Ranking · Indiana
Richest and poorest places in Indiana
Meridian Hills has the highest median household income of Indiana's 1,072 ranked places ($211,528); Notre Dame has the lowest ($19,886). Ranked: places with 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census and an estimate whose coefficient of variation is 40% or less.
Which are the richest places?
Richest places in Indiana, first to fifth: Meridian Hills ($211,528), Zionsville ($172,024), Shorewood Forest ($165,972), Fall Creek Township, Hamilton County ($146,226) and Clay Township, Hamilton County ($142,449).
| Rank | Place | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meridian Hills | $211,528±$24,003 |
| 2 | Zionsvillewithin the margin | $172,024±$16,763 |
| 3 | Shorewood Forestinside Union Township, Porter Countywithin the margin | $165,972±$43,262 |
| 4 | Fall Creek Township, Hamilton Countywithin the margin | $146,226±$10,239 |
| 5 | Clay Township, Hamilton Countywithin the margin | $142,449±$6,791 |
| 6 | Carmelwithin the margin | $141,505±$6,599 |
| 7 | Brown Township, Hendricks Countywithin the margin | $140,108±$8,474 |
| 8 | Clark Township, Johnson Countywithin the margin | $138,234±$53,410 |
| 9 | Winfieldwithin the margin | $135,870±$7,776 |
| 10 | Greenvillewithin the margin | $134,934±$7,877 |
| 11 | Winfield Townshipwithin the margin | $133,448±$9,253 |
| 12 | Jackson Township, Porter Countywithin the margin | $132,961±$18,840 |
| 13 | St. Johnwithin the margin | $131,467±$12,200 |
| 14 | Finley Townshipwithin the margin | $130,735±$29,530 |
| 15 | Fisherswithin the margin | $130,203±$7,609 |
| 16 | Monroe Township, Howard Countywithin the margin | $127,788±$27,308 |
| 17 | Galenainside Greenville Townshipwithin the margin | $127,738±$44,291 |
| 18 | Huff Townshipwithin the margin | $127,692±$30,350 |
| 19 | Brandywine Township, Hancock Countywithin the margin | $127,171±$8,267 |
| 20 | Pittsborowithin the margin | $126,023±$7,039 |
| 21 | Wayne Township, Tippecanoe Countywithin the margin | $125,213±$21,357 |
| 22 | Middle Townshipwithin the margin | $125,065±$6,083 |
| 23 | Whitestownwithin the margin | $123,643±$10,642 |
| 24 | Grangerinside Harris Townshipwithin the margin | $123,318±$5,278 |
| 25 | Porter Township | $123,075±$2,718 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
Which are the poorest places?
Poorest places in Indiana, first to fifth: Notre Dame ($19,886), Prairie Creek Township ($27,321), Cannelton ($29,219), Austin ($31,520) and West Lafayette ($34,891).
| Rank | Place | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| 1,072 | Notre Dameinside Clay Township, St. Joseph Countywithin the margin | $19,886±$11,358 |
| 1,071 | Prairie Creek Townshipwithin the margin | $27,321±$13,194 |
| 1,070 | Canneltonwithin the margin | $29,219±$11,281 |
| 1,069 | Austinwithin the margin | $31,520±$7,360 |
| 1,068 | West Lafayettewithin the margin | $34,891±$4,238 |
| 1,067 | Scottsburgwithin the margin | $38,578±$14,378 |
| 1,066 | Garywithin the margin | $38,731±$2,687 |
| 1,065 | Penn Township, Jay Countywithin the margin | $38,917±$18,461 |
| 1,064 | Franklin Township, Randolph Countywithin the margin | $39,097±$4,217 |
| 1,063 | Union Citywithin the margin | $39,360±$9,836 |
| 1,062 | Jennings Township, Scott Countywithin the margin | $40,512±$8,928 |
| 1,061 | Wabash Township, Tippecanoe Countywithin the margin | $41,054±$4,739 |
| 1,060 | Brown Township, Washington Countywithin the margin | $41,132±$3,338 |
| 1,059 | Harrison Township, Vigo Countywithin the margin | $41,155±$2,502 |
| 1,058 | Farmlandwithin the margin | $41,206±$1,962 |
| 1,057 | Sterling Townshipwithin the margin | $41,250±$15,619 |
| 1,056 | Jasonvillewithin the margin | $41,328±$9,280 |
| 1,055 | Hartford Citywithin the margin | $41,752±$4,348 |
| 1,054 | East Chicagowithin the margin | $42,125±$2,976 |
| 1,053 | Deer Creek Township, Miami Countywithin the margin | $42,164±$17,930 |
| 1,052 | Cloverdalewithin the margin | $42,243±$14,769 |
| 1,051 | Center Township, Grant Countywithin the margin | $42,698±$3,679 |
| 1,050 | Pigeon Township, Vanderburgh Countywithin the margin | $42,766±$2,150 |
| 1,049 | Culverwithin the margin | $42,857±$13,240 |
| 1,047 | Paoli | $42,906±$9,431 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
Which places in Indiana have the highest income per person?
The survey publishes income per person without a top code, so it gives a figure even for the richest places: Meridian Hills has the highest estimate, $129,424 per resident (±$18,555), but it is within the margin of error of Long Beach ($115,710): the survey cannot say which is higher.
| Rank | Place | Per capita income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meridian Hillswithin the margin | $129,424±$18,555 |
| 2 | Long Beachwithin the margin | $115,710±$24,303 |
| 3 | Shorewood Forestwithin the margin | $87,905±$31,255 |
| 4 | Cordry Sweetwater Lakeswithin the margin | $84,960±$32,088 |
| 5 | Zionsvillewithin the margin | $82,476±$6,707 |
| 6 | Ogden Duneswithin the margin | $76,116±$13,960 |
| 7 | Clay Township, Hamilton Countywithin the margin | $73,627±$2,778 |
| 8 | Carmelwithin the margin | $73,549±$2,773 |
| 9 | Darmstadtwithin the margin | $70,406±$14,280 |
| 10 | Aberdeen | $65,286±$13,466 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
How is this ranking made?
Each place's median household income is read from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey. A place enters the ranking if it had 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census and its estimate has a coefficient of variation of 40% or less. Ties in the published figure share a rank. This is a measurement of one figure, not a judgment of a place.
Towns and townships are ranked beside cities, villages and census-designated places, and a census-designated place can lie inside a township, so one area can appear twice, once as each.
Source: PlainCities ranking method applied to the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed
How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections