Population Estimates by Age in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	3,496	29	7.3%	6.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	9,246	28	19.4%	17.9%
College Age (18 to 24)	3,659	31	7.7%	9.5%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	13,644	28	28.7%	27.0%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	12,064	32	25.3%	25.8%
Older (65 plus)	5,492	40	11.5%	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	134	33	0.3%	0.3%
Asian Alone	243	34	0.5%	1.4%
Black Alone	280	47	0.6%	9.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	9	45	0.0%	0.0%
White Alone	46,611	29	97.9%	88.0%
Two or More Race Groups	324	36	0.7%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino(can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic or Latino	42,591	32	89.5%	94.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5,010	10	10.5%	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)	16,696	31	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	4,834	29	29.0%	23.8%
Married Without Children	5,210	33	31.2%	29.8%
Single Parents	1,408	27	8.4%	9.1%
Living Alone	3,650	34	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)	19,791	31	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2000 (includes vacant units)	18,233	29	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Value (2000)	13,022 $88,600	31 36	71.4% --	65.9% --
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Rent (2000)	3,674 $470	34 43	20.2% --	26.3% --

Source: US Census Bureau

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2006/2007 Total Reported)	8,023	31	0.7%	1,154,826
Public	7,945	30	0.8%	1,045,702
Private	78	93	0.1%	109,124
High School Graduates (2006/2007)	458	36	0.7%	63,339
Going on to Higher Education	367	38	0.7%	52,698
4-year	244	36	0.6%	38,566
2-year	78	54	0.8%	9,783
Voc/tech.	45	53	1.0%	4,349
Adults (25+ in 2000 Census)	28,554	32	0.7%	3,893,278
with High School diploma or higher	77.3%	76		82.1%
with B.A. or higher degree	11.1%	62		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	$27,096	78	81.6%	$33,215
Median Household Income in 2007	$46,924	36	98.9%	$47,422
Poverty Rate in 2007	10.1%	60	82.1%	12.3%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	14.0%	59	81.9%	17.1%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2008	71	65	0.2%	36,678
Food Stamp Recipients in 2008	3,090	47	0.5%	644,281
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2009	3,647	25	0.8%	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	682	28	0.8%	87,088
Births to Teens	95	23	1.0%	9,604
Deaths	376	38	0.7%	55,623

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	23,486	30	0.7%	3,230,367
Employed	21,536	30	0.7%	3,039,795
Unemployed	1,950	23	1.0%	190,572
Unemployment Rate	8.3	4	140.7%	5.9
September 2009 Unemployment Rate	14.5	2	157.6%	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	26,063	100.0%	$908,314	100.0%	$34,851
Wage and Salary	20,181	77.4%	$621,761	68.5%	$30,809
Farm Proprietors	957	3.7%	$14,802	1.6%	$15,467
Nonfarm Proprietors	4,925	18.9%	$102,965	11.3%	$20,907
Farm	1,136	4.4%	$18,303	2.0%	$16,112
Nonfarm	24,927	95.6%	$890,011	98.0%	$35,705
Private	22,757	87.3%	$796,571	87.7%	$35,003
Accommodation, Food Serv.	1,099	4.2%	$12,546	1.4%	$11,416
Arts, Ent., Recreation	223	0.9%	$2,369	0.3%	$10,623
Construction	1,165	4.5%	$32,560	3.6%	$27,948
Health Care, Social Serv.	1,539	5.9%	$45,179	5.0%	$29,356
Information	318	1.2%	$10,551	1.2%	$33,179
Manufacturing	9,369	35.9%	$498,082	54.8%	$53,163
Professional, Tech. Serv.	681	2.6%	$17,563	1.9%	$25,790
Retail Trade	2,149	8.2%	$43,575	4.8%	$20,277
Trans., Warehousing	494	1.9%	$10,473	1.2%	$21,200
Wholesale Trade	431	1.7%	$17,667	1.9%	$40,991
Other Private (not above)	5,289	20.3%	$106,006	11.7%	$20,043
Government	2,170	8.3%	$93,440	10.3%	$43,060

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	79	100.0%	100.0%	$10,697	$2,470,264
Single Family	79	100.0%	70.8%	$10,697	$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 Noble FROM	Number	Percent	Out of Noble TO	Number	Percent
All Areas	5,549	19.9%	All Areas	8,632	27.8%
Dekalb County	1,413	5.1%	Allen County	2,540	8.2%
Allen County	1,096	3.9%	Elkhart County	1,695	5.5%
Lagrange County	937	3.4%	Lagrange County	1,419	4.6%
Whitley County	702	2.5%	Dekalb County	1,121	3.6%
Kosciusko County	426	1.5%	Whitley County	733	2.4%

Source: Indiana Department of Revenue