Indianapolis metropolitan area

See also: Geography of Indiana

Indianapolis Metropolitan Area
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Indianapolis–Carmel–Greenwood, IN MSA
From top, left to right: Indianapolis skyline from White River, Indianapolis 500, The Palladium at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel, downtown Anderson, downtown Noblesville
Map of Indianapolis–Carmel–Muncie, IN CSA   Indianapolis (balance)   Indianapolis–Carmel–Greenwood MSA   Muncie MSA   Columbus MSA   Kokomo MSA   New Castle μSA   Seymour μSA   Crawfordsville μSA   Greencastle μSA   Peru μSA   Greensburg μSA
Country	United States
State	Indiana
Principal cities	Indianapolis (balance) Carmel Greenwood Anderson
Area
• Metropolitan Statistical Area	15,614.6 km2 (6,028.83 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Urban	1,699,881 (32nd)
• Urban density	908.4/km2 (2,352.6/sq mi)
• MSA	2,111,040 (33rd)
• CSA	2,492,514 (28th)
GDP
• MSA	$184.4 billion (2022)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	460xx, 461xx, 462xx, 466xx, 469xx
Area codes	317, 463, 765, 812, 930

The Indianapolis metropolitan area is an 11-county metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Indiana. Its principal cities are Indianapolis, Carmel, Greenwood, and Anderson. Other primary cities with populations of more than 50,000 include Fishers, Noblesville, and Westfield. Located in Central Indiana, it is the largest metropolitan area entirely within Indiana and the seventh largest in the American Midwest.

There are two official metropolitan boundaries for the Indianapolis metro area: the Indianapolis–Carmel–Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and the Indianapolis–Carmel–Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area (CSA). The two regions are identical except for the addition of three metropolitan areas (Columbus, Kokomo, and Muncie) and six micropolitan statistical areas (Crawfordsville, Greencastle, Greensburg, Seymour, New Castle, and Peru) to the Indianapolis–Carmel–Muncie CSA that are not included in the Indianapolis–Carmel–Greenwood MSA. The population of the MSA was 2,111,040 and the population of the CSA was 2,457,286 as of the 2020 Census.

The Indianapolis metropolitan area is a major center for agribusiness, distribution and logistics, life sciences, manufacturing, and motorsports. In 2021, the gross domestic product of the Indianapolis metropolitan area was (USD) $162.1 billion, among the 30 largest metropolitan economies in the U.S. In 2023, the Indianapolis metropolitan area was home to three Fortune 500 companies and six Fortune 1000 companies. The metropolitan area is home to several higher education institutions, including Anderson University, Butler University, Franklin College, Indiana University Indianapolis, Marian University, and the University of Indianapolis, among others. Ivy Tech Community College has several campuses throughout the region.

Indianapolis–Carmel–Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	197,227		—
1910	263,661		33.7%
1920	348,061		32.0%
1930	422,666		21.4%
1940	460,926		9.1%
1950	551,777		19.7%
1960	976,426		77.0%
1970	1,145,871		17.4%
1980	1,208,115		5.4%
1990	1,294,217		7.1%
2000	1,525,104		17.8%
2010	1,887,877		23.8%
2020	2,111,040		11.8%
2022 (est.)	2,141,779		1.5%
data source:

In the 2020 Census, there were 2,111,040 people residing in the MSA. The racial demographics were 69.6% White, 15.0% Black or African-American, 0.4% American Indian or Alaska Native, 3.9% Asian, 4.5% Other and 6.6% Two or More Races. 8.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino.

Municipalities with more than 100,000 inhabitants

• Indianapolis – Pop: 887,642 (2020)
• Fishers – Pop: 101,171 (2021)
• Carmel – Pop: 100,777 (2021)

Municipalities with 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants

• Noblesville – Pop: 70,926 (2021)
• Greenwood – Pop: 64,918 (2021)
• Anderson – Pop: 55,130
• Westfield – Pop: 50,630 (2021)

Municipalities with 10,000 to 50,000 inhabitants

• Lawrence – Pop: 47,866
• Plainfield – Pop: 35,592 (2021)
• Zionsville – Pop: 31,702 (2021)
• Brownsburg – Pop: 30,068 (2021)
• Franklin – Pop: 25,437 (2021)
• Greenfield – Pop: 24,009 (2021)
• Avon – Pop: 22,860 (2021)
• Shelbyville – Pop: 19,048
• Lebanon – Pop: 16,840 (2021)
• Beech Grove – Pop: 14,740
• Speedway – Pop: 12,102
• Martinsville – Pop: 11,669
• Whitestown – Pop: 11,093 (2021)
• Danville – Pop: 10,758 (2021)
• Bargersville – Pop: 10,239 (2021)

Municipalities with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

• Mooresville – Pop: 9,576
• McCordsville – Pop: 9,524 (2021)
• Elwood – Pop: 8,480
• Cumberland – Pop: 6,182 (2021)
• New Whiteland – Pop: 5,593 (2021)
• Tipton – Pop: 5,275 (2020)
• Alexandria – Pop: 5,067
• Cicero – Pop: 4,891
• Edinburgh – Pop: 4,533
• Whiteland – Pop: 4,303
• Pendleton – Pop: 4,212
• Fortville – Pop: 3,953
• Pittsboro – Pop: 3,188
• Sheridan – Pop: 2,893
• Chesterfield – Pop: 2,504
• Ingalls – Pop: 2,390
• New Palestine – Pop: 2,105
• Lapel – Pop: 2,051
• Edgewood – Pop: 1,885
• Frankton – Pop: 1,831
• Southport – Pop: 1,753
• Arcadia – Pop: 1,680
• Meridian Hills – Pop: 1,673
• Brooklyn – Pop: 1,604
• Warren Park – Pop: 1,531
• Thorntown – Pop: 1,484
• Clermont – Pop: 1,402
• Monrovia – Pop: 1,354
• Morristown – Pop: 1,326
• Princes Lakes – Pop: 1,326
• Trafalgar – Pop: 1,145
• Nashville – Pop: 1,076
• St. Paul – Pop: 1,052
• Clayton – Pop: 1,001

Municipalities with fewer than 1,000 inhabitants

• Summitville – Pop: 991
• Morgantown – Pop: 988
• Jamestown – Pop: 939
• Shirley – Pop: 828
• Atlanta – Pop: 740
• Homecroft – Pop: 740
• Windfall – Pop: 696
• Paragon – Pop: 662
• Rocky Ripple – Pop: 625
• Sharpsville – Pop: 553
• Coatesville – Pop: 542
• North Salem – Pop: 525
• Markleville – Pop: 522
• Advance – Pop: 509
• Lizton – Pop: 497
• Wilkinson – Pop: 451
• Williams Creek – Pop: 419
• Amo – Pop: 413
• Orestes – Pop: 411
• Stilesville – Pop: 326
• Fairland – Pop: 316
• Kempton – Pop: 288 (2020)
• Wynnedale – Pop: 238
• Spring Lake – Pop: 218
• Ulen – Pop: 124
• Spring Hill – Pop: 101
• Bethany – Pop: 81
• Country Club Heights – Pop: 78
• Woodlawn Heights – Pop: 78
• Crows Nest – Pop: 75
• North Crows Nest – Pop: 46
• River Forest – Pop: 22

Counties

County	2020 Census	2010 Census	Change
Marion County	977,203	903,389	+8.17%
Hamilton County	347,467	274,569	+26.55%
Hendricks County	174,788	145,412	+20.20%
Johnson County	161,765	139,867	+15.66%
Madison County	130,129	131,636	−1.14%
Hancock County	79,840	70,045	+13.98%
Morgan County	71,780	68,939	+4.12%
Boone County	70,812	56,638	+25.03%
Shelby County	45,055	44,393	+1.49%
Brown County	15,475	15,242	+1.53%
Tipton County	15,359	15,936	−3.62%
Total	2,089,653	1,866,066	+11.98%

Indianapolis–Carmel–Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area

A satellite image of the Indianapolis metropolitan area

As of 2023, the Indianapolis–Carmel–Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area (CSA) consists of four metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) and six micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) covering 20 counties. In 2022, the CSA's population estimate was 2,631,863, ranking as the 27th largest in the U.S.

• Indianapolis–Carmel–Greenwood Metropolitan Statistical Area (11 counties: Marion, Hamilton, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison, Hancock, Morgan, Boone, Shelby, Brown, and Tipton); population: 2,089,673 (2020)
• Muncie, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area (Delaware County); population: 111,903
• Kokomo, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area (Howard County); population: 83,658
• Columbus, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area (Bartholomew County); population: 82,208
• New Castle, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area (Henry County); population: 48,914
• Seymour, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area (Jackson County); population: 46,428
• Crawfordsville, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area (Montgomery County); population: 37,936
• Greencastle, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area (Putnam County); population: 36,726
• Peru, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area (Miami County); population: 35,962
• Greensburg, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area (Decatur County); population: 26,472

Area codes

The 317 area code covered all of northern and central Indiana until 1948 when the 219 area code was created. Central Indiana remained under the 317 banner until 1997 when growth in and around Indianapolis prompted the creation of 765 area code.

The 317 area code covers the Indianapolis metropolitan area. The counties covered by 317 are Boone, Hancock, Hamilton, Hendricks, Johnson, Madison, Morgan, and Shelby.

According to the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor, the 317 area code was expected to run out of numbers in 2017. Overlay area code 463 was implemented in late 2016, thereby requiring 10-digit dialing.

Economy

Main article: Economy of Indianapolis

In 2021, the gross domestic product of the Indianapolis metropolitan area was (USD) $162.1 billion, among the 30 largest metropolitan economies in the U.S. In 2021, the Indianapolis metropolitan area was home to three Fortune 500 companies and six Fortune 1000 companies. The largest public companies based in the Indianapolis metropolitan area were:

MSA rank	Company	City	Sector	Revenue (USD billions)	Fortune rank
1	Elevance Health	Indianapolis	Insurance	138.6	20
2	Eli Lilly and Company	Indianapolis	Pharmaceutical	28.3	122
3	Corteva	Indianapolis	Agrochemical	15.7	237
4	Simon Property Group	Indianapolis	Real estate	5.1	593
5	Elanco	Greenfield	Pharmaceutical (animal health)	4.8	628
6	CNO Financial Group	Carmel	Financial services	4.1	682
7	Calumet, Inc.	Indianapolis	Specialty chemicals	3.1	807
8	Allison Transmission	Indianapolis	Automotive components	2.4	940
9	OpenLane	Carmel	Automotive remarketing	1.5	969
Sources: Fortune and Indianapolis Business Journal

Private companies based in the Indianapolis MSA include financial services company OneAmerica Financial, agricultural cooperative CountryMark, and regional airline Republic Airways Holdings. Other notable companies based in the region include Angi, Barnes & Thornburg, Delta Faucet Company, Emmis Corporation, Finish Line, First Internet Bank, Formstack, Hackett Publishing Company, Herff Jones, Hubstaff, Inotiv, KLH Audio, Klipsch Audio Technologies, Lids, Lucas Oil Products, MISO, Pay Less Super Markets, and Steak 'n Shake.

The Indianapolis metropolitan area is a major hub for motorsports, specifically American open-wheel car racing. Notable facilities include Anderson Speedway in Anderson, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, and Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park in Brownsburg, among many others. Racing teams based in the area include Andretti Global, Arrow McLaren, Chip Ganassi Racing, Ed Carpenter Racing, and Juncos Hollinger Racing in Indianapolis; Dreyer & Reinbold Racing in Carmel, HMD Motorsports in Brownsburg, and Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in Zionsville, among numerous others. Italian racecar manufacturer Dallara opened a facility in Speedway in 2012.

More than 40 collegiate fraternities and sororities are headquartered in the Indianapolis metropolitan area, the largest concentration in North America.

Transportation

Highways

Indiana's "Crossroads of America" moniker is largely attributed to the historical function of the Indianapolis metropolitan area has played as a center for logistics and transportation.

Interstates

The Indianapolis area is a major point on the United States Interstate Highway System, as it is a confluence of four major interstate highways:

• I-65 – Runs to Gary, Indiana to the north and Louisville, Kentucky Nashville, Tennessee, and Birmingham, Alabama, to the south.
• I-69 – Runs to Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Lansing and Flint, Michigan to the north and Evansville, Indiana to the south.
• I-70 – Runs to Dayton and Columbus, Ohio, and Baltimore, Maryland to the east and St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri, and Denver, Colorado, to the west.
• I-74 – Runs to Cincinnati, Ohio, to the east and Peoria, Illinois, to the west.

Other interstates that cross through the Indianapolis area include:

• I-465 – Is a beltway circling suburban Indianapolis that is also known as the USS Indianapolis Memorial Highway
• I-865 – Is an east–west connector northwest of Indianapolis in Boone County

US Highways

• US 31
• US 36
• US 40
• US 52
• US 136
• US 231
• US 421

Indiana state highways

• SR 9
• SR 13
• SR 19
• SR 28
• SR 32
• SR 37
• SR 38
• SR 39
• SR 42
• SR 43
• SR 44
• SR 45
• SR 46
• SR 47
• SR 67
• SR 75
• SR 109
• SR 128
• SR 132
• SR 134
• SR 135
• SR 142
• SR 144
• SR 213
• SR 232
• SR 234
• SR 236
• SR 238
• SR 244
• SR 252
• SR 267
• SR 334

Other notable roads

Other notable roads in the area are:

• Indiana Avenue (Indianapolis) – One of four diagonal streets included in Alexander Ralston's 1821 Plat of Indianapolis, the street became a center for the local African American community and now anchors a cultural district of the same name.
• Meridian Street (Indianapolis) – A primary north–south route through Marion and Hamilton counties, the street serves as the axis separating east addresses from west addresses.
• Michigan Road – Indiana's first "highway," built in the 1830s and 1840s, running north to Michigan City, Indiana and south to Madison, Indiana.
• Sam Jones Expressway (Indianapolis) – Expressway between I-465 and I-70, connecting south-central Indianapolis with the site of the former terminal of the Indianapolis International Airport.
• Washington Street (Indianapolis) – A primary east–west street through Marion County, the street follows the route of the National Road for almost all of its length in the city of Indianapolis.

Public transit

• Access Johnson County (Johnson County)
• Central Indiana Regional Transportation Authority (Boone and Hendricks counties)
• City of Anderson Transit System (Madison County)
• IndyGo (Marion County)

Air

Indianapolis International Airport in 2008

The Indianapolis metropolitan area is served by several airports, most under the ownership and operation of the Indianapolis Airport Authority, including Eagle Creek Airpark (EYE), Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport (UMP), Indianapolis Regional Airport (MQJ), Hendricks County Airport (2R2), Indianapolis Downtown Heliport (8A4), and the busiest airport in the state, Indianapolis International Airport (IND). In 2022, Indianapolis International served 8.7 million passengers and handled 1.25 million metric tonnes of cargo.

Other airports within the region include:

• Alexandria Airport
• Anderson Municipal Airport
• Boone County Airport
• Franklin Flying Field
• Indianapolis Executive Airport
• Indy South Greenwood Airport
• Noblesville Airport
• Pope Field
• Shelbyville Municipal Airport
• Sheridan Airport
• Westfield Airport

Rail

Indianapolis Union Station is served by Amtrak's Cardinal, which operates thrice-weekly between Chicago and New York City.

Educational institutions

Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis enrolls some 30,000 students, the highest post-secondary enrollment within the Indianapolis metropolitan area.

The Indianapolis metropolitan area is home to several higher education institutions, including:

• Anderson University
• Ball State University Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning‡
• Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary
• Butler University
• Christian Theological Seminary
• College of Biblical Studies‡
• Franklin College
• Indiana Bible College
• Indiana Tech‡
• Indiana University Indianapolis
• Indiana Wesleyan University‡ (two sites)
• Ivy Tech Community College (seven sites)
• Marian University
• Martin University
• Oakland City University‡
• Purdue Polytechnic Institute‡ (three sites)
• Purdue University in Indianapolis
• University of Indianapolis
• Vincennes University‡

The ‡ symbol denotes university branches whose main campuses are located outside the Indianapolis metropolitan area.

Sports

Lucas Oil Stadium (top)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse (bottom)

Hinkle Fieldhouse is home to the Butler Bulldogs. In 1954, Hinkle hosted the "Milan Miracle," inspiring the 1986 film Hoosiers.

Professional teams

Club	Sport	Founded	League	Venue
Indianapolis Colts	American Football	1984	NFL	Lucas Oil Stadium
Indiana Pacers	Basketball	1967	NBA	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Indiana Fever	Basketball	2000	WNBA	Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Indy Eleven	Soccer	2013	USL	IU Michael A. Carroll Stadium Eleven Park (planned 2025)
Indy Fuel	Ice hockey	2014	ECHL	Indiana Farmers Coliseum Fishers Event Center (planned 2024)
Indianapolis Indians	Baseball	1902	IL (Triple-A)	Victory Field

Semi-professional teams

Club	Sport	Founded	League	Venue
F.C. Indiana	Women's Soccer	2003	WPSL	Newton Park
Indianapolis AlleyCats	Ultimate	2012	AUDL	Grand Park

College sports (Division I)

Headquartered in Indianapolis, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is the preeminent collegiate athletic governing body in the U.S. and Canada, regulating athletes of 1,281 institutions; conferences; organizations; and individuals. The NCAA also organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities and helps more than 450,000 college student-athletes who compete annually in college sports.

Events

The 2008 Indianapolis 500, the 92nd running of the race.

The Indianapolis metropolitan area hosts several notable sporting events annually, including the Brickyard 400, Grand Prix of Indianapolis, NHRA U.S. Nationals, NFL Scouting Combine, Big Ten Football Championship Game, the largest half marathon in the U.S., and the largest single-day sporting event in the world, the Indianapolis 500. The cars competing in the latter race are known as IndyCars as a reference to the event. Indianapolis has also been a frequent host of the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's basketball tournaments. Other major sporting events hosted include Pan American Games X in 1987, Super Bowl XLVI in 2012, and the 2013 International Champions Cup between Chelsea F.C. and Inter Milan.

High school sports are highly competitive in Greater Indianapolis. In 2013, MaxPreps ranked Indianapolis No. 3 in its Top 10 Metro Areas for High School Football.

Notable natives

• Steve Alford
• Philip Warren Anderson
• John Andretti
• Babyface (musician)
• Melvin E. Biddle
• Tim Bogar
• Roger D. Branigin
• James Brewer
• Maria Cantwell
• Rodney Carney
• Ed Carpenter
• Lauren Cheney
• Roosevelt Colvin
• Mike Conley Jr.
• James Dean
• Chris Doleman
• Tandon Doss
• Katie Douglas
• Colonel Eli Lilly
• Steve Ells
• Anthony W. England
• Mike Epps
• Carl Erskine
• Michael L. Eskew
• Carl G. Fisher
• Jared Fogle
• Jake Fox
• Vivica A. Fox
• Brendan Fraser
• Katie Gearlds
• Jeff George
• Eric Gordon
• Jeff Gordon
• John Green
• William Grose
• Nick Hardwick
• Del Harris
• Gordon Hayward
• Alan Henderson
• George Hill
• Tommy Hunter
• JaJuan Johnson
• Mathias Kiwanuka
• Ron Klain
• Adam Lambert
• Courtney Lee
• David Letterman
• Richard Lugar
• Lance Lynn
• George McGinnis
• Nick Martin (American football)
• Zach Martin
• Steve McQueen
• Josh McRoberts
• Brandon Miller
• Rick Mount
• Ryan Murphy (producer)
• Greg Oden
• Jane Pauley
• Madelyn Pugh
• Oscar Robertson
• Courtney Roby
• Walter Bedell Smith
• Brad Stevens
• Tony Stewart
• Drew Storen
• Marc Summers
• Steve Talley
• Jeff Teague
• Jeremy Trueblood
• Kurt Vonnegut
• Herman B Wells
• Jason Whitlock
• David Wolf
• John Wooden
• Mike Woodson
• Lew Wallace

See also

• Great Lakes Megalopolis
• List of metropolitan areas in Indiana
• List of Midwestern metropolitan areas
• List of U.S. metropolitan areas with large African-American populations
• List of U.S. metropolitan areas by GDP per capita
• List of United States metropolitan areas by per capita income
• List of North American metropolitan areas by population
• List of metropolitan areas by GDP over US$100 billion

External links

• Indianapolis, IN Combined Statistical Area (2003) map
• U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Archived 2004-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
• U.S. Census Bureau population estimates at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2006-12-06)
• Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-03-09)
• Historical Metropolitan Area Definitions at the Wayback Machine (archived 1999-10-09)