Spotlight on Hendricks County

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Spotlight on Hendricks County

Named for William Hendricks, governor of Indiana 1822-1825

5 LARGEST CITIES/TOWNS Population

Plainfield ……………………………………24,734 Brownsburg ………………………………..18,850 Avon …………………………………………..9,847 Danville ……………………………………….7,827 Pittsboro ……………………………………..2,386

5 LARGEST EMPLOYERS employees(1)

Redcats USA (Brylane Home) …………2,300 Hendricks Regional Health……………….1,350 Q-Edge /Foxconn …………………………..1,200 Duke Energy………………………………….1,000 Brightpoint……………………………………….936

COUNTY MSA(2)

Population 134,558 1,695,037

Median age 35.7 35.6

Households 51,269 667,391

Average household size

2.59 2.48

Median household income

$67,714 $60,138

Median housing unit value/sale price

$131,858 $115,164

Unemployment rate 4.4 5.2

Labor force 71,508 902,995

Education High school or higher

94.2% 89.1%

Bachelor’s degree or higher

33.6% 30.6%

(1) excluding retail establishments and government facilities (2) Metropolitan Statistical Area; the Indianapolis MSA includes Marion and surrounding counties and Brown and Putnam counties.

Source: Data was derived from Applied Geographic Solutions, Experian, the U.S. Census and The Indy Partnership’s Employer Database.

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