Census Data: Indy Suburbs' Population Gain Is Rural Indiana's Loss

New US Census data shows that the suburbs around Indianapolis are growing, while rural areas of the Hoosier state aren’t. As Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Annie Ropeik reports, the Indiana Business Research Center says the new suburban residents are mainly coming from elsewhere in Indiana, not from outside the state.

That trend isn’t new, but it deepened in 2016 census data analyzed this summer by the Indiana Business Research Center.

The data shows Indiana’s fastest-growing city is Whitestown, in Boone County. It’s topped that list for six years running, as its population has more than doubled.

“A few years ago, we were seeing more growth in Marion County and Indianapolis proper, but that’s slowing down a little bit,” says IBRC demographic analyst Matt Kinghorn. “Now we’re starting to see more pick-up in the suburban communities.”

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