Anderson

Anderson, Indiana, located in central Indiana 35 miles northeast of Indianapolis, is the county seat and most populous city in Madison County. The county is part of the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood Metropolitan Statistical Area in central Indiana.* As of 2024, the city had a population of 55,851.

* MSAs are defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget.

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134,222 Population (2024)
2.9 Unemployment Rate (December 2025)
$6.4 billion Personal Income (2023)
$958 Average Weekly Wage (2025 Qtr. 2)
15.6% Manufacturing Employment (2025 Qtr. 2)
33,839 Total Private Employment (2025 Qtr. 2)

The Anderson Futurecast Event

Carriage House Community Room at Loose Funeral Home & Crematory

200 W. 53rd St.,
Anderson, IN 46013

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Potential Speakers at the Anderson Futurecast Event

Mark Frohlich

Rob Sparks

Terry Truitt

Debbie Webb

Greg Winkler

What did we say last year about the Anderson (Indianapolis) region?

Published December 2025

Real GDP in Indianapolis grew 12.5% between 2019 and 2023 while it only grew 9.7% nationwide. Total wages paid to Indianapolis workers expanded 7.6% between 2024 Q1 and 2025 Q1 compared to 4.8% nationally. The Indianapolis labor force increased 7.8% between August 2019 and August 2025 compared to 4.3% nationwide. Between August 2024 and August 2025, national unemployment rose from 4.2% to 4.3% while it fell in Indianapolis from 4.0% to 3.3%.

The Indianapolis metropolitan area should enjoy between 1.5% and 2.0% real GDP growth next year. Unemployment is expected to slightly increase from 3.3% to just over 4.0%. While capital projects will fuel economic expansion, slowdowns in logistics and durable goods manufacturing – two important contributors to the Indianapolis economy – will keep the economy from growing at its full potential.

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Each year in December, the Indiana Business Research Center publishes a special Outlook edition of the Indiana Business Review.

Published continuously since 1926, the Indiana Business Review is a quarterly publication that provides analysis and insight on economic and demographic issues.