Population Estimates by Age in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	1,495	66	7.0%	6.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	4,047	68	18.9%	17.9%
College Age (18 to 24)	1,405	75	6.6%	9.5%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	5,517	70	25.8%	27.0%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	5,409	73	25.3%	25.8%
Older (65 plus)	3,539	63	16.5%	12.8%
Median Age	38.8			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	46	73	0.2%	0.3%
Asian Alone	136	47	0.6%	1.4%
Black Alone	103	75	0.5%	9.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	6	50	0.0%	0.0%
White Alone	20,984	69	98.0%	88.0%
Two or More Race Groups	137	74	0.6%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino(can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic or Latino	20,808	70	97.2%	94.8%
Hispanic or Latino	604	46	2.8%	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)	8,405	67	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	2,089	70	24.9%	23.8%
Married Without Children	2,857	67	34.0%	29.8%
Single Parents	622	68	7.4%	9.1%
Living Alone	2,087	64	24.8%	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)	9,367	70	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2000 (includes vacant units)	9,074	69	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Value (2000)	6,534 $62,500	68 88	72.0% --	65.9% --
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Rent (2000)	1,871 $387	65 83	20.6% --	26.3% --

Source: US Census Bureau

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2006/2007 Total Reported)	3,879	67	0.3%	1,154,826
Public	3,879	67	0.4%	1,045,702
Private	N/R			109,124
High School Graduates (2006/2007)	225	71	0.4%	63,339
Going on to Higher Education	167	75	0.3%	52,698
4-year	102	78	0.3%	38,566
2-year	52	85	0.5%	9,783
Voc/tech.	13	33	0.3%	4,349
Adults (25+ in 2000 Census)	14,280	69	0.4%	3,893,278
with High School diploma or higher	78.5%	72		82.1%
with B.A. or higher degree	9.9%	77		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	$26,070	81	78.5%	$33,215
Median Household Income in 2007	$40,623	78	85.7%	$47,422
Poverty Rate in 2007	10.8%	48	87.8%	12.3%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	19.1%	26	111.7%	17.1%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2008	62	73	0.2%	36,678
Food Stamp Recipients in 2008	1,799	68	0.3%	644,281
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2009	1,655	62	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	303	64	0.3%	87,088
Births to Teens	39	57	0.4%	9,604
Deaths	237	64	0.4%	55,623

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	11,670	65	0.4%	3,230,367
Employed	10,986	65	0.4%	3,039,795
Unemployed	684	67	0.4%	190,572
Unemployment Rate	5.9	51	100.0%	5.9
October 2009 Unemployment Rate	9.9	36	105.3%	9.4

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	11,343	100.0%	$376,568	100.0%	$33,198
Wage and Salary	8,827	77.8%	$253,806	67.4%	$28,753
Farm Proprietors	865	7.6%	$27,725	7.4%	$32,052
Nonfarm Proprietors	1,651	14.6%	$27,348	7.3%	$16,565
Farm	986	8.7%	$30,389	8.1%	$30,820
Nonfarm	10,357	91.3%	$346,179	91.9%	$33,425
Private	9,015	79.5%	$292,105	77.6%	$32,402
Accommodation, Food Serv.	1,208	10.6%	$17,979	4.8%	$14,883
Arts, Ent., Recreation	70	0.6%	$754	0.2%	$10,771
Construction	584	5.1%	$17,367	4.6%	$29,738
Health Care, Social Serv.	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Information	85	0.7%	$2,199	0.6%	$25,871
Manufacturing	3,117	27.5%	$157,101	41.7%	$50,401
Professional, Tech. Serv.	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Retail Trade	931	8.2%	$16,805	4.5%	$18,050
Trans., Warehousing	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Wholesale Trade	231	2.0%	$9,851	2.6%	$42,645
Other Private (not above)	1,362*	12.0%*	$22,818*	6.1%*	$16,753*
Government	1,342	11.8%	$54,074	14.4%	$40,294

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	15	100.0%	100.0%	$1,236	$2,470,264
Single Family	15	100.0%	70.8%	$1,236	$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 Jay FROM	Number	Percent	Out of Jay TO	Number	Percent
All Areas	1,621	12.8%	All Areas	3,102	21.9%
Randolph County	466	3.7%	Adams County	806	5.7%
Delaware County	373	2.9%	Delaware County	740	5.2%
Blackford County	246	1.9%	Ohio (State)	378	2.7%
Adams County	158	1.2%	Wells County	283	2.0%
Ohio (State)	115	0.9%	Randolph County	180	1.3%

Source: Indiana Department of Revenue