Population Estimates by Age in 2007	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	5,563	18	6.6%	6.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	15,039	18	18.0%	18.1%
College Age (18 to 24)	5,853	22	7.0%	9.5%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	21,991	18	26.2%	27.4%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	23,038	18	27.5%	25.6%
Older (65 plus)	12,292	18	14.7%	12.5%
Median Age	39.1			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	339	16	0.4%	0.3%
Asian Alone	1,039	16	1.2%	1.4%
Black Alone	5,592	15	6.7%	9.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	19	31	0.0%	0.0%
White Alone	75,492	18	90.1%	88.1%
Two or More Race Groups	1,295	16	1.5%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino(can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic or Latino	82,110	18	98.0%	95.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1,666	26	2.0%	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)	34,800	18	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	7,553	19	21.7%	23.8%
Married Without Children	10,791	18	31.0%	29.8%
Single Parents	3,327	16	9.6%	9.1%
Living Alone	9,827	16	28.2%	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)	39,391	18	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2000 (includes vacant units)	37,604	18	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Value (2000)	24,949 $89,000	18 33	66.3% --	65.9% --
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Rent (2000)	9,851 $509	17 21	26.2% --	26.3% --

Source: US Census Bureau

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2006/2007 Total Reported)	14,438	19	1.3%	1,154,826
Public	14,042	18	1.3%	1,045,702
Private	396	93	0.4%	109,124
High School Graduates (2006/2007)	813	18	1.3%	63,339
Going on to Higher Education	721	17	1.4%	52,698
4-year	542	18	1.4%	38,566
2-year	114	19	1.2%	9,783
Voc/tech.	65	20	1.5%	4,349
Adults (25+ in 2000 Census)	56,222	18	1.4%	3,893,278
with High School diploma or higher	83.3%	23		82.1%
with B.A. or higher degree	18.1%	19		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	$32,322	23	97.3%	$33,215
Median Household Income in 2007	$45,569	44	96.1%	$47,422
Poverty Rate in 2007	13.0%	27	105.7%	12.3%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	19.0%	27	111.1%	17.1%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2008	447	15	1.2%	36,678
Food Stamp Recipients in 2008	9,478	13	1.5%	644,281
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2009	5,507	17	1.3%	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	1,089	18	1.3%	87,088
Births to Teens	159	11	1.7%	9,604
Deaths	821	17	1.5%	55,623

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	36,934	22	1.1%	3,230,367
Employed	34,012	23	1.1%	3,039,795
Unemployed	2,922	18	1.5%	190,572
Unemployment Rate	7.9	7	133.9%	5.9
May 2009 Unemployment Rate	19.3	1	185.6%	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	51,208	100.0%	$2,805,643	100.0%	$54,789
Wage and Salary	43,280	84.5%	$2,047,076	73.0%	$47,298
Farm Proprietors	472	0.9%	$10,586	0.4%	$22,428
Nonfarm Proprietors	7,456	14.6%	$104,823	3.7%	$14,059
Farm	562	1.1%	$13,187	0.5%	$23,464
Nonfarm	50,646	98.9%	$2,792,456	99.5%	$55,137
Private	43,617	85.2%	$2,468,054	88.0%	$56,585
Accommodation, Food Serv.	4,109	8.0%	$60,587	2.2%	$14,745
Arts, Ent., Recreation	654	1.3%	$6,750	0.2%	$10,321
Construction	2,048	4.0%	$59,288	2.1%	$28,949
Health Care, Social Serv.	4,237	8.3%	$167,982	6.0%	$39,646
Information	378	0.7%	$16,302	0.6%	$43,127
Manufacturing	13,376	26.1%	$1,650,162	58.8%	$123,367
Professional, Tech. Serv.	1,539	3.0%	$71,379	2.5%	$46,380
Retail Trade	6,681	13.0%	$138,563	4.9%	$20,740
Trans., Warehousing	913	1.8%	$32,385	1.2%	$35,471
Wholesale Trade	1,106	2.2%	$65,440	2.3%	$59,168
Other Private (not above)	8,447*	16.5%*	$196,787*	7.0%*	$23,297*
Government	7,029	13.7%	$324,402	11.6%	$46,152

Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis
* These totals do not include county data that are not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.

Residential Building Permits in 2008	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	46	100.0%	100.0%	$6,905	$2,470,264
Single Family	46	100.0%	70.8%	$6,905	$2,136,514
Two Family	0	0.0%	1.9%	$0	$28,170
Three & Four Family	0	0.0%	1.2%	$0	$18,059
Five families and More	0	0.0%	26.0%	$0	$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 Howard FROM	Number	Percent	Out of Howard TO	Number	Percent
All Areas	13,654	20.4%	All Areas	4,458	7.7%
Miami County	2,864	4.3%	Miami County	625	1.1%
Hamilton County	2,370	3.5%	Marion County	619	1.1%
Tipton County	2,002	3.0%	Hamilton County	613	1.1%
Cass County	1,869	2.8%	Tippecanoe County	470	0.8%
Grant County	900	1.3%	Tipton County	444	0.8%

Source: Indiana Department of Revenue