A NATIONAL DATA SYSTEM PUBLICATION2024 ACS · FIVE-YEAR EDITION
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31 MEASURES. TWO PERSPECTIVES.

Indiana & Virginia

MEASUREINDIANAVIRGINIADIFFERENCE · FIRST MINUS SECOND
Population ↗Reported count6,924,275#17 of 50 states8,811,195#12 of 50 states−1,886,920
Housing units ↗Reported count2,923,175#17 of 50 states3,618,247#12 of 50 states−695,072
Vacant housing units ↗Reported count250,464#20 of 50 states296,904#15 of 50 states−46,440
Reported monthly rent ↗Dollars$1,104#16 of 50 states$1,646#40 of 50 states−$542
Employed residents ↗Reported count3,406,179#17 of 50 states4,381,889#12 of 50 states−975,710
Unemployed residents ↗Reported count145,489#18 of 50 states164,596#14 of 50 states−19,107
Armed Forces personnel ↗Reported count4,115#39 of 50 states132,715#2 of 50 states−128,600
Residents outside the labor force ↗Reported count1,986,259#16 of 50 states2,494,496#12 of 50 states−508,237
Public transportation commuters ↗Reported count19,794#26 of 50 states131,589#11 of 50 states−111,795
Residents working from home ↗Reported count323,341#23 of 50 states703,153#9 of 50 states−379,812
Mean commute time ↗Minutes24.6 min#22 of 50 states28.3 min#42 of 50 states−3.7 min
Median household income ↗Dollars$71,959#41 of 50 states$92,090#12 of 50 states−$20,131
Per capita income ↗Dollars$38,794#42 of 50 states$50,866#9 of 50 states−$12,072
Mean household income ↗Dollars$95,565#42 of 50 states$127,363#11 of 50 states−$31,798
Reported SNAP receipt ↗Reported count238,944#24 of 50 states316,827#14 of 50 states−77,883
Reported Social Security income ↗Reported count890,811#16 of 50 states1,046,509#12 of 50 states−155,698
Reported retirement income ↗Reported count697,014#16 of 50 states936,525#11 of 50 states−239,511
Reported SSI receipt ↗Reported count144,322#15 of 50 states145,921#14 of 50 states−1,599
Reported cash public assistance ↗Reported count47,101#21 of 50 states74,203#12 of 50 states−27,102
Residents with health insurance ↗Reported count6,316,031#17 of 50 states7,984,829#12 of 50 states−1,668,798
Residents without health insurance ↗Reported count512,807#14 of 50 states595,595#13 of 50 states−82,788
Private health insurance ↗Reported count4,589,759#17 of 50 states6,233,777#12 of 50 states−1,644,018
Public health insurance ↗Reported count2,536,167#16 of 50 states2,951,576#12 of 50 states−415,409
Private wage workers ↗Reported count2,847,476#16 of 50 states3,259,600#12 of 50 states−412,124
Government workers ↗Reported count397,092#22 of 50 states902,995#5 of 50 states−505,903
Self-employed workers ↗Reported count155,550#21 of 50 states211,796#15 of 50 states−56,246
White non-Hispanic population ↗Reported count5,142,060#11 of 50 states5,060,812#13 of 50 states+81,248
Black or African American population ↗Reported count619,678#20 of 50 states1,578,103#9 of 50 states−958,425
American Indian & Alaska Native population ↗Reported count5,915#40 of 50 states13,185#29 of 50 states−7,270
Asian population ↗Reported count186,325#22 of 50 states626,502#8 of 50 states−440,177
Hispanic or Latino population ↗Reported count626,616#20 of 50 states1,017,833#14 of 50 states−391,217

Ranks follow each measure’s default order. Counts reflect state size as well as the underlying condition; higher is not automatically better. State comparisons describe separate populations, not the same household across measures.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Supplied extract; descriptive ranks across 50 states.

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