Socio-economic State

Make up 7.5% of the population

33% of children in the area are below the poverty line
1/6 of the pop of Indiana lives on or close to the poverty line so awareness is
key
Over 60% of the population is white alone in the Southside of Indianapolis,
and many schools are almost entirely segregated be location
57% of the population is not religious, with the largest religious group being
Evangelical Protestants at 16% in Indy
33% of the population is overweight on the Southside
14% of households have married parents- 52% of kids have 2 parents
13% of households have single parents- 48% of kids have 1 parent
38% of families rent in Marion County
o This is due to bad credit and inability to save enough for a down
payment
Housing costs have hiked for the middle class with 36% of families being
impacted as of 2014 across Indy, but 54% being affected on the Southside
Many families spend over 45% of their annual income on transportation on
the Southside, meaning that the parents often work a lot
While the city is on the list of top 10 places to live for millennials, empty
nesters are consistently moving into available housing resulting in an influx of
older people in neighborhoods that could be dominated with young families
The Southside has a lot of subsidized housing
LILLIE IDELLA KITLEY ELEMENTARY- has 1300 students so there are certainly
students being looked over