Indiana Trivia:


Capital : Indianapolis
State Tree : Tulip Poplar
State Flower : Peony
State Bird : Cardinal

Indiana People:


Indiana has a total population of 6,313,520 (2006 est) and ranks 15th in population of U.S. states. By age, 1,577,629 (25.0%) Hoosiers are under 18 years of age, 3,951,672 (62.6%) are age 19 to 64, and 784,219 (12.4%) are 65 years of age or older. By gender, females make up 50.7%, and males 49.3% of the total population.


Indiana Population By Age and Gender

AgePopulation Percentage
18 and under25.0  
65 and older12.4  
19 to 6462.6  
Female50.7  
Male49.3  

18,603 (0.3%) Hoosiers are American Indian or Alaska Native, 83,583 (1.3%) are Asian, 563,037 (8.9%) are Black, 2,850 (0.0%) are Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 5,575,402 (88.3%) are White, 70,045 (1.1%) are of mixed race.
 

Indiana Population By Race

RacePopulation
WhiteIndiana White population 5,575,4025,575,402  
BlackIndiana Black population 563,037563,037
AsianIndiana Asian population 83,58383,583
MixedIndiana Mixed population 70,04570,045
American IndianIndiana American Indian population 18,60318,603
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderIndiana Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 2,8502,850

300,857 (4.8%) declare Hispanic or Latino origin.

3.1% of Hoosiers were born in a foreign country.

6.4% of Hoosiers over the age of 5 speak a language other than English at home.

82.1% of Hoosiers over the age of 25 are high school graduates or higher, and 19.4% have bachelor's degrees or higher.

Indiana had 87,142 births and 54,211 deaths in 2004.

Indiana Land:


Indiana has a land area of 35,867 square miles and is ranked 38th amoung U.S. states in total area. Indiana has a population density of 170 people per square mile. Indiana had 15,058,670 acres in farm use in 2002, or about 0.66% of the total area.