 to $59,999: 7328 $60,000 to $69,999: 9463 $70,000 to $79,999: 11395 $80,000 to $89,999: 12184 $90,000 to $99,999: 11155 $100,000 to $124,999: 30608 $125,000 to $149,999: 26027 $150,000 to $174,999: 19114 $175,000 to $199,999: 12417 $200,000 to $249,999: 11714 $250,000 to $299,999: 4903 $300,000 to $399,999: 5251 $400,000 to $499,999: 2256 $500,000 to $749,999: 1715 $750,000 to $999,999: 738 $1,000,000 or more: 700

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Indianapolis: Less than $100: 948 people $100 to $149: 592 $150 to $199: 1,893 $200 to $249: 1,635 $250 to $299: 971 $300 to $349: 1,682 $350 to $399: 2,417 $400 to $449: 4,048 $450 to $499: 6,488 $500 to $549: 9,266 $550 to $599: 11,926 $600 to $649: 11,184 $650 to $699: 12,154 $700 to $749: 10,457 $750 to $799: 10,479 $800 to $899: 16,514 $900 to $999: 9,728 $1,000 to $1,249: 12,505 $1,250 to $1,499: 3,338 $1,500 to $1,999: 1,750 $2,000 or more: 724 No cash rent: 4,416

Percentage of workers working in this county: 86.8%
Number of people working at home: 9,667 (2.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute) Less than 5 minutes: 8752 5 to 9 minutes: 33720 10 to 14 minutes: 54492 15 to 19 minutes: 70720 20 to 24 minutes: 76482 25 to 29 minutes: 31599 30 to 34 minutes: 55310 35 to 39 minutes: 7507 40 to 44 minutes: 7965 45 to 59 minutes: 14083 60 to 89 minutes: 8600 90 or more minutes: 6311

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 308,175 (80%) Carpooled: 47,474 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 8,810 (2%) Streetcar or trolley car: 48 (0%) Subway or elevated: 24 (0%) Railroad: 37 (0%) Ferryboat: 25 (0%) Taxi: 316 (0%) Motorcycle: 101 (0%) Bicycle: 805 (0%) Walked: 7,705 (2%) Other means: 2,021 (1%) Worked at home: 9,667 (3%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 28240 $10,000 to $14,999: 20046 $15,000 to $19,999: 21601 $20,000 to $24,999: 23301 $25,000 to $29,999: 22849 $30,000 to $34,999: 22827 $35,000 to $39,999: 21160 $40,000 to $44,999: 19135 $45,000 to $49,999: 16423 $50,000 to $59,999: 29989 $60,000 to $74,999: 33380 $75,000 to $99,999: 30508 $100,000 to $124,999: 14010 $125,000 to $149,999: 6496 $150,000 to $199,999: 5034 $200,000 or more: 5519

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 220221

German: 96539

United States or American: 72698

Irish: 51254

English: 41302

Italian: 13789

French (except Basque): 9172

Scottish: 8813

Subsaharan African:: 8361

Scotch-Irish: 7994

Polish: 7097

Dutch: 6726

African: 6625

European: 6304

Swedish: 3214

British: 2840

Norwegian: 2689

Welsh: 2633

Russian: 2111

Arab:: 1666

Greek: 1657

Hungarian: 1656

French Canadian: 1495

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 1115

Swiss: 1079

Danish: 990

Czech: 867

Romanian: 794

Ukrainian: 711

Austrian: 678

Canadian: 675

Yugoslavian: 597

Jamaican: 588

Czechoslovakian: 542

Lithuanian: 537

Egyptian: 519

Slovene: 517

Ethiopian: 493

Finnish: 474

Slovak: 472

Nigerian: 449

Lebanese: 426

Northern European: 422

Belgian: 406

Iranian: 374

Croatian: 372

Scandinavian: 367

Latvian: 349

Syrian: 269

Serbian: 255

Eastern European: 228

Macedonian: 222

Liberian: 213

Brazilian: 208

Portuguese: 201

Slavic: 195

Australian: 187

Pennsylvania German: 171

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 170

Other Subsaharan African: 161

Turkish: 155

Moroccan: 139

Bulgarian: 139

Other Arab: 128

Arab/Arabic: 126

West Indian: 125

Celtic: 120

Haitian: 114

South African: 97

Sierra Leonean: 89

Armenian: 85

Israeli: 83

Cape Verdean: 74

Luxemburger: 67

Estonian: 59

Icelander: 58

Alsatian: 50

Belizean: 37

Albanian: 37

Kenyan: 36

Zimbabwean: 35

Ghanian: 34

Palestinian: 33

Acadian/Cajun: 31

U.S. Virgin Islander: 30

German Russian: 26

Jordanian: 26

Cypriot: 26

Sudanese: 22

Afghan: 22

New Zealander: 21

Ugandan: 19

British West Indian: 19

Bahamian: 17

Guyanese: 17

Barbadian: 15

Basque: 12

Maltese: 9

Senegalese: 8

Soviet Union: 6

Somalian: 6

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 528362
• Northeast: 22996
• Midwest: 77730
• South: 94178
• West: 17854

48% of Indianapolis residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Indiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 1,858
• Nursery to 4th grade: 1,047
• 5th and 6th grade: 2,344
• 7th and 8th grade: 6,415
• 9th grade: 5,913
• 10th grade: 9,504
• 11th grade: 7,922
• 12th grade, no diploma: 9,055
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 66,707
• Less than 1 year of college: 13,780
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 34,376
• Associate degree: 13,178
• Bachelor's degree: 41,545
• Master's degree: 12,817
• Professional school degree: 6,794
• Doctorate degree: 3,155

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 1,827
• Nursery to 4th grade: 728
• 5th and 6th grade: 2,239
• 7th and 8th grade: 7,358
• 9th grade: 7,064
• 10th grade: 11,024
• 11th grade: 10,257
• 12th grade, no diploma: 9,632
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 80,979
• Less than 1 year of college: 18,926
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 38,175
• Associate degree: 14,633
• Bachelor's degree: 42,253
• Master's degree: 15,128
• Professional school degree: 4,229
• Doctorate degree: 1,687

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 9.7%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 12.8%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 11.9%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 2.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 2.5%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 6.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 11.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 9.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 6.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 7.9%

Median household income in 2009 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $47,057
• Black householders: $27,053
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $33,500
• Asian householders: $46,694
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $63,230
• Some other race householders: $29,025
• Two or more races householders: $30,886
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $28,816

Median 2009 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $128,376
• Black or African American householders: $92,730
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $120,275
• Asian householders: $141,962
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $137,600
• Some other race householders: $100,582
• Two or more races householders: $111,052
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $105,194

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 204,760
• One, attached: 26,759
• Two: 10,052
• 3 or 4: 22,109
• 5 to 9: 33,134
• 10 to 19: 22,500
• 20 to 49: 11,363
• 50 or more: 16,208
• Mobile homes: 5,736
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 127

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,800

House/condo owner moved in on average 11 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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