Ingalls is a town in Green Township, Madison County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Indianapolis–Carmel–Anderson metropolitan statistical area. The population was 2,223 at the 2020 census. It was named in honor of Melville E. Ingalls, a railroad official.
Geography
Ingalls is located in the southwest corner of Madison County. It is bordered to the north by the towns of Pendleton and Lapel, to the west by the cities of Noblesville and Fishers in Hamilton County, and to the south by the town of Fortville in Hancock County.
U.S. Route 36 runs through the center of Ingalls as Broadway Street, leading northeast to the center of Pendleton and southwest to the center of Fortville. Interstate 69 runs through a northwestern extension of the town limits, leading northeast to Anderson, the Madison county seat, and southwest to Indianapolis.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ingalls has a total area of , of which , or 1.25%, are water.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Ingalls had a population of 2,223. The median age was 33.1 years. 28.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 10.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 101.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 99.4 males age 18 and over.
90.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 10.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 811 households in Ingalls, of which 41.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 48.3% were married-couple households, 20.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 21.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 2,394 people, 834 households, and 649 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 907 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 92.4% White, 3.0% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 1.4% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.9% of the population.
There were 834 households, of which 51.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them; 53.8% were married couples living together; 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present; 8.6% had a male householder with no wife present; and 22.2% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.15.
The median age in the town was 29.8 years. 32.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 36.3% were from 25 to 44; 16.3% were from 45 to 64; and 7.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 49.5% male and 50.5% female.
2000 census
As of the census