Population Estimates by Age in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	34,907	2	7.1%	6.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	92,719	2	18.8%	17.9%
College Age (18 to 24)	43,957	2	8.9%	9.5%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	124,118	2	25.1%	27.0%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	133,727	2	27.1%	25.8%
Older (65 plus)	64,372	2	13.0%	12.8%
Median Age	37.5			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	1,998	2	0.4%	0.3%
Asian Alone	5,797	5	1.2%	1.4%
Black Alone	128,692	2	26.1%	9.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	334	2	0.1%	0.0%
White Alone	351,052	2	71.1%	88.0%
Two or More Race Groups	5,927	2	1.2%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino(can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic or Latino	420,545	2	85.2%	94.8%
Hispanic or Latino	73,255	1	14.8%	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)	181,633	2	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	39,029	2	21.5%	23.8%
Married Without Children	49,444	2	27.2%	29.8%
Single Parents	20,558	2	11.3%	9.1%
Living Alone	46,784	2	25.8%	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)	210,757	2	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2000 (includes vacant units)	194,992	2	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Value (2000)	125,249 $97,500	2 22	64.2% --	65.9% --
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Rent (2000)	56,384 $544	2 12	28.9% --	26.3% --

Source: US Census Bureau

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2006/2007 Total Reported)	97,972	2	8.5%	1,154,826
Public	88,102	2	8.4%	1,045,702
Private	9,870	27	9.0%	109,124
High School Graduates (2006/2007)	4,895	4	7.7%	63,339
Going on to Higher Education	4,241	4	8.0%	52,698
4-year	3,489	4	9.0%	38,566
2-year	422	5	4.3%	9,783
Voc/tech.	330	2	7.6%	4,349
Adults (25+ in 2000 Census)	310,220	2	8.0%	3,893,278
with High School diploma or higher	80.7%	47		82.1%
with B.A. or higher degree	16.2%	21		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	$31,833	24	95.8%	$33,215
Median Household Income in 2008	$50,042	30	104.2%	$48,010
Poverty Rate in 2008	16.7%	9	129.5%	12.9%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	24.7%	7	138.0%	17.9%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2008	7,172	2	19.6%	36,678
Food Stamp Recipients in 2008	78,569	2	12.2%	644,281
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2009	43,260	2	9.9%	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	6,872	2	7.9%	87,088
Births to Teens	818	2	8.5%	9,604
Deaths	4,780	2	8.6%	55,623

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	228,056	2	7.1%	3,230,367
Employed	213,890	2	7.0%	3,039,795
Unemployed	14,166	2	7.4%	190,572
Unemployment Rate	6.2	40	105.1%	5.9
December 2009 Unemployment Rate	10.2	44	104.1%	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	249,824	100.0%	$10,790,526	100.0%	$43,193
Wage and Salary	211,543	84.7%	$8,065,252	74.7%	$38,126
Farm Proprietors	446	0.2%	$5,717	0.1%	$12,818
Nonfarm Proprietors	37,835	15.1%	$762,273	7.1%	$20,147
Farm	588	0.2%	$10,042	0.1%	$17,078
Nonfarm	249,236	99.8%	$10,780,484	99.9%	$43,254
Private	218,848	87.6%	$9,402,033	87.1%	$42,961
Accommodation, Food Serv.	17,786	7.1%	$271,487	2.5%	$15,264
Arts, Ent., Recreation	8,905	3.6%	$314,623	2.9%	$35,331
Construction	17,703	7.1%	$994,646	9.2%	$56,185
Health Care, Social Serv.	34,029	13.6%	$1,513,958	14.0%	$44,490
Information	2,229	0.9%	$94,325	0.9%	$42,317
Manufacturing	26,842	10.7%	$2,389,922	22.1%	$89,037
Professional, Tech. Serv.	9,775	3.9%	$439,439	4.1%	$44,955
Retail Trade	31,246	12.5%	$859,799	8.0%	$27,517
Trans., Warehousing	10,091	4.0%	$517,121	4.8%	$51,246
Wholesale Trade	7,285	2.9%	$450,258	4.2%	$61,806
Other Private (not above)	52,957	21.2%	$1,556,455	14.4%	$29,391
Government	30,388	12.2%	$1,378,451	12.8%	$45,362

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	974	100.0%	100.0%	$163,478	$2,470,264
Single Family	629	64.6%	70.8%	$142,131	$2,136,514
Two Family	54	5.5%	1.9%	$5,164	$28,170
Three & Four Family	24	2.5%	1.2%	$2,440	$18,059
Five families and More	267	27.4%	26.0%	$13,742	$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 Lake FROM	Number	Percent	Out of Lake TO	Number	Percent
All Areas	45,961	16.0%	All Areas	62,338	20.6%
Porter County	22,315	7.8%	Illinois	44,844	14.8%
Illinois	13,848	4.8%	Out of state	7,095	2.3%
Jasper County	3,137	1.1%	Porter County	6,883	2.3%
LaPorte County	2,047	0.7%	LaPorte County	1,218	0.4%
Newton County	1,648	0.6%	Tippecanoe County	304	0.1%

Source: Indiana Department of Revenue