Indiana Fast Facts 2000

Transportation System Extent

All public roads: 93,608 miles
Interstate: 1,169 miles
Road bridges: 17,890
Class I railroad trackage: 3,828 miles
Inland waterways: 353 miles
Public use airports: 109 (15 certificated for air carrier operations)¹

Vehicles and Conveyances

Automobiles registered: 3.2 million
Light trucks registered: 2.1 million
Heavy trucks registered: 58,000
Buses registered: 27,000
Motorcycles registered: 118,000
Numbered boats: 219,000

Geographic

Land area: 35,867 sq. miles (rank: 38)
Percent of land area owned by federal government: 2.2² (rank: 38)
Persons per square mile: 169.5 (rank: 16)
Highest point: Franklin Township (1,257 ft.)
Lowest point: Ohio River (320 ft.)

Political Subdivisions

Counties: 92
Municipal governments: 569³
Congressional districts: 9⁴

Demographic

Population: 6,080,485 (rank: 14)
Percent urban population: 64.9⁵ (rank: 33)

Socioeconomic

Gross state product: $182 billion² (rank: 15)
Civilian labor force: 3.1 million² (rank: 14)
Median household income: $39,717 (rank: 30)

Commuting (percent of workers)

Car, truck, or van-drove alone: 81.6
Car, truck, or van-carpooled: 11.1
Public transportation (including taxi): 1.1
Walked: 2.0
Other means: 1.5
Worked at home: 2.7

State Transportation Department

Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT)
100 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 232-5533
http://www.in.gov/dot

¹ 2002

² 1999

³ 1997

⁴ Apportionment based on 2000 census

⁵ 1990