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Indianapolis, IN
891,484 people, 2024 · Census GEOID 1836003 · Census profile · mayors: being verified
Overall in 2023, Indianapolis ranked #282 of 340 cities and 14th of 14 in its peer group, on 8 of 9 measures. Weigh the measures yourself · how ranks are made
Its peer group is Indianapolis and the 13 cities most like it in 2005 (size, income, poverty, industry, growth, density, place), fixed since: Columbus OH, Nashville TN, Charlotte NC, Oklahoma City OK, Jacksonville FL, Albuquerque NM, Denver CO, Austin TX, Kansas City MO, Omaha NE, San Antonio TX, Tulsa OK, Louisville KY · on the map, and why
| Topline | 2005–2024 | Latest rank | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Overall rankamong all cities with a score that year | #282 of 340 cities · 14th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | #201 | #239 | #217 | #236 | #250 | #268 | #287 | #282 | #275 | #305 | #319 | #286 | #277 | #265 | #188 | #331 | #219 | #251 | #282 | #258 | |
| people · size, not ranked | 793,606 | 798,247 | 802,751 | 808,013 | 815,982 | 821,579 | 827,664 | 835,499 | 844,696 | 850,164 | 853,714 | 859,049 | 863,478 | 870,960 | 876,384 | 887,213 | 882,456 | 884,168 | 885,839 | 891,484 | ||
| net movers per 100 residents · estimate · higher is better | #304 of 340 cities · 14th of 14 in its peer group | -0.8 | -0.6 | -0.7 | -0.6 | -0.1 | — | -0.3 | -0.1 | +0.1 | -0.4 | -0.6 | -0.5 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -1.2 | -1.1 | |
| new homes per 1,000 residents · higher is better | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| rent as % of income · lower is better | #86 of 340 cities · 6th of 14 in its peer group | 18.6% | 19.3% | 18.1% | 19.2% | 21.3% | 22.5% | 22.8% | 22.0% | 22.6% | 22.5% | 23.5% | 22.5% | 22.1% | 22.2% | 21.9% | — | 19.8% | 20.3% | 21.4% | 21.9% | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #283 of 304 cities with data · 12th of 14 in its peer group | 13.6 | 17.5 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 12.1 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 15.3 | 16.0 | 17.3 | 17.2 | 18.1 | 18.6 | 16.5 | 24.3 | 27.9 | 23.8 | 19.1 | 19.3 | |
| per 100,000 residents · lower is better | #277 of 295 cities with data · 10th of 13 in its peer group with data | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 216.3 | 199.8 | 324.5 | 334.0 | 274.5 | |
| jobs · size, not ranked | 545,896 | 538,582 | 548,441 | 552,070 | 528,123 | 540,148 | 551,243 | 564,206 | 574,507 | 574,075 | 590,921 | 602,048 | 602,915 | 605,093 | 613,430 | 584,004 | 583,345 | 611,173 | 624,830 | — | ||
| points ahead of the metro · higher is better | #191 of 329 cities with data · 8th of 14 in its peer group · 2023 | -0.8 | -1.6 | -0.3 | -0.0 | +0.3 | +0.1 | -1.2 | -0.2 | +0.3 | -1.8 | -0.4 | -1.0 | -1.2 | -1.1 | +0.2 | -1.5 | -1.7 | -0.4 | -0.4 | — | |
| people · size, not ranked | — | — | — | — | — | — | 375,629 | 392,292 | 394,851 | 404,972 | 406,552 | 415,535 | 414,409 | 422,907 | 423,370 | — | 437,469 | 450,762 | 454,791 | 464,588 | ||
| % of workforce · lower is better | #132 of 340 cities · 7th of 14 in its peer group | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.1% | 11.2% | 10.6% | 8.9% | 8.3% | 5.9% | 6.3% | 5.9% | 5.6% | — | 6.0% | 4.9% | 4.4% | 4.4% | |
| % of promises funded · not ranked: 38 cities report | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| surplus as % of revenue · higher is better | #231 of 314 cities with data · 13th of 14 in its peer group | 36% | 38% | 21% | 23% | 16% | 14% | 14% | 2% | 13% | 6% | 7% | 21% | 29% | 28% | 19% | 22% | 23% | 21% | 6% | 10% | |
| dollars per resident · lower is better | #285 of 314 cities with data · 10th of 14 in its peer group | $7,663 | $8,041 | $8,516 | $8,454 | $9,026 | $8,923 | $9,029 | $9,814 | $9,579 | $9,222 | $9,728 | $9,904 | $7,414 | $8,496 | $8,279 | $8,243 | $8,136 | $7,212 | $7,580 | $7,115 |
Click a row for its source and its rank in every year. 1st is best whichever way the measure points. A rank is out of all 340 cities, or out of its peer group of 14; where some had no value that year it says “with data” and counts only those. An em dash is a year the source does not hold for Indianapolis. A greyed homicide figure is a year the FBI holds as a transition year for this department. What each row is, and is not, is on the main page, with a link to every source in Sources.