Population Estimates by Age in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	19,174	5	7.2%	6.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	48,195	5	18.1%	17.9%
College Age (18 to 24)	31,005	5	11.6%	9.5%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	65,444	5	24.5%	27.0%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	68,215	4	25.6%	25.8%
Older (65 plus)	34,647	4	13.0%	12.8%
Median Age	36.2			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	1,093	4	0.4%	0.3%
Asian Alone	4,504	7	1.7%	1.4%
Black Alone	32,204	4	12.1%	9.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	241	3	0.1%	0.0%
White Alone	223,766	5	83.9%	88.0%
Two or More Race Groups	4,872	4	1.8%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino(can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic or Latino	249,600	5	93.6%	94.8%
Hispanic or Latino	17,080	5	6.4%	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)	100,743	4	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	22,247	5	22.1%	23.8%
Married Without Children	28,122	4	27.9%	29.8%
Single Parents	10,013	4	9.9%	9.1%
Living Alone	28,149	4	27.9%	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)	114,517	4	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2000 (includes vacant units)	107,013	4	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Value (2000)	72,194 $85,700	4 47	67.5% --	65.9% --
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Rent (2000)	28,549 $535	4 14	26.7% --	26.3% --

Source: US Census Bureau

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2006/2007 Total Reported)	43,447	5	3.8%	1,154,826
Public	41,449	5	4.0%	1,045,702
Private	1,998	86	1.8%	109,124
High School Graduates (2006/2007)	2,195	6	3.5%	63,339
Going on to Higher Education	1,767	6	3.4%	52,698
4-year	1,319	8	3.4%	38,566
2-year	317	6	3.2%	9,783
Voc/tech.	131	7	3.0%	4,349
Adults (25+ in 2000 Census)	166,060	4	4.3%	3,893,278
with High School diploma or higher	82.4%	26		82.1%
with B.A. or higher degree	23.6%	6		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	$35,357	11	106.4%	$33,215
Median Household Income in 2007	$44,706	53	94.3%	$47,422
Poverty Rate in 2007	13.4%	24	108.9%	12.3%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	20.1%	19	117.5%	17.1%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2008	1,869	3	5.1%	36,678
Food Stamp Recipients in 2008	29,451	4	4.6%	644,281
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2009	20,892	4	4.8%	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	3,827	4	4.4%	87,088
Births to Teens	449	4	4.7%	9,604
Deaths	2,502	4	4.5%	55,623

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	132,758	5	4.1%	3,230,367
Employed	123,988	5	4.1%	3,039,795
Unemployed	8,770	4	4.6%	190,572
Unemployment Rate	6.6	31	111.9%	5.9
October 2009 Unemployment Rate	10.3	29	109.6%	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	158,087	100.0%	$7,436,951	100.0%	$47,043
Wage and Salary	137,095	86.7%	$4,925,254	66.2%	$35,926
Farm Proprietors	644	0.4%	$19,546	0.3%	$30,351
Nonfarm Proprietors	20,348	12.9%	$1,379,558	18.6%	$67,798
Farm	765	0.5%	$24,860	0.3%	$32,497
Nonfarm	157,322	99.5%	$7,412,091	99.7%	$47,114
Private	141,855	89.7%	$6,691,007	90.0%	$47,168
Accommodation, Food Serv.	10,479	6.6%	$163,750	2.2%	$15,626
Arts, Ent., Recreation	2,488	1.6%	$30,623	0.4%	$12,308
Construction	7,936	5.0%	$349,101	4.7%	$43,990
Health Care, Social Serv.	19,410	12.3%	$928,193	12.5%	$47,820
Information	2,543	1.6%	$122,661	1.6%	$48,235
Manufacturing	17,675	11.2%	$1,955,987	26.3%	$110,664
Professional, Tech. Serv.	7,719	4.9%	$526,758	7.1%	$68,242
Retail Trade	18,488	11.7%	$468,331	6.3%	$25,332
Trans., Warehousing	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Wholesale Trade	7,622	4.8%	$427,229	5.7%	$56,052
Other Private (not above)	42,751*	27.0%*	$1,468,152*	19.7%*	$34,342*
Government	15,467	9.8%	$721,084	9.7%	$46,621

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	670	100.0%	100.0%	$96,498	$2,470,264
Single Family	288	43.0%	70.8%	$57,837	$2,136,514
Two Family	0	0.0%	1.9%	$0	$28,170
Three & Four Family	23	3.4%	1.2%	$3,374	$18,059
Five families and More	359	53.6%	26.0%	$35,287	$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 St. Joseph FROM	Number	Percent	Out of St. Joseph TO	Number	Percent
All Areas	20,954	12.3%	All Areas	18,883	11.2%
Michigan	6,895	4.0%	Elkhart County	12,293	7.3%
Elkhart County	4,482	2.6%	Michigan	2,062	1.2%
Marshall County	2,789	1.6%	Marshall County	1,144	0.7%
LaPorte County	2,770	1.6%	LaPorte County	981	0.6%
Out of state	916	0.5%	Out of state	777	0.5%

Source: Indiana Department of Revenue