What is the population of Fishers city?

Fishers city has 100,918 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #5 of 976 in Indiana.

What is the median household income in Fishers city?

Median household income in Fishers city is $128,141 a year, 63.2% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Fishers city?

Median gross rent is $1,491 a month and the median home value is $370,200, so rent absorbs about 14% of median household income.

Is Fishers city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Fishers city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Fishers, IN population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Fishers, Indiana (Fishers, IN — Census place “Fishers city”) is 100,918 residents, ranking #5 of 976 places in Indiana. Median household income is $128,141, the median home is worth $370,200 and median gross rent runs $1,491 a month. Looking for the Fishers Indiana ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve Fishers, IN: 46037, 46038.

Population: 100,918Fishers city residents
Median household income: $128,141Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $370,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,491Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 37.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 76.1%Owner-occupied households

Fishers ZIP codes (Indiana)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Fishers.

The Fishers IN ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Fishers city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Fishers city median would spend about 14% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.6% of residents and 76.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Fishers city, IN in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Fishers city is a mid-size city in Indiana, with 100,918 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #5 of 976 ranked by population — larger than 99% of them. The median age here is 37.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.

Households in Fishers city earn a median of $128,141 a year, 63.2% above the national figure of $78,538 and 108% above the $61,527 median for the 355 Indiana cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 3.6% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Fishers city is valued at $370,200, 22% above the national figure and 154% above the $145,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,491 a month, 6% above the national figure, or roughly $17,892 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 14% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 76.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Fishers city?: Fishers city has 100,918 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #5 of 976 in Indiana.
What is the median household income in Fishers city?: Median household income in Fishers city is $128,141 a year, 63.2% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Fishers city?: Median gross rent is $1,491 a month and the median home value is $370,200, so rent absorbs about 14% of median household income.
Is Fishers city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Fishers city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Fishers city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.