Jay County, Indiana

Named in 1836 for Supreme Court Chief Justice John Jay

County Seat: Portland

Largest City: Portland (2017 population: 6,143)

Population per Square Mile: 54.56

Square Miles: 383.90

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Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	21,253	70	0.3%	6,484,125
Today (2017)	20,945	68	0.3%	6,660,082
Tomorrow (2020 projection)*	20,930	72	0.3%	6,852,121
Percent Change 2010 to Today	-1.4%	53		2.7%

*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	-174	73		-1,639
Net International Migration	3	63		9,067
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	75	38	0.4%	19,482

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)	1,511	62	7.2%	6.3%
School Age (5 to 17)	3,904	66	18.6%	17.3%
College Age (18 to 24)	1,703	68	8.1%	9.9%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	4,606	70	22.0%	25.3%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	5,603	72	26.8%	25.9%
Seniors (65 and older)	3,618	73	17.3%	15.4%
Median Age	39.4			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	39	85	0.2%	0.4%
Asian Alone	92	65	0.4%	2.4%
Black Alone	93	80	0.4%	9.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	9	59	0.0%	0.1%
White	20,485	68	97.8%	85.4%
Two or More Race Groups	227	71	1.1%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	20,285	70	96.8%	93.0%
Hispanic	660	60	3.2%	7.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2017 (Includes detail not shown below)	8,195	69	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	1,470	69	17.9%	18.8%
Married Without Children	2,693	72	32.9%	30.0%
Single Parents	780	64	9.5%	9.6%
Living Alone	2,376	64	29.0%	28.3%

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)	9,245	71	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2017 (includes vacant units)	9,230	71	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	6,070	72	65.8%	61.2%
Median Value (2017)	$85,000	85
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	2,125	64	23.0%	27.7%
Median Rent (2017)	$409	88

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)	3,376	68	0.3%	1,110,866
Public	3,376	67	0.3%	1,048,879
Adults (25+ in 2017 ACS)	13,871	73	0.3%	4,369,451
with High School diploma or higher	82.8%	86		88.3%
with B.A. or higher degree	10.5%	89		25.3%

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 2017	$36,333	79	80.5%	45,150
Median Household Income in 2017	46,740	79	86.3%	$54,134
Poverty Rate in 2017	14.3%	25	107.5%	13.3%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	23.2%	13	130.3%	17.8%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2017	21	67	0.3%	6,790
Food Stamp Recipients in 2017	1,856	67	0.3%	656,297
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2016/2017	1,827	62	0.4%	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	291	63	0.4%	83,063
Births to Teens, 2016	26	53	0.5%	5,294
Deaths, 2016	231	70	0.4%	63,492

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2017	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	9,731	69	0.3%	3,320,409
Employed	9,385	69	0.3%	3,203,351
Unemployed	346	73	0.3%	117,058
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.6	36	102.9%	3.5
November 2018 Unemployment Rate	3.5	1	102.9%	3.4

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2017	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	10,550	100.0%	$477,159	100.0%	$45,228
Wage and Salary	7,896	74.8%	$291,016	61.0%	$36,856
Farm Proprietors	740	7.0%	$43,782	9.2%	$59,165
Nonfarm Proprietors	1,914	18.1%	$62,504	13.1%	$32,656
Farm	962	9.1%	$48,191	10.1%	$50,095
Nonfarm	9,588	90.9%	$428,968	89.9%	$44,740
Private	8,185	77.6%	$361,675	75.8%	$44,188
Accommodation, Food Serv.	488	4.6%	$7,325	1.5%	$15,010
Arts, Ent., Recreation	61	0.6%	$311	0.1%	$5,098
Construction	742	7.0%	$40,950	8.6%	$55,189
Health Care, Social Serv.	656	6.2%	$24,081	5.0%	$36,709
Information	74	0.7%	$4,725	1.0%	$63,851
Manufacturing	2,875	27.3%	$174,512	36.6%	$60,700
Professional, Tech. Serv.	206	2.0%	$6,330	1.3%	$30,728
Retail Trade	812	7.7%	$20,160	4.2%	$24,828
Trans., Warehousing	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Wholesale Trade	292	2.8%	$22,204	4.7%	$76,041
Other Private (not above)	1,557*	14.8%*	$41,456*	8.7%*	$26,626*
Government	1,403	13.3%	$67,293	14.1%	$47,964

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	15	100.0%	100.0%	$3,208	$4,583,500
Single-Family	15	100.0%	74.2%	$3,208	$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 Jay County

Name	Population in 2017	Percent of County
Bryant	250	1.2%
Dunkirk	2,180	10.4%*
Pennville	691	3.3%
Portland	6,143	29.3%
Redkey	1,313	6.3%
Salamonia	154	0.7%
* This place crosses county lines, so only population in this county is shown.