Population Estimates by Age in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	1,143	74	5.4%	6.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	3,279	74	15.4%	17.9%
College Age (18 to 24)	1,955	60	9.2%	9.5%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	6,439	64	30.2%	27.0%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	5,513	72	25.8%	25.8%
Older (65 plus)	2,999	73	14.1%	12.8%
Median Age	37.9			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	71	55	0.3%	0.3%
Asian Alone	38	79	0.2%	1.4%
Black Alone	994	26	4.7%	9.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	3	68	0.0%	0.0%
White Alone	20,031	70	93.9%	88.0%
Two or More Race Groups	191	63	0.9%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino(can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic or Latino	21,112	69	99.0%	94.8%
Hispanic or Latino	216	76	1.0%	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)	7,819	71	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	1,916	73	24.5%	23.8%
Married Without Children	2,629	73	33.6%	29.8%
Single Parents	581	70	7.4%	9.1%
Living Alone	1,977	69	25.3%	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)	9,134	72	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2000 (includes vacant units)	8,804	70	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Value (2000)	6,242 $58,900	72 91	70.9% --	65.9% --
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)    Median Rent (2000)	1,577 $375	71 87	17.9% --	26.3% --

Source: US Census Bureau

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2006/2007 Total Reported)	3,434	70	0.3%	1,154,826
Public	3,434	70	0.3%	1,045,702
Private	N/R			109,124
High School Graduates (2006/2007)	216	70	0.3%	63,339
Going on to Higher Education	186	67	0.4%	52,698
4-year	84	76	0.2%	38,566
2-year	99	34	1.0%	9,783
Voc/tech.	3	85	0.1%	4,349
Adults (25+ in 2000 Census)	14,782	66	0.4%	3,893,278
with High School diploma or higher	80.8%	46		82.1%
with B.A. or higher degree	9.4%	82		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	$24,570	89	74.0%	$33,215
Median Household Income in 2007	$40,957	76	86.4%	$47,422
Poverty Rate in 2007	13.7%	21	111.4%	12.3%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	19.4%	25	113.5%	17.1%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2008	96	51	0.3%	36,678
Food Stamp Recipients in 2008	2,302	60	0.4%	644,281
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2009	1,550	65	0.4%	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	216	74	0.2%	87,088
Births to Teens	27	72	0.3%	9,604
Deaths	226	68	0.4%	55,623

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force in 2008	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	8,876	76	0.3%	3,230,367
Employed	8,283	76	0.3%	3,039,795
Unemployed	593	72	0.3%	190,572
Unemployment Rate	6.7	25	113.6%	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	7,958	100.0%	$247,906	100.0%	$31,152
Wage and Salary	5,855	73.6%	$159,763	64.4%	$27,287
Farm Proprietors	499	6.3%	$17,985	7.3%	$36,042
Nonfarm Proprietors	1,604	20.2%	$24,738	10.0%	$15,423
Farm	565	7.1%	$20,131	8.1%	$35,630
Nonfarm	7,393	92.9%	$227,775	91.9%	$30,810
Private	5,295	66.5%	$144,409	58.3%	$27,273
Accommodation, Food Serv.	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Arts, Ent., Recreation	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Construction	383	4.8%	$8,293	3.3%	$21,653
Health Care, Social Serv.	440	5.5%	$11,475	4.6%	$26,080
Information	116	1.5%	$3,785	1.5%	$32,629
Manufacturing	672	8.4%	$26,940	10.9%	$40,089
Professional, Tech. Serv.	186	2.3%	$4,412	1.8%	$23,720
Retail Trade	980	12.3%	$16,860	6.8%	$17,204
Trans., Warehousing	305	3.8%	$8,486	3.4%	$27,823
Wholesale Trade	164	2.1%	$6,683	2.7%	$40,750
Other Private (not above)	1,531	19.2%	$52,440	21.2%	$34,252
Government	2,098	26.4%	$83,366	33.6%	$39,736

Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis

Residential Building Permits in 2008	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	3	100.0%	100.0%	$335	$2,470,264
Single Family	3	100.0%	70.8%	$335	$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 Sullivan FROM	Number	Percent	Out of Sullivan TO	Number	Percent
All Areas	1,361	13.1%	All Areas	4,311	32.3%
Greene County	471	4.5%	Vigo County	2,816	21.1%
Vigo County	270	2.6%	Knox County	320	2.4%
Knox County	202	1.9%	Greene County	318	2.4%
Illinois	147	1.4%	Gibson County	149	1.1%
Clay County	106	1.0%	Illinois	123	0.9%

Source: Indiana Department of Revenue