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As of 2010, the per capita income of Indiana is $22,806, which is lower than the national average of $26,059. Indiana median household income is $44,613, which has grown by 7.33% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Indiana residents spend 21.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the national average of 23.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #38

Indiana	22,806 USD
U.S.	26,059 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Indiana	26,708 USD
U.S.	28,899 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Indiana	32,248 USD
U.S.	33,276 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Indiana	21,513 USD
U.S.	24,157 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #36

Indiana	44,613 USD
U.S.	50,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Indiana	58,451 USD
U.S.	68,259 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #50

Indiana	7.33%
U.S.	19.17%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Indiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.78%	$10,234, see rank	21.82%	$14,452
Social Security Income	29.18%	$16,736, see rank	28.42%	$16,236
Public Assistance Income	2.65%	$3,388, see rank	2.86%	$3,936
Retirement Income	18.37%	$16,493, see rank	17.45%	$22,006

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Indiana	55,368 USD
U.S.	60,609 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Indiana	68,429 USD
U.S.	79,338 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Indiana	U.S.
White	$46,783, see rank	$52,480
Black	$30,071, see rank	$33,578
Hispanic	$33,232, see rank	$40,165
Asian	$51,759, see rank	$67,022
American Indian, Alaska Native	$40,934, see rank	$35,062
Hawaiian Native	$30,588, see rank	$52,776
One Race, Other	$32,549, see rank	$38,230
Two or More Races	$36,583, see rank	$43,597

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Indiana	U.S.
less than 25	$20,579, see rank	$24,143
25 to 44	$49,337, see rank	$54,024
45 to 64	$55,184, see rank	$60,683
65 or over	$32,172, see rank	$34,381

*Based on 2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Indiana	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	5,070,852	see rank	243,832,923
Male¹	2,469,969	48.71%, see rank	48.62%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,710,627	69.26%, see rank	69.78%
Male, In Armed Forces²	3,161	0.13%, see rank	0.76%
Male, Civilian²	1,707,466	69.13%, see rank	69.03%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,507,771	88.30%, see rank	88.43%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	199,695	11.70%, see rank	11.57%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	759,342	30.74%, see rank	30.22%
Female¹	2,600,883	51.29%, see rank	51.38%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,543,664	59.35%, see rank	59.26%
Female, In Armed Forces²	654	0.03%, see rank	0.12%
Female, Civilian²	1,543,010	59.33%, see rank	59.13%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,390,990	90.15%, see rank	89.99%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	152,020	9.85%, see rank	10.01%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,057,219	40.65%, see rank	40.74%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Indiana	%	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,845,206	100%	136,941,010
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,385,577	83.85%, see rank	76.57%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	242,733	8.53%, see rank	9.69%
Public Transportation	27,693	0.97%, see rank	4.94%
Walked	62,196	2.19%, see rank	2.77%
Other Means	33,381	1.17%, see rank	1.70%
Worked at Home	93,626	3.29%, see rank	4.33%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Indiana	21.7 minutes
U.S.	23.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Indiana	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,898,761	-	139,033,928
Male¹	1,507,771	52.01%, see rank	52.06%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	430,298	28.54%, see rank	32.77%
Service Occupations²	201,584	13.37%, see rank	14.98%
Sales and Office Occupations²	256,598	17.02%, see rank	17.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	12,135	0.80%, see rank	1.17%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	128,215	8.50%, see rank	9.50%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	382,166	25.35%, see rank	17.70%
Female¹	1,390,990	47.99%, see rank	47.94%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	507,333	36.47%, see rank	39.40%
Service Occupations²	296,692	21.33%, see rank	21.33%
Sales and Office Occupations²	448,114	32.22%, see rank	32.73%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2,150	0.15%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4,766	0.34%, see rank	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	128,263	9.22%, see rank	5.67%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Indiana	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,898,761	100%	139,033,928
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	45,234	1.56%, see rank	1.90%
Construction	166,210	5.73%, see rank	6.25%
Manufacturing	529,650	18.27%, see rank	10.39%
Wholesale Trade	74,384	2.57%, see rank	2.83%
Retail Trade	339,353	11.71%, see rank	11.65%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	147,969	5.10%, see rank	4.92%
Information	45,271	1.56%, see rank	2.17%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	156,847	5.41%, see rank	6.67%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	215,129	7.42%, see rank	10.58%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	671,547	23.17%, see rank	23.24%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	262,720	9.06%, see rank	9.25%
Public Administration	104,115	3.59%, see rank	5.17%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	140,332	4.84%, see rank	4.97%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Indiana	%	U.S.
Population in Poverty	962,775	15.30%, see rank	15.33%
Family in Poverty	181,892	10.98%, see rank	11.28%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical poverty level data.