Population Estimates by Age in 2007	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	2,065	50	5.6%	6.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	5,907	46	16.0%	18.1%
College Age (18 to 24)	4,951	27	13.4%	9.5%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	10,304	38	27.8%	27.4%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	8,997	44	24.3%	25.6%
Older (65 plus)	4,790	45	12.9%	12.5%
Median Age	36.3			Median Age = 36.5

Sources: US Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Population Estimates by Race or Hispanic Origin in 2007	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	145	30	0.4%	0.3%
Asian Alone	305	31	0.8%	1.4%
Black Alone	1,253	25	3.4%	9.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	15	35	0.0%	0.0%
White Alone	34,970	43	94.5%	88.1%
Two or More Race Groups	326	34	0.9%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino(can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic or Latino	36,498	40	98.6%	95.0%
Hispanic or Latino	516	49	1.4%	5.0%

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)	12,374	48	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	3,313	46	26.8%	23.8%
Married Without Children	4,414	44	35.7%	29.8%
Single Parents	892	51	7.2%	9.1%
Living Alone	2,776	49	22.4%	25.9%

Source: US Census Bureau

Housing	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2007 (estimate)	14,440	46	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2000 (includes vacant units)	13,505	47	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Value (2000)	9,726 $94,300	48 28	72.0% --	65.9% --
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Rent (2000)	2,648 $462	50 48	19.6% --	26.3% --

Source: US Census Bureau

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2006/2007 Total Reported)	6,831	39	0.6%	1,154,826
Public	6,789	38	0.6%	1,045,702
Private	42	93	0.0%	109,124
High School Graduates (2006/2007)	405	40	0.6%	63,339
Going on to Higher Education	312	39	0.6%	52,698
4-year	193	42	0.5%	38,566
2-year	75	55	0.8%	9,783
Voc/tech.	44	21	1.0%	4,349
Adults (25+ in 2000 Census)	22,740	43	0.6%	3,893,278
with High School diploma or higher	81.2%	40		82.1%
with B.A. or higher degree	13.1%	41		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	$28,641	57	86.2%	$33,215
Median Household Income in 2007	$48,290	30	101.8%	$47,422
Poverty Rate in 2007	11.5%	42	93.5%	12.3%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	13.4%	66	78.4%	17.1%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2008	79	61	0.2%	36,678
Food Stamp Recipients in 2008	2,573	54	0.4%	644,281
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2009	2,552	38	0.6%	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	408	51	0.5%	87,088
Births to Teens	58	40	0.6%	9,604
Deaths	307	49	0.6%	55,623

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	17,761	43	0.5%	3,230,367
Employed	16,572	43	0.5%	3,039,795
Unemployed	1,189	42	0.6%	190,572
Unemployment Rate	6.7	25	113.6%	5.9
May 2009 Unemployment Rate	11.4	35	109.6%	10.4

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	16,904	100.0%	$564,346	100.0%	$33,385
Wage and Salary	13,628	80.6%	$391,991	69.5%	$28,764
Farm Proprietors	822	4.9%	$11,722	2.1%	$14,260
Nonfarm Proprietors	2,454	14.5%	$66,555	11.8%	$27,121
Farm	893	5.3%	$13,840	2.5%	$15,498
Nonfarm	16,011	94.7%	$550,506	97.5%	$34,383
Private	13,067	77.3%	$429,317	76.1%	$32,855
Accommodation, Food Serv.	1,213	7.2%	$15,129	2.7%	$12,472
Arts, Ent., Recreation	177	1.0%	$1,298	0.2%	$7,333
Construction	776	4.6%	$24,041	4.3%	$30,981
Health Care, Social Serv.	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Information	176	1.0%	$9,011	1.6%	$51,199
Manufacturing	2,506	14.8%	$151,294	26.8%	$60,373
Professional, Tech. Serv.	329	1.9%	$8,350	1.5%	$25,380
Retail Trade	1,570	9.3%	$34,287	6.1%	$21,839
Trans., Warehousing	1,116	6.6%	$40,483	7.2%	$36,275
Wholesale Trade	203	1.2%	$9,099	1.6%	$44,823
Other Private (not above)	2,317*	13.7%*	$56,522*	10.0%*	$24,394*
Government	2,944	17.4%	$121,189	21.5%	$41,165

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	54	100.0%	100.0%	$9,911	$2,470,264
Single Family	52	96.3%	70.8%	$9,651	$2,136,514
Two Family	2	3.7%	1.9%	$260	$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 Putnam FROM	Number	Percent	Out of Putnam TO	Number	Percent
All Areas	3,883	19.2%	All Areas	6,507	28.4%
Clay County	1,187	5.9%	Marion County	3,323	14.5%
Owen County	713	3.5%	Hendricks County	1,401	6.1%
Hendricks County	492	2.4%	Montgomery County	525	2.3%
Parke County	268	1.3%	Vigo County	281	1.2%
Vigo County	259	1.3%	Clay County	252	1.1%

Source: Indiana Department of Revenue