Indiana Population

Overview

6.75 million

Total Population

37.9

Median age

50.46%

Female population %

98.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

54.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

494,408

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Indiana's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Indiana is 37.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Indiana's population under 18 was 23.58%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Indiana's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.66% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Indiana, 19.46% were under the age of 15, 20.53% aged 15 to 29, 44.35% aged 30 to 64, 13.78% aged 65 to 84, and 1.89% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 62,620 more females than males in Indiana:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.46% females and 49.54% males in Indiana.
The Indiana gender ratio is 98.2:100 i.e. 98.2 men to 100 women (0.982).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 241,810.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 229,609.

Indiana's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Indiana population: 81.22% are White, 9.41% are Black or African American, 0.17% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.42% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.48% are some other race and 4.27% are multiracial.
Indiana's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the state.
By ethnicity, 494,408 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6.26 million (92.68% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Indiana is White with a population of 5.48 million (81.22% of the total population).

Indiana's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 6,833,037 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Indiana's population increased by 399,038 (6.55%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Indiana's population increased by 298,244 (4.60%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Indiana's population was lowest in year 2000 at 6,091,517.