Living in Indianapolis Public Schools Area

Explore Indianapolis Public Schools with social, economic, demographic, and housing information.

Living Summary
124,423
households
299,765
Total Population
$94,400
Average House Value
$865
Average Housing Rent
$37,159
Average Household Income
85.96%
Health Insurance Coverage
100%
Household with Internet
Academic Summary view more
54
Schools
26,714
Total Students
PK-12
Grades Offered
15 to 1
Students to Teacher Ratio
21%
Percent Proficient - Math
23%
Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 124,423 households are located in Indianapolis Public Schools area. Among them, 30,400 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.51 people. The total number of children in the region is 88,005 and 78,638 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.
7% (19,937) of residents are non-citizens and 13% (38,538) of residents speak a language other than English at home.
Social Characteristics of Indianapolis Public Schools, Indiana
Household124,423
Population299,765
Household with Child (age 18 and under)30,400
(24%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)88,005
Total Students78,638
Pre-Kindergarten5,307
Kindergarten4,212
Grade 1-832,280
Grade 9-1213,735
College/Graduate School23,104
Veterans237,742
Non-citizen19,937
Non-English Home Language38,538
Internet Coverage100%

Employment Statistics

244,643 residents are over the age of 16 and 156,965 people are in labor force. Among them, 156,820 people are in civilian labor force and 145 are in armed labor force. 141,938 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 9.50%.
The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Indianapolis Public Schools area.

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $56,872 for the 124,423 households in Indianapolis Public Schools area, Indiana. The average income of a single worker is $27,441. 262,759 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 85.96%.

Housing

There are 153,326 housing units in Indianapolis Public Schools area, Indiana with 124,423 units (81.15%) occupied. 54,842 houses (44.08%) are occupied by owner and 69,581 houses (55.92%) are rented. The average housing value is $94,400 and the average rental cost is $865. 2,876 houses (1.88%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 72,761 houses (47.46%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

Demographic

A total of 311,214 people lives in Indianapolis Public Schools area, Indiana with 151,723 male and 159,491 female. The males to female ratio is 48.75 to 51.25. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.