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Central Indiana Population Projections

In July of 2003, the Indiana Business Research Center of the Kelly School of Business at Indiana University released a series of population projections for Indiana that illustrate the aging of our society.

The projections are provided for the following Central Indiana counties, as well as for the state as a whole.

Boone Hamilton Hancock
Hendricks Johnson Marion
Morgan Shelby Indiana (State Totals)






























Boone County Population Projections

Year

Total

Pre-School
0-4

School Age
5-19

College Age
20-24

Young Adult
25-44

Older Adult
45-64

Seniors
65+

2000

46,107

3,354

10,662

1,957

13,907

10,777

5,450

2005

52,192

3,629

11,915

2,216

14,747

13,590

6,095

2010

56,319

3,759

12,394

2,410

14,841

16,039

6,876

2015

59,243

3,904

12,373

2,537

15,396

16,917

8,116

2020

61,564

4,054

12,360

2,580

15,712

17,223

9,635

2025

63,401

4,113

12,459

2,579

15,793

16,753

11,704

2030

64,754

4,112

12,549

2,574

15,731

16,153

13,635

2035

65,667

4,095

12,546

2,581

15,677

16,241

14,527

2040

66,217

4,089

12,495

2,586

15,659

16,299

15,089

Boone County Population Projections

By Percentage

Year

Total

Pre-School
0-4

School Age
5-19

College Age
20-24

Young Adult
25-44

Older Adult
45-64

Seniors
65+

2000

100.0%

7.3%

23.1%

4.2%

30.2%

23.4%

11.8%

2005

100.0%

7.0%

22.8%

4.2%

28.3%

26.0%

11.7%

2010

100.0%

6.7%

22.0%

4.3%

26.4%

28.5%

12.2%

2015

100.0%

6.6%

20.9%

4.3%

26.0%

28.6%

13.7%

2020

100.0%

6.6%

20.1%

4.2%

25.5%

28.0%

15.7%

2025

100.0%

6.5%

19.7%

4.1%

24.9%

26.4%

18.5%

2030

100.0%

6.4%

19.4%

4.0%

24.3%

24.9%

21.1%

2035

100.0%

6.2%

19.1%

3.9%

23.9%

24.7%

22.1%

2040

100.0%

6.2%

18.9%

3.9%

23.6%

24.6%

22.8%

Data source: Indiana Business Research Center
Provided by: Indiana Business Research Center, IU Kelley School of Business




























Hamilton County Population Projections

Year

Total

Pre-School
0-4

School Age
5-19

College Age
20-24

Young Adult
25-44

Older Adult
45-64

Seniors
65+

2000

182,740

16,578

43,008

6,950

63,797

38,748

13,659

2005

246,626

22,151

58,354

9,123

83,976

55,806

17,216

2010

298,642

24,604

70,425

10,668

95,979

75,038

21,928

2015

338,285

26,116

75,939

11,873

103,838

91,552

28,967

2020

369,260

27,554

77,469

12,667

109,128

104,575

37,867

2025

394,025

28,486

78,505

12,916

111,906

112,116

50,096

2030

413,198

28,519

79,445

12,893

112,379

115,004

64,958

2035

427,165

28,072

79,441

12,836

111,519

116,733

78,564

2040

436,636

27,651

78,377

12,780

110,415

117,627

89,786

Hamilton County Population Projections

By Percentage

Year

Total

Pre-School
0-4

School Age
5-19

College Age
20-24

Young Adult
25-44

Older Adult
45-64

Seniors
65+

2000

100.0%

9.1%

23.5%

3.8%

34.9%

21.2%

7.5%

2005

100.0%

9.0%

23.7%

3.7%

34.0%

22.6%

7.0%

2010

100.0%

8.2%

23.6%

3.6%

32.1%

25.1%

7.3%

2015

100.0%

7.7%

22.4%

3.5%

30.7%

27.1%

8.6%

2020

100.0%

7.5%

21.0%

3.4%

29.6%

28.3%

10.3%

2025

100.0%

7.2%

19.9%

3.3%

28.4%

28.5%

12.7%

2030

100.0%

6.9%

19.2%

3.1%

27.2%

27.8%

15.7%

2035

100.0%

6.6%

18.6%

3.0%

26.1%

27.3%

18.4%

2040

100.0%

6.3%

18.0%

2.9%

25.3%

26.9%

20.6%

Data source: Indiana Business Research Center
Provided by: Indiana Business Research Center, IU Kelley School of Business




























Hancock County Population Projections

Year

Total

Pre-School
0-4

School Age
5-19

College Age
20-24

Young Adult
25-44

Older Adult
45-64

Seniors
65+

2000

55,391

3,754

12,210

2,505

16,617

14,079

6,226

2005

62,687

4,041

13,202

2,722

17,908

17,294

7,520

2010

67,426

4,149

13,487

2,876

17,916

19,867

9,131

2015

70,515

4,253

13,452

2,934

17,847

20,760

11,269

2020

72,535

4,268

13,377

2,938

17,724

21,183

13,045

2025

73,778

4,246

13,297

2,913

17,481

20,645

15,196

2030

74,352

4,191

13,157

2,889

17,224

19,598

17,293

2035

74,341

4,124

12,977

2,858

16,973

18,964

18,445

2040

73,875

4,056

12,772

2,824

16,744

18,536

18,943

Hancock County Population Projections

By Percentage

Year

Total

Pre-School
0-4

School Age
5-19

College Age
20-24

Young Adult
25-44

Older Adult
45-64

Seniors
65+

2000

100.0%

6.8%

22.0%

4.5%

30.0%

25.4%

11.2%

2005

100.0%

6.4%

21.1%

4.3%

28.6%

27.6%

12.0%

2010

100.0%

6.2%

20.0%

4.3%

26.6%

29.5%

13.5%

2015

100.0%

6.0%

19.1%

4.2%

25.3%

29.4%

16.0%

2020

100.0%

5.9%

18.4%

4.1%

24.4%

29.2%

18.0%

2025

100.0%

5.8%

18.0%

3.9%

23.7%

28.0%

20.6%

2030

100.0%

5.6%

17.7%

3.9%

23.2%

26.4%

23.3%

2035

100.0%

5.5%

17.5%

3.8%

22.8%

25.5%

24.8%

2040

100.0%

5.5%

17.3%

3.8%

22.7%

25.1%

25.6%

Data source: Indiana Business Research Center
Provided by: Indiana Business Research Center, IU Kelley School of Business































Hendricks County Population Projections

Year

Total

Pre-School
0-4

School Age
5-19

College Age
20-24

Young Adult
25-44

Older Adult
45-64

Seniors
65+

2000

104,093

7,580

23,987

4,905

33,607

23,876

10,138

2005

128,763

9,753

29,711

5,804

39,295

31,693

12,507

2010

146,966

10,391

33,800

6,483

41,702

39,272

15,318

2015

160,295

10,991

35,244

7,044

43,991

43,991

19,034

2020

170,668

11,556

35,435

7,455

45,999

47,069

23,154

2025

179,073

11,952

35,853

7,582

47,199

47,928

28,559

2030

185,614

12,004

36,317

7,619

47,700

47,535

34,439

2035

190,475

11,919

36,473

7,650

47,754

48,156

38,523

2040

193,964

11,857

36,287

7,687

47,795

48,900

41,438

Hendricks County Population Projections

By Percentage

Year

Total

Pre-School
0-4

School Age
5-19

College Age
20-24

Young Adult
25-44

Older Adult
45-64

Seniors
65+

2000

100.0%

7.3%

23.0%

4.7%

32.3%

22.9%

9.7%

2005

100.0%

7.6%

23.1%

4.5%

30.5%

24.6%

9.7%

2010

100.0%

7.1%

23.0%

4.4%

28.4%

26.7%

10.4%

2015

100.0%

6.9%

22.0%

4.4%

27.4%

27.4%

11.9%

2020

100.0%

6.8%

20.8%

4.4%

27.0%

27.6%

13.6%

2025

100.0%

6.7%

20.0%

4.2%

26.4%

26.8%

15.9%

2030

100.0%

6.5%

19.6%

4.1%

25.7%

25.6%

18.6%

2035

100.0%

6.3%

19.1%

4.0%

25.1%

25.3%

20.2%

2040

100.0%

6.1%

18.7%

4.0%

24.6%

25.2%

21.4%

Data source: Indiana Business Research Center
Provided by: Indiana Business Research Center, IU Kelley School of Business































Johnson County Population Projections

Year

Total

Pre-School
0-4

School Age
5-19

College Age
20-24

Young Adult
25-44

Older Adult
45-64

Seniors
65+

2000

115,209

8,585

25,773

6,983

35,520

25,710

12,638

2005

130,258

9,320

28,889

7,541

38,382

31,098

15,028

2010

140,736

9,639

30,360

7,974

39,248

36,134

17,381

2015

148,329

9,970

30,577

8,306

40,175

38,928

20,373

2020

154,389

10,215

30,697

8,453

40,858

40,476

23,690

2025

159,416

10,380

30,930

8,492

41,191

41,036

27,387

2030

163,442

10,425

31,140

8,515

41,268

40,694

31,400

2035

166,518

10,409

31,245

8,539

41,282

40,832

34,211

2040

168,792

10,401

31,229

8,565

41,340

41,078

36,179

Johnson County Population Projections
By Percentage

Year

Total

Pre-School
0-4

School Age
5-19

College Age
20-24

Young Adult
25-44

Older Adult
45-64

Seniors
65+

2000

100.0%

7.5%

22.4%

6.1%

30.8%

22.3%

11.0%

2005

100.0%

7.2%

22.2%

5.8%

29.5%

23.9%

11.5%

2010

100.0%

6.8%

21.6%

5.7%

27.9%

25.7%

12.4%

2015

100.0%

6.7%

20.6%

5.6%

27.1%

26.2%

13.7%

2020

100.0%

6.6%

19.9%

5.5%

26.5%

26.2%

15.3%

2025

100.0%

6.5%

19.4%

5.3%

25.8%

25.7%

17.2%

2030

100.0%

6.4%

19.1%

5.2%

25.2%

24.9%