Advance Post office and Municipal offices, 2020
Advance’s story
206 years in pictures
Census counts: 416 in 1910, 503 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2020.
- 1820Advance is settled
AdvanceIN
Photo: ONUnicorn · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
500
2025 Census estimate · +1.4% since 2020
Typical home
$217K
+1.6% in a year
Household income
$65K
median
Median age
41.5
years
Jobs based here
43
A commuter town
Is Advance a good place to live?
Advance’s trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile, where Indiana’s towns sit at 0.2 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Advance has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Advance stand out
Where Advance beats most towns.
Small town
500 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Advance: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Advance, and how to reach them.
PowerTown of AdvanceEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterAdvance Water WorksNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Advance’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn Indiana you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereBoone County Circuit Court ClerkBoone County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2023
ZIP code4610246102 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Advance.
Natural hazards
Top of a very low hazard risk in Advance: inland flooding
Advance’s FEMA hazard score is 17 of 100, below both Indiana’s towns (38 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100). Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2007. FEMA puts 48% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 11% to cold waves.
17risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesEarthquakes
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commute
Most of Advance’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.2 jobs for each of them
For Advance, the average commute is 32 minutes. Since 2013, Advance has added 26 jobs, to 43 in 2023. The top destinations are Indianapolis (35%), Lebanon (11%) and Whitestown (5%).
0%work in town
| Advance | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Advance0%
Indianapolis35%
Lebanon11%
Whitestown5%
Carmel4%
25 mi
median commute distance
43
jobs based in Advance
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Advance
Expect July afternoons of 83° and January nights of 18°, with about 18 inches of snow a winter.
18″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–37°
Spring40–61°
Summer61–82°
Fall43–64°
Oct 19
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Housing
Advance’s typical home value is about $217K
Among households in Advance, 87% are owner-occupiers. Home values are up 1.6% over the year to September 2026. The rent at the middle of the market for Advance comes to $1,042 a month.
$217KZillow home value
| Advance | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 76% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,042 a month | $947 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Advance$217K
Indiana$257K
+1.6%
value change, 1 year
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Health
How healthy Advance is
For adults in Advance, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 33%. In Advance, 30% of adults feel lonely.
| Advance | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 37% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 26% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 16% |
32 measures vs. Indiana
5 better27 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Advance | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.1% | 14.7% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12% | 15.4% |
Witham Health Services
9.2 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Who lives here
More middle-aged adults than Indiana overall
A bachelor’s degree or higher: just over a fifth of adults 25 and older, vs 30% across Indiana. Adults 35 to 64 are just over two in five residents (37% statewide). 14% of residents are 65 or older in Advance.
41.5median age · IN 38.1
| Advance | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 21% | 22% | 29% |
| Median age | 41.5 years | 39.4 years | 40.5 years |
AdvanceIndianaUnited States
Ages · share of residents
16%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma7%
High school36%
Some college29%
Associate’s8%
Bachelor’s15%
Graduate6%
Women and men · all residents
42% women, 58% men
About 139 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2 points). Across Indiana, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Advance | IN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10% | 12.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.1% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.6% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.1% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.9% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.8% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.3% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.5% | 9.6% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.6% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 29.1% | 19.3% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.9% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.7% | 18.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.1% | 10.8% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 386 acres
0.6 mi
of trails · 1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Advance Park | 0.5 mi | 10 |
| 2. Advance Christian Church and Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 53 attractions →Lucas Oil Stadium and 40 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Advance. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaLucas Oil Stadium
29 mi Stadium & arenaGainbridge Fieldhouse
34 mi Stadium & arenaRoss–Ade Stadium
26 mi Stadium & arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
29 mi LandmarkSoldiers' and Sailors' Monument
26 mi MuseumIndianapolis Museum of Art428K visitors a yearSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Lucas Oil Stadium: Josh Hallett from Winter Haven, FL, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gainbridge Fieldhouse: Durin at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ross–Ade Stadium: Tstuddud at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Hinkle Fieldhouse: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: alexeatswhales, CC BY 2.0 · Indianapolis Museum of Art: No machine-readable author provided. Cszmurlo assumed (based on copyright claims, CC BY 3.0
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Advance
17pages on Advance
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Advance; the nearest are
Wabash CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Crawfordsville15.4 mi$50,800 tuitionIvy Tech Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Indianapolis27.8 mi$5,154 in-state tuitionIndiana University-IndianapolisUniversity or college · Public · Indianapolis28.3 mi$10,762 in-state tuition
About 4 of every 100 Advance residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Advance for work
Where Advance’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
43jobs based in Advance
0%of working residents work in town
25 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Advance
Town in Indiana, United States
Advance (AD-vance) is a town in Jackson Township, Boone County, Indiana, United States. The population was 503 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1820
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 932 ft
- ZIP code
- 46102
- Area code
- 765
Questions about Advance
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Advance, IN a good place to live?
Advance has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.