Census place 1804204

Beech Grove

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Beech Grove city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Beech Grove.

According to the 2025 estimate, Beech Grove has a population of 14,671 and 3,283 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 88 covered Indiana places are: population density is 3,283/sq mi, above the comparison median of 1,718/sq mi; median household income is $49,973, below the comparison median of $62,039; and median home value is $182,600, below the comparison median of $189,950. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

population density: 3,283/sq mi
median household income: $49,973
median home value: $182,600

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Beech Grove's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population: 14,671
Annual change: 0%
Density: 3,283/sq mi
Median age: 36.1 years

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income: $49,973
Median home value: $182,600
Median gross rent: $1,091
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 23.9%
Typical commute: 21.2 min
Drive-alone commute: 82.2%
Public transit commute: 0%
Walked to work: 0.4%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes: 43.8%
Renters paying 30%+ of income: 61.8%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+: 63.5%
Unemployed residents 16+: 2.9%
Working from home: 7.5%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband: 91.7%
Homes built 2020+: 0.5%
Households without a vehicle: 5.7%
Households with children: 27.3%
Residents with a disability: 16.7%
Residents without insurance: 7.5%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Marion County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000: 11
Severe Storm declarations: 8
Snowstorm declarations: 2
Hurricane declarations: 1

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: INDIANAPOLIS (11 mi from place center)

Average high: 62.8°F
Average low: 44.4°F
Annual rainfall: 43.6"
Annual snowfall: 25.5"

Month by month

A year in Beech Grove.

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Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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