See How Your Neighborhood Has Changed
Find more interactive content from our series on neighborhood change.
Community Center Service Areas
This map was created for Marion County Commission on Youth (MCCOY), as part of their Early Intervention and Prevention (EIP) Initiative, showing the service area coverage of community centers in Indianapolis. They used this map to to identify what community centers serve the
Community Development Corporations
Community Development Corporations are nonprofit organizations that promote community development such as creation of affordable housing, workforce training, and community organizing and planning. This map shows the service areas of the 20 known, 19 of which are still ...
State of our Black Youth Report: 2012 Edition
Indiana Black Expo, Inc.’s 2012 State of Our Black Youth Report (SOBY) presents statewide data on the health and well-being of Indiana’s Black youth, as well as local data for the following 16 communities: Anderson, East Chicago, Elkhart, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Gary, ...
Indiana’s State of Our Black Youth Report Inspires Action
Late last year, Indiana Black Expo released its much anticipated State of Our Black Youth report. It is the third installment of the series (the previous two reports were released in 2005 and 2007 respectively), but this time, Indiana Black Expo has a ...
Good Planning + Good Data = Positive Community Impact
All of us hope to have a positive impact on our community. It’s why we do what we do. Nonprofits exist to help make the world a better place. But how do we make sure our programs and organizations make the greatest impact they can? It starts with good planning and good ...
Indy’s Mass Transit Bill: Debated with Data
Last week, the Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee voted to delay House Bill 1011, which would allow voters in Hamilton and Marion counties to determine whether or not they want to increase taxes to build a regional transit system. This has been a hotly debated topic in the news
Filling the Gap: Faith-based organizations are an important resource
At a time when families are experiencing more economic hardship and the need for services is increasing, nonprofits are continually forced to do more with less funding, fewer staff, and fewer resources. As reported in The Nonprofit Times, there were 10,000 fewer registered ...
Statistics every mother should know about her community
By Michelle Jones There are a number of reasons that a mom would be interested in the community statistics I reference in this post. Maybe you’re thinking about moving and you want to scout the area out beforehand to ensure that it’s safe. Maybe your child is sick and you’re
New Demographic Trends Emerge in Marion County’s Growing Population
By Jay Colbert In celebration of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, I thought I’d explore some of the changing population trends in Indianapolis with regards to this demographic. The U.S. Census Bureau records Asian and Pacific Islander demographics separately. In Marion
Worst social crisis in the country?
One in three children in America grow up without a father in the home. Seventy-three percent of Black children in the U.S. are born to single parents. Only 16% of these single parents are men. These troubling statistics shed light on the fact that the absence of a father or ...
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In Neighborhoods North of Speedway, Diversity Among Highest in IndyThough they developed as all-white suburbs between 1940 and 1970, the neighborhoods near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway are some of the densest and most diverse in Indianapolis.
Income Inequality High Where Golden Hill and Northwest Indianapolis ConvergeIn the area where wealthy Golden Hills converges with the working-class neighborhoods of Northwest Indianapolis, income inequality is high and increasing. The area is also experiencing a growth of white households above the median income.
Changes in Indy’s Historic Black NeighborhoodsIn the 1970s, 4,000 residents left this nearly all-black neighborhood. Why? An increasingly desegregated housing market and closure of one of the country’s first public housing projects.
Story Map: Moving Out – Suburbanization Since 1970Indianapolis and Anderson were the region’s urban centers in 1970. Three-quarters of the population lived in those counties. Now, just over half the population live there, and Hamilton County is the second largest urban center.