- Nickname: Hoosier State
- Motto: Crossroads of America
- Flower: Peony
- Bird: Cardinal
- Area: 36,417 square miles (2000; U.S. rank: 38th)
- Elevation: Ranges from 320 feet to 1,257 feet
above sea level
- Climate: Temperate, with four distinct seasons
- Admitted to Union: December 11, 1816
- Capital: Indianapolis
- Head Official: Governor Mitchell Daniels (R)
(until 2009)
- Population
- 1980: 5,490,000
- 1990: 5,610,000
- 2000: 6,080,517
- 2004 estimate: 6,237,569
- Percent change, 1990–2000: 9.7%
- U.S. rank in 2004: 14th
- Percent of residents born in state: 69.3% (2000)
- Density: 169.5 people per square mile (2000)
- 2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 230,966
- Racial and Ethnic Characteristics (2000)
- White: 5,320,022
- Black or African American: 510,034
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 15,815
- Asian: 59,126
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 2,005
- Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 214,536
- Other: 97,811
- Age Characteristics (2000)
- Population under 5 years old: 423,215
- Population 5 to 19 years old: 1,340,171
- Percent of population 65 years and over: 12.4%
- Median age: 35.2 years (2000)
- Vital Statistics
- Total number of births (2003): 86,865
- Total number of deaths (2003): 56,017 (infant
deaths, 672)
- AIDS cases reported through 2003: 3,686
- Economy
- Major industries: Manufacturing, agriculture,
mining
- Unemployment rate: 5.6% (March 2005)
- Per capita income: $28,797 (2003; U.S. rank:
33rd)
- Median household income: $42,124 (3-year average,
2001-2003)
- Percentage of persons below poverty level: 9.2%
(3-year average, 2001-2003)
- Income tax rate: 3.4%
- Sales tax rate: 6.0%
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