Beech Grove, IN

Census Place

2024 Population

14,913

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

36.1

0.824% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

11.1%

8.43% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$49,973

1.05% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$182,600

Population & Diversity

Beech Grove, IN is home to a population of 14.9k people, from which 99% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.03% of Beech Grove, IN residents were born outside of the country (302 people).

In 2024, there were 11.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (12.3k people) in Beech Grove, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.09k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 663 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99%

2024 Citizenship

98.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99% of Beech Grove, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Beech Grove, IN was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Beech Grove, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Beech Grove, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
12.3k ± 573
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.09k ± 657
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
663 ± 399

4.35%

Hispanic Population

649 people

4.35% of the people in Beech Grove, IN are hispanic (649 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Beech Grove, IN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Indiana.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
111,417 ± 8,128 people
India
37,388 ± 4,734 people
Nigeria
18,164 ± 3,304 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 111,417 Indiana residents, followed by India with 37,388 and Nigeria with 18,164.

Foreign-Born Population

2.03%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

302 people

2.64%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

398 people

As of 2024, 2.03% of Beech Grove, IN residents (302 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Beech Grove, IN was 2.64%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Beech Grove, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
183 ± 82
Gulf War (1990s)
153 ± 108
Gulf War (2001-)
92 ± 59

Beech Grove, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.2 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Beech Grove, IN.

Economy

The economy of Beech Grove, IN employs 7.12k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Beech Grove, IN were Retail Trade (1,238 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (834 people), and Finance & Insurance (702 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($78,544), Wholesale Trade ($64,500), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($62,426).

Employment

Occupations

7.12k

2024 Value

± 913

−1.03%

1 Year decline

± 18.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Beech Grove, IN declined at a rate of −1.03%, from 7.19k employees to 7.12k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Beech Grove, IN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,230 people), Sales & Related Occupations (825 people), and Community & Social Service Occupations (480 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Beech Grove, IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

7.12k

2024 Value

± 913

−1.03%

1 Year decline

± 18.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Beech Grove, IN declined at a rate of −1.03%, from 7.19k employees to 7.12k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Beech Grove, IN, are Retail Trade (1,238 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (834 people), and Finance & Insurance (702 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Beech Grove, IN, though some of these residents may live in Beech Grove, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,979

Median earning men ± $4,381

$40,660

Median earning women ± $1,672

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($82,500), Public Administration ($78,831), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($71,417).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($66,875), Manufacturing ($53,000), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($51,974).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Beech Grove, IN was $182,600 in 2024, which is 0.549 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $169,500 to $182,600, a 7.73% increase. The homeownership rate in Beech Grove, IN is 56.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Beech Grove, IN have an average commute time of 21.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Beech Grove, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$182,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,441

$3,819

Median Property Taxes

±$482

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Beech Grove, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Beech Grove, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

56.2%

Homeownership

2024

62%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 56.2% of the housing units in Beech Grove, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 55.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Beech Grove, IN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$49,973

Median Household Income

± $4,739

6.8k

Number of Households

± 903

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.8k households in Beech Grove, IN grew to $49,973 from the previous year's value of $49,452.

The following chart displays the households in Beech Grove, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Beech Grove, IN is from Indiana.

0.442

2024 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.445

2023 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.442 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.807% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Indiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (82.2%)
Carpooled (8.78%)
Worked At Home (7.49%)

In 2024, 82.2% of workers in Beech Grove, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.78%) and those who worked at home (7.49%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Beech Grove, IN have a shorter commute time (21.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.275% of the workforce in Beech Grove, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Beech Grove, IN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Beech Grove, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Beech Grove, IN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Beech Grove, IN (1.64k out of 14.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Beech Grove, IN is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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