Marion County, IN

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Marion County, Indiana. Population: 971.7K.

Median Home Price
$246.3K

Based on 37 cities

Median Household Income
$63.5K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
3.9x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$64.6K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$1,923

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
0.78%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$1,245
Property Tax$160
Insurance$103
Total Monthly$1,508
Historical Home Prices
2015
$101.0K
2016
$109.4K
+8.4%%
2017
$119.9K
+9.6%%
2018
$132.6K
+10.6%%
2019
$142.6K
+7.5%%
2020
$160.3K
+12.4%%
2021
$189.1K
+18.0%%
2022
$211.2K
+11.7%%
2023
$213.8K
+1.2%%
2024
$220.9K
+3.3%%
2025
$223.1K
+1.0%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
3.2%%

Below national average

Population Density
2,450

People per square mile

Homicide Rate
19.6

Medium (per 100K residents)

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

D+0

Racial Demographics

White
50.5%
Black
27.3%
Hispanic
13.4%
Asian
3.9%
Two or More Races
4.3%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
52°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
164

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
43.4"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
High Risk

Score: 98/100