Population Estimates by Age in 2007	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	1,442	67	6.1%	6.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	4,242	65	18.0%	18.1%
College Age (18 to 24)	1,825	64	7.8%	9.5%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	6,170	67	26.2%	27.4%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	6,143	66	26.1%	25.6%
Older (65 plus)	3,720	61	15.8%	12.5%
Median Age	38.8			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	60	60	0.3%	0.3%
Asian Alone	73	68	0.3%	1.4%
Black Alone	107	72	0.5%	9.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	6	53	0.0%	0.0%
White Alone	23,078	66	98.0%	88.1%
Two or More Race Groups	218	49	0.9%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino(can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic or Latino	22,915	66	97.3%	95.0%
Hispanic or Latino	627	44	2.7%	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)	8,740	66	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	2,213	68	25.3%	23.8%
Married Without Children	2,979	66	34.1%	29.8%
Single Parents	734	63	8.4%	9.1%
Living Alone	1,954	70	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)	10,868	64	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2000 (includes vacant units)	10,201	64	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Value (2000)	7,070 $80,000	64 60	69.3% --	65.9% --
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Rent (2000)	1,670 $431	69 66	16.4% --	26.3% --

Source: US Census Bureau

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2006/2007 Total Reported)	4,219	65	0.4%	1,154,826
Public	4,219	64	0.4%	1,045,702
Private	N/R			109,124
High School Graduates (2006/2007)	265	67	0.4%	63,339
Going on to Higher Education	172	72	0.3%	52,698
4-year	108	66	0.3%	38,566
2-year	28	88	0.3%	9,783
Voc/tech.	36	48	0.8%	4,349
Adults (25+ in 2000 Census)	15,290	65	0.4%	3,893,278
with High School diploma or higher	72%	87		82.1%
with B.A. or higher degree	8.4%	87		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	$23,356	91	70.3%	$33,215
Median Household Income in 2007	$40,838	77	86.1%	$47,422
Poverty Rate in 2007	14.6%	15	118.7%	12.3%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	21.7%	16	126.9%	17.1%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2008	127	38	0.3%	36,678
Food Stamp Recipients in 2008	3,397	40	0.5%	644,281
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2009	2,065	54	0.5%	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	279	67	0.3%	87,088
Births to Teens	56	41	0.6%	9,604
Deaths	261	58	0.5%	55,623

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	10,607	70	0.3%	3,230,367
Employed	9,771	70	0.3%	3,039,795
Unemployed	836	60	0.4%	190,572
Unemployment Rate	7.9	7	133.9%	5.9
May 2009 Unemployment Rate	14.9	11	143.3%	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	6,537	100.0%	$197,870	100.0%	$30,269
Wage and Salary	4,879	74.6%	$128,858	65.1%	$26,411
Farm Proprietors	417	6.4%	$19,120	9.7%	$45,851
Nonfarm Proprietors	1,241	19.0%	$15,525	7.8%	$12,510
Farm	497	7.6%	$21,677	11.0%	$43,616
Nonfarm	6,040	92.4%	$176,193	89.0%	$29,171
Private	4,992	76.4%	$135,306	68.4%	$27,105
Accommodation, Food Serv.	477	7.3%	$6,529	3.3%	$13,688
Arts, Ent., Recreation	59	0.9%	$1,074	0.5%	$18,203
Construction	373	5.7%	$6,526	3.3%	$17,496
Health Care, Social Serv.	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Information	48	0.7%	$1,412	0.7%	$29,417
Manufacturing	984	15.1%	$44,206	22.3%	$44,925
Professional, Tech. Serv.	133	2.0%	$3,145	1.6%	$23,647
Retail Trade	796	12.2%	$15,740	8.0%	$19,774
Trans., Warehousing	217	3.3%	$6,630	3.4%	$30,553
Wholesale Trade	149	2.3%	$6,390	3.2%	$42,886
Other Private (not above)	906*	13.9%*	$19,515*	9.9%*	$21,540*
Government	1,048	16.0%	$40,887	20.7%	$39,014

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	58	100.0%	100.0%	$9,003	$2,470,264
Single Family	58	100.0%	70.8%	$9,003	$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 Starke FROM	Number	Percent	Out of Starke TO	Number	Percent
All Areas	895	8.7%	All Areas	5,501	36.9%
Pulaski County	279	2.7%	Marshall County	1,485	10.0%
Marshall County	210	2.0%	Porter County	751	5.0%
LaPorte County	112	1.1%	St Joseph County	739	5.0%
Porter County	65	0.6%	LaPorte County	720	4.8%
St Joseph County	60	0.6%	Lake County	563	3.8%

Source: Indiana Department of Revenue