Population Estimates by Age in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	1,009	76	5.8%	6.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	3,164	75	18.3%	17.9%
College Age (18 to 24)	1,215	79	7.0%	9.5%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	4,400	77	25.4%	27.0%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	4,761	78	27.5%	25.8%
Older (65 plus)	2,748	77	15.9%	12.8%
Median Age	40.5			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	31	82	0.2%	0.3%
Asian Alone	105	54	0.6%	1.4%
Black Alone	145	63	0.8%	9.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	4	65	0.0%	0.0%
White Alone	16,848	76	97.4%	88.0%
Two or More Race Groups	164	67	0.9%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino(can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic or Latino	17,147	76	99.1%	94.8%
Hispanic or Latino	150	84	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)	6,923	77	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	1,876	75	27.1%	23.8%
Married Without Children	2,334	80	33.7%	29.8%
Single Parents	498	75	7.2%	9.1%
Living Alone	1,615	76	23.3%	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)	7,715	79	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2000 (includes vacant units)	7,337	79	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Value (2000)	5,131 $82,300	80 55	69.9% --	65.9% --
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Rent (2000)	1,792 $446	67 58	24.4% --	26.3% --

Source: US Census Bureau

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2006/2007 Total Reported)	2,656	79	0.2%	1,154,826
Public	2,656	79	0.3%	1,045,702
Private	N/R			109,124
High School Graduates (2006/2007)	171	81	0.3%	63,339
Going on to Higher Education	151	76	0.3%	52,698
4-year	91	78	0.2%	38,566
2-year	38	88	0.4%	9,783
Voc/tech.	22	38	0.5%	4,349
Adults (25+ in 2000 Census)	12,020	76	0.3%	3,893,278
with High School diploma or higher	79.6%	64		82.1%
with B.A. or higher degree	10.3%	69		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	$30,529	32	91.9%	$33,215
Median Household Income in 2007	$45,246	47	95.4%	$47,422
Poverty Rate in 2007	11.6%	39	94.3%	12.3%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	16.4%	43	95.9%	17.1%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2008	70	68	0.2%	36,678
Food Stamp Recipients in 2008	1,764	70	0.3%	644,281
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2009	1,097	75	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	214	75	0.2%	87,088
Births to Teens	34	64	0.4%	9,604
Deaths	190	76	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	9,457	75	0.3%	3,230,367
Employed	8,882	75	0.3%	3,039,795
Unemployed	575	74	0.3%	190,572
Unemployment Rate	6.1	46	103.4%	5.9
September 2009 Unemployment Rate	9.5	42	103.3%	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	7,778	100.0%	$257,870	100.0%	$33,154
Wage and Salary	5,722	73.6%	$172,677	67.0%	$30,178
Farm Proprietors	699	9.0%	$9,729	3.8%	$13,918
Nonfarm Proprietors	1,357	17.4%	$30,960	12.0%	$22,815
Farm	808	10.4%	$14,010	5.4%	$17,339
Nonfarm	6,970	89.6%	$243,860	94.6%	$34,987
Private	5,649	72.6%	$189,383	73.4%	$33,525
Accommodation, Food Serv.	372	4.8%	$4,518	1.8%	$12,145
Arts, Ent., Recreation	37	0.5%	$497	0.2%	$13,432
Construction	615	7.9%	$17,298	6.7%	$28,127
Health Care, Social Serv.	383	4.9%	$11,930	4.6%	$31,149
Information	35	0.4%	$1,046	0.4%	$29,886
Manufacturing	1,261	16.2%	$71,377	27.7%	$56,603
Professional, Tech. Serv.	198	2.5%	$6,540	2.5%	$33,030
Retail Trade	700	9.0%	$14,427	5.6%	$20,610
Trans., Warehousing	396	5.1%	$15,248	5.9%	$38,505
Wholesale Trade	244	3.1%	$9,075	3.5%	$37,193
Other Private (not above)	1,363*	17.5%*	$35,300*	13.7%*	$25,899*
Government	1,321	17.0%	$54,477	21.1%	$41,239

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	25	100.0%	100.0%	$4,845	$2,470,264
Single Family	25	100.0%	70.8%	$4,845	$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 Rush FROM	Number	Percent	Out of Rush TO	Number	Percent
All Areas	1,641	17.0%	All Areas	4,057	33.6%
Fayette County	452	4.7%	Shelby County	1,225	10.2%
Henry County	425	4.4%	Marion County	1,035	8.6%
Shelby County	146	1.5%	Decatur County	520	4.3%
Hancock County	121	1.3%	Hancock County	416	3.4%
Franklin County	115	1.2%	Henry County	184	1.5%

Source: Indiana Department of Revenue