Muncie, Indiana demographics

Muncie, IN demographics: median age 29.7; 26.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Muncie city, Indiana · Incorporated city · GEOID 1851876. The survey estimates a population of 64,751 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Muncie is 29.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.6 years. There are 26,479 households (±576). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	29.7 ±0.6	38.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 64,751
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Under 18	10,204 ±634	15.8% ±1.0 pp	23.3%	22.0%
18–34	26,027 ±1,073	40.2% ±1.6 pp	22.8%	22.8%
35–64	19,255 ±947	29.7% ±1.4 pp	37.2%	38.0%
65 and older	9,265 ±558	14.3% ±0.9 pp	16.8%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 64,751
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Male	30,491 ±485	47.1% ±0.7 pp	49.6%	49.5%
Female	34,260 ±494	52.9% ±0.7 pp	50.4%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 64,751
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
White alone	51,772 ±563	80.0% ±0.7 pp	77.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	5,374 ±579	8.3% ±0.9 pp	9.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	138 ±146 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,466 ±259	2.3% ±0.4 pp	2.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	7 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,185 ±389	1.8% ±0.6 pp	3.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	4,809 ±669	7.4% ±1.0 pp	7.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 64,751
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	61,917 ±468	95.6% ±0.3 pp	91.4%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,834 ±297	4.4% ±0.5 pp	8.6%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 26,479
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Married-couple family	7,505 ±515	28.3% ±1.8 pp	47.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,262 ±343	4.8% ±1.3 pp	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	3,712 ±419	14.0% ±1.6 pp	11.3%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	9,824 ±680	37.1% ±2.4 pp	29.6%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	4,176 ±474	15.8% ±1.8 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 26,479
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Households with people under 18	6,008 ±519	22.7% ±1.9 pp	29.9%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	20,471 ±700	77.3% ±2.0 pp	70.1%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 26,479
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	9,824 ±680	37.1% ±2.4 pp	29.6%	28.7%
Two-person households	8,566 ±570	32.4% ±2.0 pp	34.9%	33.8%
Three-person households	4,039 ±491	15.3% ±1.8 pp	14.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,142 ±384	8.1% ±1.4 pp	11.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,243 ±254	4.7% ±1.0 pp	5.8%	5.9%
Six-person households	517 ±177	2.0% ±0.7 pp	2.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	148 ±85 · low precision	0.6% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 64,751
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Native	62,596 ±500	96.7% ±0.4 pp	93.7%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,155 ±339	3.3% ±0.5 pp	6.3%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 61,985
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
English only	58,643 ±557	94.6% ±0.4 pp	89.7%	77.7%
Spanish	1,404 ±296	2.3% ±0.5 pp	5.5%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	108 ±65 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	88 ±57 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	62 ±55 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	390 ±246 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.9%	2.0%
Korean	132 ±110 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	137 ±93 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	279 ±194 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	130 ±88 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	105 ±62 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	188 ±123 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	319 ±188 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 36,656
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	4,517 ±547	12.3% ±1.5 pp	9.6%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	11,984 ±772	32.7% ±2.0 pp	32.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	7,113 ±634	19.4% ±1.7 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,458 ±480	9.4% ±1.3 pp	9.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	5,512 ±618	15.0% ±1.7 pp	18.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,072 ±505	11.1% ±1.4 pp	10.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 64,264
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Same house	46,117 ±1,419	71.8% ±2.2 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	8,960 ±1,077	13.9% ±1.7 pp	6.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	6,708 ±792	10.4% ±1.2 pp	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	2,049 ±466	3.2% ±0.7 pp	2.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	430 ±176	0.7% ±0.3 pp	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

8.0% of Muncie residents (±0.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.4% in Indiana and 8.4% nationally. 87.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Muncie	Indiana	U.S.	Compared with Indiana
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8.0% ±0.9 pp	7.4%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	87.6% ±1.6 pp	89.9%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.3% ±0.5 pp	6.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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