Indianapolis

Data as of 31 Oct 2026 · Metro Power Rankings

#109

Global Rank

27.1

Power Score

Major Metro

% of Country Score

1.0%

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United States • North America • Language power • Time zone America/Indiana/Indianapolis UTC−5 (EST) (observes summer time)

Population: 2.6M
GDP: $213B
GDP per capita: $82,501
Land area: 17,768 km² (6,860 mi²)
Density: 145/km² (377/mi²)
GAWC class: 11

Primary city Indianapolis

State / province Indiana

Language English

Sources: Wikipedia · Wikidata

Conurbations · Tier C Finance Capital Sports Mecca

Stands out, per personMarket value: high vs size peers

Indianapolis metro area

39.77, -86.16

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Sport

Top Team

The single sporting franchise this metro is identified with.

Indianapolis ColtsAmerican Football

From The Team That Wins the City. One pick per metro across 312 metros worldwide.

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Major Sporting Events, Major League Teams/Venues, Total Teams.

Major League Teams/Venues↗11#T-32

Total Teams↗16#T-50

Major Sporting Events↗14#8

Major Companies↗12#T-97

Market Cap Score↗$1.6T#24

Cultural Events0

Universities↗2#T-167

Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research↗0

Notable Museums & Landmarks↗4#T-75

Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure↗0

Airport Score↗2.0#T-154

Luxury Stars (Michelin)↗0.0

Metro Stations↗0

Commuter Rail Stations↗0

Train Hubs↗0

Skyscrapers3#T-181

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

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Sports

23 teams

Major League Teams/Venues

American Football • NFL🥇👑

Indianapolis Colts W

Indianapolis

4 titles0.524 W%19 div

Basketball • NBA🥇

Indiana Pacers W

Indianapolis

No titles7 Finals Apps0.508 W%9 div

W Basketball • WNBA🥇

Indiana Fever

Indianapolis

1 title0.470 W%2 div

College Basketball (Big East)

Butler

No titles2 Final Fours16 Tour Apps0.576 W%

College Basketball (Mid-American)

Ball State

No titles7 Tour Apps0.526 W%

College Football (FBS) (Mid-American)

Ball State

No titles6 Conf9 bowls0.468 W%

Notable Venues4 venues

American Football

Lucas Oil Stadium

Indianapolis

Basketball

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Indianapolis

Motor Racing

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Speedway

Swimming

Indiana University Natatorium

Indianapolis

Historic Venues1 venue

Basketball

Hinkle Fieldhouse

Indianapolis

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams1 team

Football/Soccer • United States

Indy Eleven

Indianapolis • Level: 2

Other Men’s Teams3 teams

Baseball • International League

Indianapolis Indians

Indianapolis

Basketball • Int'l Basketball

Noblesville Boom

Noblesville

Hockey • Minor/Jr/Int'l Hockey

Indy Fuel

Indianapolis

Other College Teams5 teams

College Basketball (Horizon)

IUPUI

No titles1 Tour App0.415 W%

College Football (FCS) (Pioneer)

Butler

No titles0 bowls0.133 W%

Women's College Basketball (Mid-American)

Ball State (W)

No titles2 Tour Apps

Women's College Basketball (Big East)

Butler (W)

No titles1 Tour App

Women's College Basketball (Horizon)

IUPUI (W)

No titles1 Tour App

Defunct/Relocated Teams13 teams

Hockey • Defunct

Indianapolis Racers

1975–1979

No Cups0.378 Pts%1 div

Basketball • Defunct

Indianapolis Olympians

1950–1953

No titles0.491 W%1 div

Basketball • Defunct

Anderson Packers

1950

No titles0.578 W%

Basketball • Defunct

Indianapolis Jets

1949

No titles0.300 W%

College Basketball • Former D-I

DePauw

1916–1932

No titles0 Final Fours17 seasons0.659 W%

College Basketball • Former D-I

Central Normal College

1931

No titles0 Final Fours1 season1.000 W%

College Basketball • Former D-I

Franklin

1907–1925

No titles0 Final Fours18 seasons0.652 W%

College Basketball • Former D-I

Wabash

1897–1925

No titles0 Final Fours29 seasons0.740 W%

American Football • Defunct

Muncie Flyers

1920–1921

No titles0.000 W%

College Football • Former FBS

Wabash

1904–1905

No titles2 maj seasons0.284 W%

Baseball • Defunct

Indianapolis Hoosiers

1887–1889

No WS0.370 W%

Baseball • Defunct

Indianapolis Hoosiers

1884

No WS0.271 W%

Baseball • Defunct

Indianapolis Browns

1878

No WS0.400 W%

Major Sporting Events

Annual Sporting Events3 events

Indianapolis 500

Auto Racing Major Event

• Speedway

Sonsio Grand Prix (Indy Road Course)

Auto Racing

• Speedway

Brickyard 400

Auto Racing

• Speedway

Multi-Sport Events1 event

1987 Pan American Games

Multi-sport Event

1987 • Indianapolis

Championship Finals15 events

2026 NCAA Final Four

Basketball Final

2026 • Indianapolis

2025 NBA Finals

Basketball

2025 • Gainbridge Fieldhouse

2021 College Football Championship Game

American Football Final

2021 • Indianapolis

2021 NCAA Final Four

Basketball Final

2021 • Indianapolis

2015 NCAA Final Four

Basketball Final

2015 • Indianapolis

2012 Super Bowl

American Football Final

2012 • Indianapolis

2010 NCAA Final Four

Basketball Final

2010 • Indianapolis

2006 NCAA Final Four

Basketball Final

2006 • Indianapolis

2002 World Basketball Championship

Basketball Final

2002 • Indianapolis

2000 NCAA Final Four

Basketball Final

2000 • Indianapolis

2000 NBA Finals

Basketball

2000 • Conseco Fieldhouse

1997 NCAA Final Four

Basketball Final

1997 • Indianapolis

1991 NCAA Final Four

Basketball Final

1991 • Indianapolis

1980 NCAA Final Four

Basketball Final

1980 • Indianapolis

1955 NBA Finals

Basketball

1955 • Butler Fieldhouse

All-Star Games2 events

NBA All-Star Game

All-Star Game

2024 • Gainbridge Fieldhouse

NBA All-Star Game

All-Star Game

1985 • Hoosier Dome

Golf Majors1 event

PGA Championship

Golf Major

1991 • Crooked Stick Golf Club

F1 Races19 events

United States Grand Prix

F1 Race

2007 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Won by Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)

United States Grand Prix

F1 Race

2006 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Won by Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)

United States Grand Prix

F1 Race

2005 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Won by Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)

United States Grand Prix

F1 Race

2004 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Won by Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)

United States Grand Prix

F1 Race

2003 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Won by Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)

United States Grand Prix

F1 Race

2002 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Won by Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari)

United States Grand Prix

F1 Race

2001 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Won by Mika Häkkinen (McLaren)

United States Grand Prix

F1 Race

2000 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Won by Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)

Indianapolis 500

F1 Race

1960 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Won by Jim Rathmann (Watson)

Indianapolis 500

F1 Race

1959 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Won by Rodger Ward (Watson)

Indianapolis 500

F1 Race

1958 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Won by Jimmy Bryan (Epperly)

Indianapolis 500

F1 Race

1957 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Won by Sam Hanks (Epperly)

Indianapolis 500

F1 Race

1956 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Won by Pat Flaherty (Watson)

Indianapolis 500

F1 Race

1955 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Won by Bob Sweikert (Kurtis Kraft)

Indianapolis 500

F1 Race

1954 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Won by Bill Vukovich (Kurtis Kraft)

Indianapolis 500

F1 Race

1953 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Won by Bill Vukovich (Kurtis Kraft)

Indianapolis 500

F1 Race

1952 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Won by Troy Ruttman (Kuzma)

Indianapolis 500

F1 Race

1951 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Won by Lee Wallard (Kurtis Kraft)

Indianapolis 500

F1 Race

1950 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Won by Johnnie Parsons (Kurtis Kraft)

Major Fights1 event

WrestleMania VIII

WrestleMania

1992 • Hoosier Dome

Complete Event Timeline39 events

2026 NCAA Final Four

Championship Finals

2026 • Indianapolis

2025 NBA Finals

Championship Finals

2025 • Gainbridge Fieldhouse

NBA All-Star Game

All-Star Games

2024 • Gainbridge Fieldhouse

2021 College Football Championship Game

Championship Finals

2021 • Indianapolis

2021 NCAA Final Four

Championship Finals

2021 • Indianapolis

2015 NCAA Final Four

Championship Finals

2015 • Indianapolis

2012 Super Bowl

Championship Finals

2012 • Indianapolis

2010 NCAA Final Four

Championship Finals

2010 • Indianapolis

United States Grand Prix

F1 Races

2007 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

2006 NCAA Final Four

Championship Finals

2006 • Indianapolis

United States Grand Prix

F1 Races

2006 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

United States Grand Prix

F1 Races

2005 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

United States Grand Prix

F1 Races

2004 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

United States Grand Prix

F1 Races

2003 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

2002 World Basketball Championship

Championship Finals

2002 • Indianapolis

United States Grand Prix

F1 Races

2002 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

United States Grand Prix

F1 Races

2001 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

2000 NCAA Final Four

Championship Finals

2000 • Indianapolis

2000 NBA Finals

Championship Finals

2000 • Conseco Fieldhouse

United States Grand Prix

F1 Races

2000 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

1997 NCAA Final Four

Championship Finals

1997 • Indianapolis

WrestleMania VIII

Major Fights

1992 • Hoosier Dome

1991 NCAA Final Four

Championship Finals

1991 • Indianapolis

PGA Championship

Golf Majors

1991 • Crooked Stick Golf Club

1987 Pan American Games

Multi-Sport Events

1987 • Indianapolis

NBA All-Star Game

All-Star Games

1985 • Hoosier Dome

1980 NCAA Final Four

Championship Finals

1980 • Indianapolis

Indianapolis 500

F1 Races

1960 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Indianapolis 500

F1 Races

1959 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Indianapolis 500

F1 Races

1958 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Indianapolis 500

F1 Races

1957 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Indianapolis 500

F1 Races

1956 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

1955 NBA Finals

Championship Finals

1955 • Butler Fieldhouse

Indianapolis 500

F1 Races

1955 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Indianapolis 500

F1 Races

1954 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Indianapolis 500

F1 Races

1953 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Indianapolis 500

F1 Races

1952 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Indianapolis 500

F1 Races

1951 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Indianapolis 500

F1 Races

1950 • Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Against expectation how Indianapolis’s teams have done against the odds they went in with.

NFL teams representing Indianapolis have beaten their pre-game odds by 9.6 wins across 41 team-seasons since 1920.

How this is measured →

Championship History

8 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Indianapolis, across all sports, newest first. 8 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

2012· 2012-10-21

2006· 2007-02-04

1973· 1973-05-12

1972· 1972-05-20

1970· 1970-05-25

Indianapolis Hoosiers

1914· 1914-10-13

Federal League Champions

1908· 1908-03-31

1906· 1906-03-31

Year	Date	Champion	Competition
2012	2012-10-21	Indiana Fever	WNBA
2006	2007-02-04	Indianapolis Colts	Super Bowl Champions
1973	1973-05-12	Indiana Pacers	ABA Champions
1972	1972-05-20	Indiana Pacers	ABA Champions
1970	1970-05-25	Indiana Pacers	ABA Champions
1914	1914-10-13	Indianapolis Hoosiers	Federal League Champions
1908	1908-03-31	Wabash	P-P Champ
1906	1906-03-31	Wabash	P-P Champ

Top Companies

12 companies

1Eli Lilly

$1.3T

Public

2Elevance Health

$91B

Public

3Simon Property Group

$83B

Public

4Cummins

$69B

Public

5Corteva

$52B

Public

6Elanco

$12B

Public

7Allison Transmission

$9B

Public

8CNO Financial Group

$5B

Public

9Kite Realty

$5B

Public

10OPENLANE Corporate

$5B

Public

11Calumet, Inc.

$4B

Public

12MBX Biosciences

$3B

Public

#	Company	Valuation	Type
1	Eli Lilly	valuation $1.3T	Public
2	Elevance Health	valuation $91B	Public
3	Simon Property Group	valuation $83B	Public
4	Cummins	valuation $69B	Public
5	Corteva	valuation $52B	Public
6	Elanco	valuation $12B	Public
7	Allison Transmission	valuation $9B	Public
8	CNO Financial Group	valuation $5B	Public
9	Kite Realty	valuation $5B	Public
10	OPENLANE Corporate	valuation $5B	Public
11	Calumet, Inc.	valuation $4B	Public
12	MBX Biosciences	valuation $3B	Public

Total Market Cap: $1.6T across 12 companies

Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA purchase-only index for Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, since 1991. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012

One year

+2.0%

nominal

Ten years

+59.8%

real, 2024 $

Since 2000

+54.3%

real, 2024 $

2007 to 2012

−19.7%

2007Q3 to 2012Q1

Cultural Assets

Notable Museums & Landmarks

Museums & Galleries1 item

Children's Museum of Indianapolis

Indianapolis • Cultural Heritage

Performing Arts Venues2 items

Ruoff Music Center

Noblesville • Amphitheatre

Hilbert Circle Theatre

Indianapolis • Concert Hall

Parks, Zoos & Theme Parks1 item

Indianapolis Zoo

Indianapolis • Zoo

Languages of Indianapolis

English first in Indiana.

Language	Share	Basis
English	89.7%	Census, home
Spanish	5.5%	Census, home
German	0.5%	Census, home
Mandarin Chinese	0.4%	Census, home
French	0.2%	Census, home

English reach, Indiana: 98%; Tier 1 census

Indiana on the languages board · Language power

Sound of Indianapolis

#101 by artist origin · combined 28.2 (US 6.8 / UK 0.6) · signature decade 1980s · Full sound profile →

Top artists: John Cougar, Babyface, John Cougar Mellencamp, Bobby Lewis, After 7, Bobby Helms

Number-one singles by Indianapolis artists2

Screen of Indianapolis

#78 by film pedigree · score 50.7 · 7 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Steve McQueen, Brendan Fraser, Clifton Webb, Marjorie Main, Forrest Tucker

Art of Indianapolis

#45 for celebrated art · 22 canon works in its museums

The Art hub →

Leading museums:

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities2 entries

#602

Indiana University Indianapolis

Indianapolis, United States

#1576

Ball State University

Muncie, United States

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Indianapolis International Airport

Indianapolis • 3 - International

Indianapolis

📍 Indianapolis metro area

Dimension Breakdown

Most similar metros

Sports

Major League Teams/Venues

Other Teams

Major Sporting Events

Championship History

Top Companies

House Prices

Cultural Assets

Notable Museums & Landmarks

Languages of Indianapolis

Sound of Indianapolis

Screen of Indianapolis

Art of Indianapolis

Education & Research

Notable Infrastructure

Indianapolis metro area