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Hendricks County, IN: population growth, jobs and income

Hendricks County gained 2,746 residents between 2024 and 2025 (+1.4%).

Hendricks County had an estimated 193,510 residents in 2025, up 10.2% (17,903 more people) since 2020. That is faster than Indiana as a whole (+2.7%), and the 4th fastest growth of 92 counties in Indiana.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$1,436/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes3.7%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months1,3562025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
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What the numbers say

Net domestic migration added 1,824 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.

Private employers had 74,107 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +19.6% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 3.0% in 2025, 0.3 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 1,654 new homes in 2025, or 8.5 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $101,144 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +19.3% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 192nd.

Part of the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro area.

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Hendricks County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
2025193,510+2,746
2024190,764+3,728
2023187,036+3,431
2022183,605+3,829
2021179,776+4,169
2020175,607–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Hendricks County

Hendricks County grew by 17,903 people since 2020; the largest part came from domestic migration (+13,210).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths+445+2,117
International migrationfrom and to other countries+488+2,741
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties+1,824+13,210
Census adjustmentbalancing residual−11−165
Total change+2,746+17,903

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn IndianaAmong U.S. counties
Population growth4th of 92192nd of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents14th of 92583rd of 3,108
Private-sector job growth5th of 92225th of 3,092
Median household income3rd of 92161st of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate9th of 92388th of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents5th of 91217th of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Over 2020–25, Hendricks County's population change (+10.2%) was ahead of 4 of its 5 neighbouring counties and behind 1 (Boone County).

Only Boone County had a higher median household income (2020–24) among its 5 neighbouring counties; Hendricks County's was $101,144.

Hendricks County, IN and its 5 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Hendricks County, IN This county193,510+10.2%9.48.5$101,144
Morgan County, IN74,967+4.3%13.05.0$79,429
Boone County, IN80,689+13.5%22.814.8$111,250
Putnam County, IN37,876+3.2%3.22.6$78,378
Marion County, IN992,196+1.6%−10.71.4$66,346
Montgomery County, IN38,954+2.7%−0.12.4$71,479

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Hendricks County growing?

Yes. Its population grew 10.2% between 2020 and 2025, about 17,903 more people (Census Bureau population estimates). Indiana as a whole changed +2.7% over the same years. That ranks 4th of 92 counties in Indiana for population growth.

How many people moved to Hendricks County?

On net, about 1,824 people in 2025: that many more moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Hendricks County?

It averaged 3.0% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Hendricks County?

About 193,510 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Hendricks County?

Private employers there had 74,107 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +19.6% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

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Sources and method

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Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.