107 INDIANAPOLIS REGIONAL CENTER PLAN 2020 PLANNING DOWNTOWN�fS FUTURE TODAY APPENDIX B: DEMOGRAPHICS DEMOGRAPHICS Data Item 1990 2000 1990-2000 Percent Change MSA Total Population* 1,249,822¹ 1,607,486¹ 29 Marion County Total Population 797,159¹ 860,454¹ 8 Regional Center Area (Sq. Mi.)** 5 7 28 Regional Center Total Population***+ 18,911¹ 22,373¹ 18 Regional Center Housing Units+ 11,400¹ 11,077¹ -3 MSA Hotel Rooms 15,845² 20,788² 31 Regional Center Hotel Rooms 3,705³ 4,678³ 26 Convention Visitors 573,235² 822,914² 44 MSA Employment 651,123⁴ 821,896⁴ 26 Regional Center Employment 109,079⁴ 127,335⁵ 17 IUPUI Students n/a 26,102⁶ n/a Indiana Business College Students n/a 750⁷ n/a Regional Center Trip Ends 227,000⁸ 243,800⁸ 7 Parking Spaces (In Mile Square Area) 45,595⁹ 49,651¹⁰ 9 * MSA Designation of Boone, Hamilton, Madison, Hancock, Shelby, Johnson, Morgan, Hendricks and Marion counties. **  The size of the Regional Center planning area increased in 2000.  For consistency of comparison, 1990 information is based on the same geographic area as used for 2000. *** In 2000, the Bureau of the Census changed the way it counted institutionalized populations.  See the Population and Housing Characteristics section for a further discussion. + These numbers vary from those previously stated in the Living Downtown section as a result of differing methodology for aggregating Census data. Data Sources: 1.  U.S. Bureau of the Census,1990 and 2000 Summary File 1 Data 2.  Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association 3.  Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Association and Indianapolis Downtown, Inc. 4.  United States Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Census Transportation Planning Package 5.  Claritas, Inc., 2003 6.  IUPUI Office of the Registrar, Fall 2002 enrollments (Indianapolis and Columbus) - 29,026 students from 48 states and 125 countries 7.  Indiana Business College, 2003 enrollments at Indianapolis Business Division Campus only 8.  Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization, Travel Demand Model 9.  Division of Planning,1990 Indianapolis Regional Center Parking Study 10. Indianapolis Downtown, Inc. INTRODUCTION This section has been prepared to convey current data about the Indianapolis' nine County Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and the Indianapolis Regional Center.  The table also indicates percent change from 1990 to 2000.   Data projections, when available, are discussed in the text body. POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS The Regional Center's total population in 1990 was 18,911 persons living in 11,400 housing units.  In 2000 it rose to 22,373 in 11,077 housing units.  The increase in population is largely due to an approximate doubling in group quarters such as nursing homes and jails.   The actual number of housing units declined by 323 during the 10-year period as some housing projects became dilapidated or were demolished and others were emptied to await renovation.  (It is important to note that the Census only counts units that it deems habitable, so many units that exist but are deemed not habitable may not have been included in the Census count.)  Although there was a decrease in the overall number of housing units, the number of owner occupied housing units has increased by 20 percent from 1,998 units in 1990 to 2,300 units in 2000.   In 2000, owners occupied 25 percent of the Downtown housing units compared to only 22 percent in 1990. Occupancy has also improved during the period.   In 1990 approximately 20 percent of the Census- counted housing units were vacant compared to 14 percent in 2000.  Housing production also has been increasing since the 2000 Census with 991 units completed or under construction.  This equates to 330 units per year.  IUPUI constructed an 800-bed student apartment complex, which is an important step in helping increase the University's student presence in the area.  The IUPUI Campus Planning Framework includes proposals for a total of 1,880 student beds. Along with home ownership, income is increasing in the Regional Center.  In 1990 only 19 percent of the households in the Regional Center earned at or above the median household income of $31,655 for the Indianapolis MSA.  By 2000, 28 percent of the Regional Center households were earning at or above the MSA median household income of $45,548.