Muncie

Population & Demographics

Muncie, IN

Muncie is home to 64,751 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 24,327 resident workers commute each day.

IndianaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
64,751
people
Population

64,751 residents

Median age 29.7 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Muncie population & demographics

Who lives in Muncie — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
64,751
Median age
29.7yrs
Median household income
$44,471
Median home value
$97,300
Median gross rent
$904/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
26.1%
Poverty rate
29.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Muncie

How Muncie breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White78.4%
Black8.1%
Two or more races6.2%
Hispanic or Latino4.4%
Asian2.1%
Some other race0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%

Race across Muncie

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Muncie.

Muncie at a glance
Employed Residents
24,327
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
36.5mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
38.7%
Share working within the area
Work from home
7.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Indianapolis city (balance)
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Muncie proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Muncie commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Muncie

24,327 commutes, one dot at a time

Muncie

Where 24,327 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Muncie, by worker count.

1Muncie0.0 mi9,425
2Indianapolis city (balance)48.9 mi2,688
3Anderson16.7 mi1,072
4Yorktown5.3 mi611
5Fort Wayne62.8 mi507
6Carmel42.7 mi389
7Fishers34.6 mi317
8Marion28.3 mi292

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Muncie.

1Muncie0.0 mi9,425
2Yorktown5.3 mi1,874
3Indianapolis city (balance)48.9 mi1,343
4Anderson16.7 mi957
5Fort Wayne62.8 mi490
6New Castle18.8 mi373
7Fishers34.6 mi348
8Carmel42.7 mi341

Top industries

The sectors that employ Muncie’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance25.0%
RTRetail Trade14.3%
EDEducational Services12.1%
AFAccommodation and Food Services12.0%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.2%
MFManufacturing4.6%
FIFinance and Insurance4.5%
PAPublic Administration4.0%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.5%
Connectivity

Internet options for Muncie

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

9 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps95%
5 Gbps82%
8 Gbps2%
See all internet providers in Muncie

FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).