One thing noticeable about Indianapolis, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Indianapolis is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Indianapolis a great place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun. In fact, Indianapolis is one of the top larger cities in America for educated single professionals to flock.
The overall 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, and the average American community has 21.84%.
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.
