Living in the Suburbs

welve of Indiana’s 20 largest Note that when population change Around Indiana’s cities have lost residents since is discussed in this article, it uses Largest Cities TCensus 2000, according to the the Census 2000 estimates base, Figure 1 shows the state’s largest latest population estimates for 2005 which takes into account annexations cities, each with a 15-mile radius (see Table 1). Of course, don’t make and other changes in city and town to better highlight their suburbs. the mistake of thinking everyone is boundaries, so that true population The dots display all of Indiana’s packing up and moving to Fishers. change (be it migration or natural incorporated places, indicating their More often than not, Hoosiers are increase) in the area is measured. change in population since Census merely living outside the city limits in 2000. One can clearly see the nearby suburbs or unincorporated areas within the county. Figure 1: Percent Change in Population in Indiana’s Incorporated Places, 2000 to 2005 Speaking of Fishers, the Hamilton Gary-Hammond South Bend- County town grew an astounding 50.8 Mishawaka-Elkhart percent, adding almost 19,300 people since 2000. That’s like having the entire population of Logansport relocate to the area during the five-year period. Six of the eight large cities that have grown since the start of the decade, including Fishers, are in the Indianapolis Fort Wayne metro area (the two exceptions being Mishawaka and Columbus).

Kokomo Anderson-Muncie Table 1: Population Change in Indiana’s Twenty Largest Cities, 2000 to 2005 Lafayette 2005 Percent City or Town Population Change Change Fishers 57,220 19,274 50.8 Noblesville 38,825 9,940 34.4 Greenwood 42,236 5,864 16.1 Indianapolis Area Carmel 59,243 7,759 15.1 Lawrence 40,959 2,044 5.3 Mishawaka 48,497 1,870 4.0 Terre Columbus 39,380 315 0.8 Haute Indianapolis 784,118 2,254 0.3 Columbus Elkhart 52,270 -204 -0.4 Fort Wayne 223,341 -1,637 -0.7 Bloomington Kokomo 46,178 -400 -0.9 Lafayette 60,459 -754 -1.2 Muncie 66,164 -1,851 -2.7 South Bend 105,262 -3,107 -2.9 20 Largest Cities Bloomington 69,017 -2,600 -3.6 More than 25% Anderson 57,500 -2,235 -3.7 Evansville 5.1% to 25.0% Gary 98,715 -4,031 -3.9 1.1% to 5.0% Terre Haute 56,893 -2,733 -4.6 0.1% to 1.0% Hammond 79,217 -3,831 -4.6 Decline Evansville 115,918 -5,664 -4.7 Note: Radius = 15 miles Source: IBRC, using U.S. Census Bureau data Source: IBRC, using U.S. Census Bureau data

 incontext n www.incontext.indiana.edu  August 2006 Figure 2: Percent Change in Population by Township, 2000 to 2005

While the cities of Hammond “Gary and Hammond St. Joseph !( !( !( Elkhart South Lagrange Steuben lost a combined 7,862 !( !( Bend Mishawaka La Porte residents, the suburbs Gary Elkhart within a 15-mile radius Noble De Kalb Porter had a net gain of 18,470 Lake residents. Starke Marshall Kosciusko Whitley Allen ” !( Jasper Pulaski Fulton Fort Wayne

continuing suburbanization trend in the Newton White Cass Huntington Wabash Indianapolis area, but it’s happening Wells Adams elsewhere as well. For example, while Benton Miami Carroll Howard Blackford the cities of Gary and Hammond lost a Tippecanoe !( Jay combined 7,862 residents, the suburbs !( Kokomo Grant within a 15-mile radius had a net gain Warren Lafayette Clinton Tipton Delaware Madison of 18,470 residents. !( Hamilton On the other hand, suburbs within Anderson Muncie Randolph Boone Noblesville !( Fountain !( a 15-mile radius of Terre Haute, Montgomery Anderson–Muncie, Kokomo and Carmel !( !( Fishers Lafayette, each had a net decrease Marion !( Hancock Henry Wayne Vermillion !( Lawrence in residents, ranging from -69 for Parke Indianapolis Hendricks Terre Haute to -362 in Lafayette. The Putnam Shelby !( Rush Fayette Union Anderson–Muncie region had the most Greenwood Terre Haute Morgan !( Johnson suburbs (36 out of 44) with a declining Franklin Clay population. Decatur Vigo Of course, it is misleading to Owen Monroe Columbus!( look only at incorporated places !( Brown Bartholomew Dearborn Bloomington because many people are living in Sullivan Ripley unincorporated regions of the state Greene Jennings Ohio (see Figure 2). Take Bloomington, for Jackson Switzerland example: Its six incorporated suburbs Jefferson Lawrence Knox Daviess lie to the northeast, and combined they Scott Martin had a net gain of about 160 residents. Washington Orange However, looking at population Clark Pike change by township shows that the six 20 Largest Cities Dubois townships just south of Bloomington Gibson Crawford Floyd More than 50% added 1,185 residents and the four 25.1% to 50% Harrison 5.1% to 25% Vander- Warrick townships to the east added 867. 0.1% to 5% burgh Perry And even in the northeast where Decline !( Evansville Spencer the suburbs are, one sees people Posey moving to the unincorporated

Note: Radius = 15 miles Source: IBRC, using U.S. Census Bureau data

August 2006 n www.incontext.indiana.edu  incontext  Figure 3: Population Change by Township for Metros, 2000–2005 Figure 4: Population Change by Township for Nonmetros, 2000

South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI (part) ! ! ! Elkhart- ! 12,571 Goshen 406 601 Gary Division 21,430 Michigan City- Fort Wayne La Porte, IN ! 14,258 Huntington ! Logansport !

Marion -179 ! Kokomo Lafayette ! ! Muncie

4,799 ! -2,946 ! Frankfort ! -2,407 ! Crawfordsville Anderson ! New ! Castle Indianapolis Cincinnati- Middletown, ! 115,487 OH-KY-IN (part) Connersville ! 3,590 4,137 Terre Haute Bloomington Columbus ! ! 2,105 2,203 ! Seymour

! Vincennes Louisville, KY-IN (part) ! Evansville, 9,458 Central City !( 10 Largest IN-KY (part) Jasper Growing Nonmetro Cities 5,943 Stable (+/- 20) Growing ! Declining Stable (+/- 20)

Declining

Source: IBRC, using U.S. Census Bureau data

areas near Ellettsville and Stinesville rather than inside the exceptions in the other direction, with significant population town limits themselves. losses across townships.

Inside Indiana’s Metros Outside Indiana’s Metros Does the picture change when looking at the Figure 4 shows the population change for the nonmetro metropolitan statistical area definitions? portion of the state, along with the 10 largest Not really (see Figure 3). In most cases, For related nonmetro cities. East of Seymour, all but a townships containing central cities are discussion on this handful of townships grew. The same can be declining, while outlying townships topic, see the summer said of northeast Indiana and, to a lesser degree, are growing. The Elkhart–Goshen and issue of the Indiana southwest Indiana. Other areas of the state were Columbus metros, along with the Indiana Business Review at largely mixed between stability and population portion of the Cincinnati–Middletown www.ibrc.indiana. losses. metro, are notable in that all townships edu/ibr —Rachel Justis, Managing Editor and Geodemographic experienced growth between 2000 and Analyst, Indiana Business Research Center, Kelley School 2005. Anderson and Muncie are noteworthy of Business, Indiana University

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