Population Estimates by Age in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	5,449	19	7.1%	6.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	14,358	19	18.8%	17.9%
College Age (18 to 24)	5,857	21	7.7%	9.5%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	20,990	19	27.5%	27.0%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	19,775	22	25.9%	25.8%
Older (65 plus)	9,846	22	12.9%	12.8%
Median Age	36.8			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	238	22	0.3%	0.3%
Asian Alone	570	21	0.7%	1.4%
Black Alone	626	31	0.8%	9.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	10	43	0.0%	0.0%
White Alone	74,216	19	97.3%	88.0%
Two or More Race Groups	615	23	0.8%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino(can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic or Latino	70,918	21	93.0%	94.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5,357	9	7.0%	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)	27,283	23	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	7,572	18	27.8%	23.8%
Married Without Children	9,032	22	33.1%	29.8%
Single Parents	2,145	23	7.9%	9.1%
Living Alone	5,973	23	21.9%	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)	36,103	19	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2000 (includes vacant units)	32,188	19	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Value (2000)	21,548 $95,500	19 26	66.9% --	65.9% --
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Rent (2000)	5,735 $502	23 24	17.8% --	26.3% --

Source: US Census Bureau

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2006/2007 Total Reported)	21,193	13	1.8%	1,154,826
Public	14,623	17	1.4%	1,045,702
Private	6,570	42	6.0%	109,124
High School Graduates (2006/2007)	812	20	1.3%	63,339
Going on to Higher Education	658	21	1.2%	52,698
4-year	529	23	1.4%	38,566
2-year	98	30	1.0%	9,783
Voc/tech.	31	12	0.7%	4,349
Adults (25+ in 2000 Census)	47,103	22	1.2%	3,893,278
with High School diploma or higher	81.6%	36		82.1%
with B.A. or higher degree	14.9%	25		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	$34,994	12	105.4%	$33,215
Median Household Income in 2007	$50,815	19	107.2%	$47,422
Poverty Rate in 2007	8.6%	79	69.9%	12.3%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	11.9%	77	69.6%	17.1%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2008	129	36	0.4%	36,678
Food Stamp Recipients in 2008	4,451	26	0.7%	644,281
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2009	5,827	16	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	1,067	20	1.2%	87,088
Births to Teens	126	18	1.3%	9,604
Deaths	638	23	1.1%	55,623

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	41,452	18	1.3%	3,230,367
Employed	38,668	18	1.3%	3,039,795
Unemployed	2,784	19	1.5%	190,572
Unemployment Rate	6.7	25	113.6%	5.9
September 2009 Unemployment Rate	11.0	24	119.6%	9.2

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	46,101	100.0%	$2,090,313	100.0%	$45,342
Wage and Salary	37,757	81.9%	$1,525,575	73.0%	$40,405
Farm Proprietors	1,143	2.5%	$29,622	1.4%	$25,916
Nonfarm Proprietors	7,201	15.6%	$133,759	6.4%	$18,575
Farm	1,603	3.5%	$44,950	2.2%	$28,041
Nonfarm	44,498	96.5%	$2,045,363	97.8%	$45,965
Private	41,132	89.2%	$1,902,336	91.0%	$46,250
Accommodation, Food Serv.	2,480	5.4%	$32,854	1.6%	$13,248
Arts, Ent., Recreation	478	1.0%	$7,416	0.4%	$15,515
Construction	2,160	4.7%	$64,104	3.1%	$29,678
Health Care, Social Serv.	3,815	8.3%	$130,207	6.2%	$34,130
Information	517	1.1%	$24,038	1.1%	$46,495
Manufacturing	15,241	33.1%	$1,148,710	55.0%	$75,370
Professional, Tech. Serv.	1,034	2.2%	$31,506	1.5%	$30,470
Retail Trade	4,888	10.6%	$100,778	4.8%	$20,617
Trans., Warehousing	938	2.0%	$23,780	1.1%	$25,352
Wholesale Trade	1,351	2.9%	$130,174	6.2%	$96,354
Other Private (not above)	8,075*	17.5%*	$201,559*	9.6%*	$24,961*
Government	3,366	7.3%	$143,027	6.8%	$42,492

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	236	100.0%	100.0%	$41,335	$2,470,264
Single Family	212	89.8%	70.8%	$40,175	$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	24	10.2%	26.0%	$1,160	$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 Kosciusko FROM	Number	Percent	Out of Kosciusko TO	Number	Percent
All Areas	7,681	14.5%	All Areas	7,911	14.8%
Whitley County	1,400	2.6%	Elkhart County	4,710	8.8%
Wabash County	1,073	2.0%	Allen County	565	1.1%
Marshall County	923	1.7%	Marshall County	447	0.8%
Fulton County	844	1.6%	Noble County	426	0.8%
Elkhart County	837	1.6%	Whitley County	358	0.7%

Source: Indiana Department of Revenue