Grant County, Indiana

Founded in 1831 and named for frontier fighters Moses and Samuel Grant

County Seat: Marion

Largest City: Marion (2017 population: 28,327)

Population per Square Mile: 160.57

Square Miles: 414.10

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Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	70,063	22	1.1%	6,484,192
Today (2017)	66,491	24	1.0%	6,666,818
Tomorrow (2020 projection)*	67,253	24	1.0%	6,852,121
Percent Change 2010 to Today	-5.1%	90		2.8%

*Projection based on 2010 Census counts.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Components of Population Change, 2016-2017	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	-265	79		-976
Net International Migration	16	43		11,410
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-60	88	-0.3%	22,545

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2017	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	3,700	26	5.6%	6.3%
School Age (5 to 17)	10,170	27	15.3%	17.3%
College Age (18 to 24)	8,579	18	12.9%	9.9%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	14,060	27	21.1%	25.3%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	17,526	26	26.4%	25.9%
Seniors (65 and older)	12,456	21	18.7%	15.4%
Median Age	40.3			Median Age = 37.7

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2017	Number	Rank of	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	279	23	0.4%	0.4%
Asian Alone	614	28	0.9%	2.4%
Black Alone	4,889	18	7.4%	9.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	28	33	0.0%	0.1%
White	58,973	26	88.7%	85.4%
Two or More Race Groups	1,708	21	2.6%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	63,577	26	95.6%	93.0%
Hispanic	2,914	24	4.4%	7.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2016 (Includes detail not shown below)	26,227	24	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	3,817	29	14.6%	19.0%
Married Without Children	8,412	25	32.1%	30.0%
Single Parents	2,809	19	10.7%	9.7%
Living Alone	7,911	21	30.2%	28.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Housing	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2017 (estimate)	30,480	23	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2016 (includes vacant units)	30,302	23	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	18,047	25	59.6%	61.0%
Median Value (2016)	$84,600	84
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	8,180	21	27.0%	27.8%
Median Rent (2016)	$492	54

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2016/2017 Total Reported)	10,588	27	1.0%	1,110,866
Public	10,469	26	1.0%	1,048,879
Adults (25+ in 2016 ACS)	44,699	25	1.0%	4,339,687
with High School diploma or higher	86.5%	61		88.1%
with B.A. or higher degree	16.7%	49		24.6%

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2016	$38,134	55	88.5%	43,097
Median Household Income in 2016	40,177	92	76.8%	$52,289
Poverty Rate in 2016	20.3%	3	145.0%	14.0%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	29.1%	1	152.4%	19.1%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2017	90	16	1.3%	6,790
Food Stamp Recipients in 2017	9,823	14	1.5%	656,297
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2016/2017	6,031	19	1.2%	495,330

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Family Social Services Administration; Indiana Department of Education

Health and Vital Statistics	Number	Rank of	Percent of State	Indiana
Births, 2016	688	27	0.8%	83,063
Births to Teens, 2016	61	19	1.2%	5,294
Deaths, 2016	812	20	1.3%	63,492

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2017	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	31,781	26	1.0%	3,320,409
Employed	30,540	26	1.0%	3,203,351
Unemployed	1,241	21	1.1%	117,058
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.9	21	111.4%	3.5
September 2018 Unemployment Rate	3.5	15	116.7%	3.0

Source: STATS Indiana, using data from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2016	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	34,998	100.0%	$1,625,970	100.0%	$46,459
Wage and Salary	29,535	84.4%	$1,147,352	70.6%	$38,847
Farm Proprietors	429	1.2%	$25,032	1.5%	$58,350
Nonfarm Proprietors	5,034	14.4%	$147,147	9.0%	$29,231
Farm	507	1.4%	$28,374	1.7%	$55,964
Nonfarm	34,491	98.6%	$1,597,596	98.3%	$46,319
Private	30,441	87.0%	$1,362,489	83.8%	$44,758
Accommodation, Food Serv.	2,389	6.8%	$45,711	2.8%	$19,134
Arts, Ent., Recreation	329	0.9%	$3,409	0.2%	$10,362
Construction	1,032	2.9%	$49,455	3.0%	$47,922
Health Care, Social Serv.	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Information	262	0.7%	$10,770	0.7%	$41,107
Manufacturing	4,785	13.7%	$387,154	23.8%	$80,910
Professional, Tech. Serv.	797	2.3%	$34,317	2.1%	$43,058
Retail Trade	3,729	10.7%	$105,061	6.5%	$28,174
Trans., Warehousing	2,481	7.1%	$120,795	7.4%	$48,688
Wholesale Trade	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Other Private (not above)	5,812*	16.6%*	$184,766*	11.4%*	$31,790*
Government	4,050	11.6%	$235,107	14.5%	$58,051

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
* These totals do not include county data that are not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.

Residential Building Permits, 2017	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	54	100.0%	100.0%	$10,615	$4,583,500
Single-Family	54	100.0%	74.2%	$10,615	$4,038,599
2-Family	0	0.0%	2.0%	0	$62,844
3- and 4-Family	0	0.0%	0.4%	$0	$13,000
5+ Family	0	0.0%	23.4%	$0	$469,056

Notes: Detail cost may not sum to total due to rounding. Greene County does not currently issue building permits, so it is excluded.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Largest Cities and Towns in Grant County

Name	Population in 2017	Percent of County
Converse	257	0.4%*
Fairmount	2,792	4.2%
Fowlerton	249	0.4%
Gas City	5,805	8.7%
Jonesboro	1,662	2.5%
Marion	28,327	42.6%
Matthews	561	0.8%
Swayzee	923	1.4%
Sweetser	1,164	1.8%
Upland	3,764	5.7%
Van Buren	820	1.2%
* This place crosses county lines, so only population in this county is shown.