Population Estimates by Age in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	938	79	5.5%	6.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	2,583	80	15.1%	17.9%
College Age (18 to 24)	1,390	76	8.1%	9.5%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	4,861	76	28.3%	27.0%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	4,820	77	28.1%	25.8%
Older (65 plus)	2,560	79	14.9%	12.8%
Median Age	40.2			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	51	68	0.3%	0.3%
Asian Alone	32	80	0.2%	1.4%
Black Alone	619	33	3.6%	9.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	5	58	0.0%	0.0%
White Alone	16,287	78	95.0%	88.0%
Two or More Race Groups	158	68	0.9%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino(can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic or Latino	16,995	77	99.1%	94.8%
Hispanic or Latino	157	83	0.9%	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)	6,415	80	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	1,484	80	23.1%	23.8%
Married Without Children	2,359	78	36.8%	29.8%
Single Parents	474	79	7.4%	9.1%
Living Alone	1,549	78	24.1%	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)	7,853	78	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2000 (includes vacant units)	7,539	77	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Value (2000)	5,148 $64,900	79 82	68.3% --	65.9% --
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Rent (2000)	1,267 $381	80 85	16.8% --	26.3% --

Source: US Census Bureau

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2006/2007 Total Reported)	2,498	81	0.2%	1,154,826
Public	2,498	81	0.2%	1,045,702
Private	N/R			109,124
High School Graduates (2006/2007)	174	79	0.3%	63,339
Going on to Higher Education	140	83	0.3%	52,698
4-year	89	85	0.2%	38,566
2-year	34	69	0.3%	9,783
Voc/tech.	17	81	0.4%	4,349
Adults (25+ in 2000 Census)	11,891	78	0.3%	3,893,278
with High School diploma or higher	80.5%	51		82.1%
with B.A. or higher degree	11.6%	56		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	$24,987	87	75.2%	$33,215
Median Household Income in 2007	$37,932	89	80.0%	$47,422
Poverty Rate in 2007	16.6%	7	135.0%	12.3%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	28.1%	1	164.3%	17.1%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2008	95	52	0.3%	36,678
Food Stamp Recipients in 2008	1,668	72	0.3%	644,281
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2009	1,170	73	0.3%	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	188	79	0.2%	87,088
Births to Teens	24	77	0.2%	9,604
Deaths	163	80	0.3%	55,623

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	7,998	78	0.2%	3,230,367
Employed	7,511	78	0.2%	3,039,795
Unemployed	487	80	0.3%	190,572
Unemployment Rate	6.1	46	103.4%	5.9
October 2009 Unemployment Rate	9.0	55	95.7%	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	5,844	100.0%	$159,073	100.0%	$27,220
Wage and Salary	3,886	66.5%	$98,195	61.7%	$25,269
Farm Proprietors	505	8.6%	$10,625	6.7%	$21,040
Nonfarm Proprietors	1,453	24.9%	$23,519	14.8%	$16,187
Farm	581	9.9%	$13,059	8.2%	$22,477
Nonfarm	5,263	90.1%	$146,014	91.8%	$27,743
Private	3,948	67.6%	$97,372	61.2%	$24,664
Accommodation, Food Serv.	240	4.1%	$2,156	1.4%	$8,983
Arts, Ent., Recreation	86	1.5%	$1,177	0.7%	$13,686
Construction	345	5.9%	$5,730	3.6%	$16,609
Health Care, Social Serv.	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Information	39	0.7%	$2,149	1.4%	$55,103
Manufacturing	544	9.3%	$24,612	15.5%	$45,243
Professional, Tech. Serv.	139	2.4%	$3,840	2.4%	$27,626
Retail Trade	640	11.0%	$9,059	5.7%	$14,155
Trans., Warehousing	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Wholesale Trade	130	2.2%	$3,989	2.5%	$30,685
Other Private (not above)	972*	16.6%*	$17,847*	11.2%*	$18,361*
Government	1,315	22.5%	$48,642	30.6%	$36,990

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	27	100.0%	100.0%	$2,319	$2,470,264
Single Family	27	100.0%	70.8%	$2,319	$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 Parke FROM	Number	Percent	Out of Parke TO	Number	Percent
All Areas	879	11.4%	All Areas	3,498	33.8%
Vermillion County	331	4.3%	Vigo County	1,268	12.3%
Vigo County	113	1.5%	Vermillion County	583	5.6%
Illinois	66	0.9%	Montgomery County	406	3.9%
Clay County	64	0.8%	Putnam County	268	2.6%
Fountain County	62	0.8%	Marion County	264	2.6%

Source: Indiana Department of Revenue