Moving to Fishers, Indiana

Population: 37,835. Estimated population in July 2024: 57,220 (+51.2% change)
Males: 18,487 (48.9%), Females: 19,348 (51.1%)

Hamilton County

Zip code: 46038

Demographics

Median resident age: 30.7 years
Median household income: $75,638
Median house value: $161,500

Population by Race

Races in Fishers:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.9%)
  • Black (2.9%)
  • Hispanic (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Asian Indian (0.8%)
  • Chinese (0.8%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (30.1%), Irish (13.8%), English (13.7%), United States (7.4%), Italian (5.2%), Polish (4.1%).

Elevation: 824 feet

Land area: 21.7 square miles

Map of Fishers, IN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Fishers

  • High school or higher: 98.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 60.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 15.7%
  • Unemployed: 1.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fishers town

  • Never married: 19.0%
  • Now married: 69.9%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 1.8%
  • Divorced: 8.3%

4.1% Foreign born (2.1% Asia, 0.9% Europe, 0.6% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +27,769 (+275.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Fishers:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fishers:

  • MOUNT COMFORT (about 13 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Abbreviation: MQJ)
  • INDIANAPOLIS INTL (about 25 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Abbreviation: IND)
  • ANDERSON MUNICIPAL-DARLINGTON FIELD (about 31 miles; ANDERSON, IN; Abbreviation: AID)

Other public-use airports nearest to Fishers:

Amtrak station near Fishers:

  • 17 miles: INDIANAPOLIS (350 S. ILLINOIS ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fishers:

  • BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 3,721)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-INDIANAPOLIS (about 16 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 19,818)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-CENTRAL INDIANA (about 17 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 3,397)
  • UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS (about 21 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,784)
  • ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; ANDERSON, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,116)
  • BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 17,039)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 46 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,013)

Schools

Public high school in Fishers:

  • HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN HS (Students: 2,590; Location: 13910 E 126TH ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Fishers:

  • FALL CREEK INTERMEDIATE SCH (Students: 996; Location: 12011 OLIO RD; Grades: 04 – 06)
  • FISHERS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 909; Location: 13257 CUMBERLAND RD; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • HOOSIER ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 824; Location: 11300 E 121ST ST; Grades: KG – 04)
  • HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN JR HIGH SCH (Students: 818; Location: 12001 OLIO RD; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • LANTERN ROAD ELEMENTARY SCH (Students: 790; Location: 10595 LANTERN RD; Grades: KG – 04)
  • FALL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 635; Location: 12131 OLIO RD; Grades: KG – 04)
  • BROOKS SCHOOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 592; Location: 12451 BROOKS SCHOOL RD; Grades: KG – 04)
  • CUMBERLAND ROAD ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 591; Location: 13535 CUMBERLAND RD; Grades: KG – 04)
  • NEW BRITTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 538; Location: 8660 E 131ST ST; Grades: KG – 04)
  • FISHERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 407; Location: 11442 LANTERN RD; Grades: KG – 04)