Indianapolis is one of the most attractive larger cities for people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. This makes it a good place to live for young singles in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting their professional careers. Although Indianapolis is a large city, this demographic is significant enough that young professionals will find many others like themselves here, with really good opportunities for friendships, recreation, romance, and more.
The education level of Indianapolis citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.37% of adults in Indianapolis have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Indianapolis in 2022 was $34,592, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $138,368 for a family of four. However, Indianapolis contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Indianapolis is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Indianapolis home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Indianapolis residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Indianapolis also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.91% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Indianapolis include German, Irish, English, African, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Indianapolis is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
