Population Estimates by Age in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	2,285	46	7.0%	6.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	5,859	46	18.0%	17.9%
College Age (18 to 24)	3,160	42	9.7%	9.5%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	8,767	47	26.9%	27.0%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	8,005	52	24.6%	25.8%
Older (65 plus)	4,468	50	13.7%	12.8%
Median Age	35.8			Median Age = 36.7

Sources: US Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Population Estimates by Race or Hispanic Origin in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	62	61	0.2%	0.3%
Asian Alone	91	59	0.3%	1.4%
Black Alone	269	48	0.8%	9.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	0	88	0.0%	0.0%
White Alone	31,913	50	98.1%	88.0%
Two or More Race Groups	209	55	0.6%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino(can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic or Latino	31,241	52	96.0%	94.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1,303	31	4.0%	5.2%

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)	10,686	55	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	3,189	48	29.8%	23.8%
Married Without Children	3,803	52	35.6%	29.8%
Single Parents	702	65	6.6%	9.1%
Living Alone	2,130	62	19.9%	25.9%

Source: US Census Bureau

Housing	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2008 (estimate)	13,167	53	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2000 (includes vacant units)	11,236	57	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Value (2000)	8,283 $105,700	58 13	73.7% --	65.9% --
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Rent (2000)	2,403 $486	53 35	21.4% --	26.3% --

Source: US Census Bureau

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2006/2007 Total Reported)	5,731	46	0.5%	1,154,826
Public	5,356	49	0.5%	1,045,702
Private	375	93	0.3%	109,124
High School Graduates (2006/2007)	382	53	0.6%	63,339
Going on to Higher Education	313	57	0.6%	52,698
4-year	182	50	0.5%	38,566
2-year	78	56	0.8%	9,783
Voc/tech.	53	64	1.2%	4,349
Adults (25+ in 2000 Census)	18,751	53	0.5%	3,893,278
with High School diploma or higher	82.4%	26		82.1%
with B.A. or higher degree	13%	43		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	$30,167	34	90.8%	$33,215
Median Household Income in 2008	$55,706	10	116.0%	$48,010
Poverty Rate in 2008	8.9%	78	69.0%	12.9%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	12.4%	80	69.3%	17.9%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2008	84	60	0.2%	36,678
Food Stamp Recipients in 2008	2,266	61	0.4%	644,281
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2009	1,746	59	0.4%	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	465	45	0.5%	87,088
Births to Teens	51	45	0.5%	9,604
Deaths	285	52	0.5%	55,623

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	15,653	53	0.5%	3,230,367
Employed	14,739	53	0.5%	3,039,795
Unemployed	914	54	0.5%	190,572
Unemployment Rate	5.8	56	98.3%	5.9
December 2009 Unemployment Rate	10.6	40	108.2%	9.8

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	17,580	100.0%	$581,416	100.0%	$33,073
Wage and Salary	13,156	74.8%	$409,452	70.4%	$31,123
Farm Proprietors	604	3.4%	$29,273	5.0%	$48,465
Nonfarm Proprietors	3,820	21.7%	$46,016	7.9%	$12,046
Farm	814	4.6%	$35,326	6.1%	$43,398
Nonfarm	16,766	95.4%	$546,090	93.9%	$32,571
Private	14,693	83.6%	$462,148	79.5%	$31,454
Accommodation, Food Serv.	1,179	6.7%	$13,423	2.3%	$11,385
Arts, Ent., Recreation	146	0.8%	$1,135	0.2%	$7,774
Construction	1,748	9.9%	$61,020	10.5%	$34,908
Health Care, Social Serv.	1,179	6.7%	$32,738	5.6%	$27,768
Information	155	0.9%	$4,323	0.7%	$27,890
Manufacturing	1,670	9.5%	$86,915	14.9%	$52,045
Professional, Tech. Serv.	1,277	7.3%	$56,839	9.8%	$44,510
Retail Trade	2,004	11.4%	$39,337	6.8%	$19,629
Trans., Warehousing	1,173	6.7%	$47,908	8.2%	$40,842
Wholesale Trade	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Other Private (not above)	3,130*	17.8%*	$57,790*	9.9%*	$18,463*
Government	2,073	11.8%	$83,942	14.4%	$40,493

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	120	100.0%	100.0%	$20,843	$2,470,264
Single Family	118	98.3%	70.8%	$20,627	$2,136,514
Two Family	2	1.7%	1.9%	$216	$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 Jasper FROM	Number	Percent	Out of Jasper TO	Number	Percent
All Areas	3,159	16.9%	All Areas	6,396	29.2%
Newton County	734	3.9%	Lake County	3,137	14.3%
Porter County	456	2.4%	Porter County	1,034	4.7%
White County	381	2.0%	Illinois	757	3.5%
Pulaski County	317	1.7%	Newton County	375	1.7%
Lake County	282	1.5%	Tippecanoe County	298	1.4%

Source: Indiana Department of Revenue