Muncie migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 4,622 people moved into the Muncie metro and 4,313 moved out, a net of +309. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: Indianapolis, IN leads both directions, with 1,462 people in and 1,413 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 59–60% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net flow has reversed from loss to gain over the last three years, from −102 in 2020–21 to +309 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
113,106
▲ 0.3% year over year · growing
Peak population · 2001
120,281
6.0% below the 2001 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: domestic migration added more people than anything else: +490 in 2025, ahead of births minus deaths (−334) and international migration (+195).
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 120,281 in 2001. The 2025 estimate of 113,106 is 6.0% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$17M
▼ $119M arrived · $137M left
Avg household income · movers
$43k in · $50k out
leavers out-earn arrivals by 16%
Muncie wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Muncie metro in 2022–23 reported $119M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $137M with them, a net loss of $17M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $43k of income, vs $50k for leavers. Leavers out-earn arrivals by 16%.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 60% of inbound and 59% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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