Population Estimates by Age in 2007	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	26,514	3	7.6%	6.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	68,105	3	19.5%	18.1%
College Age (18 to 24)	30,481	6	8.7%	9.5%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	95,060	3	27.2%	27.4%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	89,164	3	25.5%	25.6%
Older (65 plus)	40,164	3	11.5%	12.5%
Median Age	35.7			Median Age = 36.5

Sources: US Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Population Estimates by Race or Hispanic Origin in 2007	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	1,429	3	0.4%	0.3%
Asian Alone	6,704	4	1.9%	1.4%
Black Alone	41,187	3	11.8%	9.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	203	4	0.1%	0.0%
White Alone	294,270	3	84.2%	88.1%
Two or More Race Groups	5,695	2	1.6%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino(can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic or Latino	329,339	3	94.2%	95.0%
Hispanic or Latino	20,149	4	5.8%	5.0%

Source: US Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2000 (Includes detail not shown below)	128,745	3	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	31,048	3	24.1%	23.8%
Married Without Children	35,203	3	27.3%	29.8%
Single Parents	12,836	3	10.0%	9.1%
Living Alone	35,279	3	27.4%	25.9%

Source: US Census Bureau

Housing	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2007 (estimate)	152,283	3	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2000 (includes vacant units)	138,905	3	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Value (2000)	91,415 $88,700	3 35	65.8% --	65.9% --
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Rent (2000)	37,330 $506	3 22	26.9% --	26.3% --

Source: US Census Bureau

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2006/2007 Total Reported)	81,983	3	7.1%	1,154,826
Public	54,983	3	5.3%	1,045,702
Private	27,000	9	24.7%	109,124
High School Graduates (2006/2007)	4,389	4	6.9%	63,339
Going on to Higher Education	4,004	5	7.6%	52,698
4-year	3,250	5	8.4%	38,566
2-year	491	8	5.0%	9,783
Voc/tech.	263	4	6.0%	4,349
Adults (25+ in 2000 Census)	208,769	3	5.4%	3,893,278
with High School diploma or higher	85.7%	12		82.1%
with B.A. or higher degree	22.7%	9		19.4%

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; US Census Bureau
Notes: 1) Private enrollment includes home schools. 2) County rankings for high-school graduates continuing to higher education are subject to revision.

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2007	$33,698	17	101.5%	$33,215
Median Household Income in 2007	$47,947	34	101.1%	$47,422
Poverty Rate in 2007	10.9%	46	88.6%	12.3%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	15.9%	48	93.0%	17.1%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2008	1,830	4	5.0%	36,678
Food Stamp Recipients in 2008	36,117	3	5.6%	644,281
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2009	25,874	3	5.9%	436,945

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; US Census Bureau; Indiana Family Social Services Administration;
Indiana Department of Education

Health and Vital Statistics in 2005	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Births	5,295	3	6.1%	87,088
Births to Teens	551	3	5.7%	9,604
Deaths	2,664	3	4.8%	55,623

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	181,181	3	5.6%	3,230,367
Employed	170,328	3	5.6%	3,039,795
Unemployed	10,853	3	5.7%	190,572
Unemployment Rate	6.0	49	101.7%	5.9
May 2009 Unemployment Rate	10.7	48	102.9%	10.4

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Employment and Earnings by Industry in 2007 (NAICS)	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	232,736	100.0%	$9,995,038	100.0%	$42,946
Wage and Salary	199,737	85.8%	$7,396,380	74.0%	$37,031
Farm Proprietors	1,514	0.7%	$16,787	0.2%	$11,088
Nonfarm Proprietors	31,485	13.5%	$895,066	9.0%	$28,428
Farm	1,717	0.7%	$21,946	0.2%	$12,782
Nonfarm	231,019	99.3%	$9,973,092	99.8%	$43,170
Private	211,499	90.9%	$8,982,611	89.9%	$42,471
Accommodation, Food Serv.	16,311	7.0%	$239,661	2.4%	$14,693
Arts, Ent., Recreation	3,695	1.6%	$49,675	0.5%	$13,444
Construction	13,738	5.9%	$635,134	6.4%	$46,232
Health Care, Social Serv.	32,439	13.9%	$1,539,934	15.4%	$47,472
Information	4,102	1.8%	$309,754	3.1%	$75,513
Manufacturing	31,479	13.5%	$2,007,164	20.1%	$63,762
Professional, Tech. Serv.	10,242	4.4%	$526,973	5.3%	$51,452
Retail Trade	25,431	10.9%	$583,729	5.8%	$22,953
Trans., Warehousing	9,826	4.2%	$608,521	6.1%	$61,930
Wholesale Trade	12,925	5.6%	$787,949	7.9%	$60,963
Other Private (not above)	51,311	22.0%	$1,694,117	16.9%	$33,017
Government	19,520	8.4%	$990,481	9.9%	$50,742

Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis

Residential Building Permits in 2008	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	841	100.0%	100.0%	$127,187	$2,470,264
Single Family	628	74.7%	70.8%	$116,313	$2,136,514
Two Family	8	1.0%	1.9%	$950	$28,170
Three & Four Family	4	0.5%	1.2%	$90	$18,059
Five families and More	201	23.9%	26.0%	$9,835	$287,521

Source: US Census Bureau (Greene County totals are not included as it does not currently issue building permits.) Note: Detail cost may not sum to total due to rounding.

Commuting Patterns - Top 5 in 2007
Into Allen FROM	Number	Percent	Out of Allen TO	Number	Percent
All Areas	27,761	11.3%	All Areas	12,086	5.3%
Whitley County	5,116	2.1%	Dekalb County	2,739	1.2%
Huntington County	3,812	1.6%	Whitley County	1,577	0.7%
Wells County	3,796	1.6%	Noble County	1,096	0.5%
Dekalb County	3,201	1.3%	Huntington County	898	0.4%
Noble County	2,540	1.0%	Adams County	851	0.4%

Source: Indiana Department of Revenue