The past week has revealed some important numbers for the City of Fishers.  I know, there are a ton of numbers associated with our city. But let’s look at two from the past week of important note.

The first number – 98,977 – is the population figure for Fishers per the 2020 census.  Many in Fishers were hoping we would crack the 100,000 mark but missed it by that much.  This means Fishers is the 6th largest city in the state….Carmel is just barely above us with a population of 99,757…a difference of a little less than 800 residents.

The second number is a percentage – 75.1% – the share of the Fishers population fully vaccinated against COVID.  This when the entire state of Indiana is at about a 50% fully COVID vaccinated rate.  City officials have set a goal of vaccinating 85% of the eligible Fishers population.  Mayor Scott Fadness says the city is putting together an outreach program aimed at encouraging people in Fishers to receive the COVID vaccination.

It is difficult to imagine the sheer scale of the numbers that I review as part of my work volunteer news blogging here in Fishers.  Those are just a few that put some items into  perspective.