Source: STATS Indiana and the Indiana Department of Health, 2003

The number of births is not evident in the previous chart and is given here. Taken together, 42.1 percent of all births in Indianapolis occurred among women younger than 25. For Indiana, it was 41 percent.

  
   
     
  Indianapolis is doing well in comparison with simlar cities in other statesNatural increaseIndianapolis' high birth rateIndianapolis neighborhoods: birth rates varyEducational attainment of mothersMigration explains the growth of the suburbs  
  PopulationThe population basicsIndianapolis' population is growing slowlyThe Central Indiana region grew rapidlyNatural increase and migration: two ways the population growsIndianapolis is younger than the state or the nationIndianapolis is becoming more diverse  
  Most Central Indiana growth is in surburban areas rather than the urban coreIndianapolis will remain the hub of Central IndianaThe trend is toward more older peopleBlacks are the largest minority, while Hispanics are the fastest-growing ethnic groupThe suburbs remain whiteEthnic, racial and cultural groupsHispanic social integrationHistoric sidebar