Indiana

Key Details

• Indiana is home to at least 6.78 million residents.
• There are over 3 million housing units in Indiana, and about 8.4% of them are reportedly unoccupied.
• About 90% of adults aged 25 and over in Indiana have completed a high school diploma or higher, while an estimated 28.2% hold a Bachelor's Degree.
• Eric J. Holcomb, a Republican, is Indiana's governor in 2024.
• Indiana's median household income is about $67,200. This is lower than the national average.
• Life expectancy at birth is 75 in Indiana.

Indiana Population Demographics

An estimated 6.78 million people call Indiana home. It is the 17th largest state by population in the United States.

The state's racial composition comprises 0.17% Native Americans, 2.42% Asians, 9.41% Black or African Americans, and 81.22% White residents, who are the majority of the state's population. In 2022, Indiana had about 8.29 times more White residents (non-Hispanic) than any other ethnicity or race.

In terms of gender mix, Indiana's demography is made up of 49.2% males and 50.8% females. The state has a small but growing community of immigrants; many hail from Mexico, accounting for around 48.36% of the Indiana immigrant community. About 6.2% of the state's population are foreign-born.

Elections and Voting

Individuals aged 18 years or older can register as voters in Indiana. Nonetheless, anyone aged 17 years may register and vote in the primary election, provided they turn 18 on or before the next municipal or general election. Such a person must be a United States citizen, have a valid Indiana state ID card, and have lived in their precinct for at least 30 days before a municipal, general, or special election. Indiana has approximately 4.7 million registered voters.

Although several political parties are in Indiana, the dominant ones are the Democratic, Republican, and Libertarian parties. However, in the history of elections in the state, the Republican and the Democratic parties are usually the winning sides, with the Republican party having more wins than the Democratic party. Between 2012 and 2020, the Republican party won the gubernatorial seats and several other elected offices in Indiana.

In the 2012 general elections, Mike Pence and Sue Ellspermann of the Republican party defeated John Gregg and Vi Simpson of the Democratic party by 49.5% to 46.6% of the votes to become governor and lieutenant governor. A similar feat was repeated in the 2016 election, with the Republican party gubernatorial candidates gathering 51.4% of the votes to win over the Democrats, who got 45.4%. The most recent gubernatorial election was in 2020, in which Eric Holcomb, a Republican, defeated Woody Myers, a Democrat, by 54.5% to 32.1% of the entire state votes.

Between 2000 and 2020, Indiana voted for the Republican party about 83.3% of the time and the Democratic party 16.7% of the time in the general presidential elections. According to reports, the Democratic party has only won Indiana five times in the presidential voting history between 1900 and 2020. On the other hand, the Republican party has won 26 times, including the 2020 general election. In Indiana, the voting trend on the national level is a clear reflection of the voting patterns at the state level.

Housing, Income, and Employment

As of 2023, Indiana had an estimated 3,002,605 housing units, 63.5% of which were owner-occupied and 27.1% occupied by renters. About 8.4% of the total housing units in the state are vacant. The average household size in Indiana is 3.1. The median home cost in 2023 was around $183,000, but it went up to about $240,000 in 2024. Although the cost varies depending on several factors, the average rent of an apartment in the state is about $1,150.

Indiana's median household income of around $67,200 is significantly lower than the national average of about $78,000. Across the state, there is a shortage of rental homes for households with meager incomes, particularly those whose income is below the poverty guideline. They spend a higher percentage of their income on housing than the other income brackets do.

While Indiana's annual unemployment rate is 3.3%, it was 3.9% as of May 2024. At least 3.8 million state residents are employed, and about 113,000 are unemployed.

Indiana Crime Rates

Indiana's crime rate is lower than the national average, and the state is relatively safe. The majority of crimes committed are property crimes. While the rate of property crime is about 15.44 per 1,000 residents, there are typically 3.06 incidents of violent crimes per 1,000 people in Indiana.

Below is a breakdown of Indiana's violent crime rate by offense type per 1,000 residents:

• Robbery - 0.43
• Murder - 0.06
• Assault - 2.24
• Rape - 0.33

For property crimes, Indiana has 2.26 incidents of burglary, 1.99 for car theft incidents, and 11.19 for theft per 1,000 residents, all below the national average for property crimes. The chances of becoming a property crime victim in the state are one in 65, while it is one in 327 for violent crimes.

How to Find People in Indiana

Generally, social media websites like X, Facebook, and Instagram, as well as websites for professionals, such as LinkedIn, provide a means of finding any Indiana resident. Additionally, the state manages a Find a Person Portal that allows the public to search anyone employed by the Indiana government by name, phone number, or agency.

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