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  • Largest town: Plainfield

Hendricks County, Indiana

Hendricks County had 190,629 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 406.9 square miles of land. It ranks 8th of 92 in Indiana by population and 38th by land area.

Population
190,629
#8 of 92 in Indiana · #371 in US
Area
406.9 sq mi
#38 of 92 in Indiana · #2,487 in US
Density
469 / sq mi
#9 of 92 in Indiana · #294 in US
Median household income
$95,323
#3 of 92 in Indiana · #178 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Hendricks County within Indiana. Pin: Indianapolis.

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Hendricks County population, land area and income

Hendricks County had 190,629 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 406.9 square miles of land. It ranks 8th of 92 in Indiana by population and 38th by land area. That works out to 468.5 people per square mile, 4.9 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Indiana has 34,874 residents, so Hendricks County is 5.5 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $95,323 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

190,629

3144th1st

371st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

407 sq mi

3144th1st

2487th of 3,144 (US)

Density

468.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

294th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$95,323

3143rd1st

178th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Indiana (92)

Population

190,629

92nd1st

8th of 92 (IN)

Land area

407 sq mi

92nd1st

38th of 92 (IN)

Density

468.5 / sq mi

92nd1st

9th of 92 (IN)

Median household income

$95,323

92nd1st

3rd of 92 (IN)

How Hendricks County's population changed since 2020

Hendricks County gained 15,014 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 8.5%. That ranks 4th of 92 in Indiana for growth. The median Indiana county changed by +0.8%, and the state as a whole by +2.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Hendricks County recorded 8,149 births and 6,062 deaths, a natural change of +2,087. Net international migration added +2,330 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +11,645. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 11,645 people.

175.6k2020179.8k2021183.5k2022187.1k2023190.6k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
8,149
Deaths
6,062
Net international migration
+2,330
Net domestic migration
+11,645
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+3,488

Where Hendricks County is

The Census internal point of Hendricks County is at 39.769000, -86.509900. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Indiana's 92 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Hendricks County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Vigo County: +0.0%Fayette County: -0.1%Grant County: -0.1%Noble County: +0.7%Clay County: -0.0%Fulton County: -2.3%Henry County: +0.3%Jasper County: +1.5%Carroll County: +2.0%Huntington County: +0.8%Howard County: +0.6%Tipton County: -0.4%Starke County: +0.3%Lawrence County: +0.4%Jennings County: +0.2%Jay County: -1.5%Greene County: +1.3%Blackford County: -2.4%Madison County: +3.1%Parke County: +2.1%DeKalb County: +2.4%Scott County: +1.5%Benton County: +1.7%Wells County: +2.3%Wabash County: -0.5%Union County: -2.8%Marshall County: +0.8%Putnam County: +3.1%Clinton County: -0.8%Hamilton County: +8.8%Hancock County: +10.8%Jackson County: +2.0%Hendricks County: +8.5%Johnson County: +5.1%Decatur County: -0.2%Lake County: +0.8%Newton County: +2.5%Fountain County: +2.1%Crawford County: +0.0%Perry County: +0.9%Martin County: +0.6%Dearborn County: +1.3%Morgan County: +2.8%Monroe County: +0.0%Switzerland County: +2.5%Ohio County: +1.2%Sullivan County: -0.2%Franklin County: +1.5%Adams County: +2.0%Jefferson County: -0.5%Knox County: -1.1%Ripley County: +0.8%Vanderburgh County: +0.0%Gibson County: -0.1%LaGrange County: +1.5%Dubois County: -0.0%Harrison County: +0.8%Randolph County: -0.3%Brown County: +1.1%Shelby County: +1.3%Tippecanoe County: +2.8%Daviess County: +2.2%Delaware County: +1.1%Elkhart County: +0.2%Whitley County: +1.6%Allen County: +3.4%Montgomery County: +1.8%Miami County: -0.8%St. Joseph County: +0.4%Kosciusko County: +0.6%Floyd County: +1.8%Rush County: -0.1%Wayne County: -0.2%Posey County: -0.5%Clark County: +5.0%Orange County: -0.1%Marion County: +0.5%Boone County: +10.7%Porter County: +1.5%Steuben County: +1.2%Vermillion County: +0.8%Cass County: -0.6%Owen County: +2.5%White County: +0.6%Washington County: +0.4%Pulaski County: -0.8%Pike County: -1.1%Warren County: +0.3%Warrick County: +3.7%Spencer County: +1.8%LaPorte County: -0.8%Bartholomew County: +3.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -0.2%
  2. < +0.4%
  3. < +1.2%
  4. < +2.1%
  5. ≥ +2.1%
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Orange pin: Hendricks County internal point. Dark pin: Indianapolis.

Internal point

Decimal
39.769000, -86.509900
DMS
39°46'8.40"N 86°30'35.64"W
UTM
16N 541975.5E 4402233.8N
Geohash
dp46prtrj
Plus code
86FMQF9R+J2

Towns in Hendricks County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Hendricks County, 112,781 people together, or 59% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Hendricks County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Plainfield with 37,796.

  1. 01Plainfield37,796
  2. 02Brownsburg33,430
  3. 03Avon24,735
  4. 04Danville12,532
  5. 05Pittsboro4,288
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Hendricks County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Hendricks County. The most populous is Marion County, IN, with 981,628 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Indianapolis and the nearest big city

Indianapolis is 18.7 miles E of Hendricks County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Indianapolis, IN (population 891,484), 19.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Danville, IN (population 12,532), 1.1 miles away.

Hendricks County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Hendricks County is 18063: state code 18 for Indiana plus county code 063. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $95,323.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Hendricks County, Indiana?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 190,629. That is up 15,014 people (8.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 175,615.

What is the FIPS code of Hendricks County?

18063. The first two digits (18) are Indiana; the last three (063) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Hendricks County?

Plainfield, with 37,796 residents inside Hendricks County in 2024.

Which counties border Hendricks County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Marion County, IN; Boone County, IN; Morgan County, IN; Montgomery County, IN; Putnam County, IN.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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