Jefferson County, Indiana

One of the oldest of Indiana's counties, named in 1811in honor of President Thomas Jefferson

County Seat: Madison

Largest City: Madison (2021 population: 12,266)

Population per Square Mile: 91.91

Square Miles: 360.60

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Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	32,400	53	0.5%	6,484,050
Today (2021)	33,141	49	0.5%	6,805,985
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	32,782	51	0.5%	7,143,795
Percent Change 2010 to Today	2.3%	24		5.0%

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

Components of Population Change, 2020-2021	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	91	43		14,280
Net International Migration	14	31		4,756
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-44	42	-6.4%	692

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2021	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	1,849	50	5.6%	6.0%
School Age (5 to 17)	4,896	55	14.8%	17.3%
College Age (18 to 24)	3,173	43	9.6%	9.7%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	7,963	49	24.0%	25.7%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	9,038	45	27.3%	24.9%
Seniors (65 and older)	6,222	47	18.8%	16.4%
Median Age	41.8			Median Age = 38.1

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2021	Number	Rank of	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	141	44	0.4%	0.4%
Asian Alone	291	38	0.9%	2.7%
Black Alone	716	35	2.2%	10.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	49	24	0.1%	0.1%
White	31,446	51	94.9%	84.2%
Two or More Race Groups	498	44	1.5%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	32,098	48	96.9%	92.3%
Hispanic	1,043	48	3.1%	7.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2020 (Includes detail not shown below)	12,833	48	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	2,051	58	16.0%	18.3%
Married Without Children	3,767	55	29.4%	29.8%
Single Parents	1,266	39	9.9%	9.3%
Living Alone	4,079	41	31.8%	29.0%

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 2021 (estimate)	14,445	48	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2020 (includes vacant units)	14,529	49	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	8,889	52	61.2%	62.3%
Median Value (2020)	$139,000	37
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	3,944	36	27.1%	27.4%
Median Rent (2020)	$539	49

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

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2021/2022 Total Reported)	4,749	55	0.4%	1,120,155
Public	4,136	57	0.4%	1,036,519
Adults (25+ in 2020 ACS)	22,423	50	0.5%	4,466,180
with High School diploma or higher	89.3%	44		89.3%
with B.A. or higher degree	17.3%	52		27.2%

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 2021	$50,734	48	89.8%	56,497
Median Household Income in 2020	55,588	65	91.4%	$60,794
Poverty Rate in 2020	12.7%	23	109.5%	11.6%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	15.9%	33	106.7%	14.9%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2021	32	34	0.5%	6,453
Food Stamp Recipients in 2021	2,815	40	0.4%	636,675
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2021/2022	2,081	54	0.4%	481,568

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, 2019	389	46	0.5%	80,859
Births to Teens, 2017	35	36	0.7%	5,152
Deaths, 2019	375	46	0.6%	66,005

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2021	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	14,891	51	0.4%	3,321,548
Employed	14,422	51	0.5%	3,203,166
Unemployed	469	48	0.4%	118,382
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.1	39	86.1%	3.6
October 2022 Unemployment Rate	2.7	42	96.4%	2.8

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2021	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	16,668	100.0%	$903,711	100.0%	$54,218
Wage and Salary	13,304	79.8%	$609,960	67.5%	$45,848
Farm Proprietors	531	3.2%	$4,554	0.5%	$8,576
Nonfarm Proprietors	2,833	17.0%	$125,346	13.9%	$44,245
Farm	576	3.5%	$5,590	0.6%	$9,705
Nonfarm	16,092	96.5%	$898,121	99.4%	$55,812
Private	13,669	82.0%	$763,670	84.5%	$55,869
Accommodation, Food Serv.	1,284	7.7%	$29,009	3.2%	$22,593
Arts, Ent., Recreation	140	0.8%	$961	0.1%	$6,864
Construction	670	4.0%	$34,319	3.8%	$51,222
Health Care, Social Serv.	1,902	11.4%	$122,987	13.6%	$64,662
Information	46	0.3%	$2,491	0.3%	$54,152
Manufacturing	3,041	18.2%	$218,609	24.2%	$71,887
Professional, Tech. Serv.	411	2.5%	$16,366	1.8%	$39,820
Retail Trade	2,186	13.1%	$133,883	14.8%	$61,246
Trans., Warehousing	440	2.6%	$27,281	3.0%	$62,002
Wholesale Trade	182	1.1%	$11,393	1.3%	$62,599
Other Private (not above)	3,367	20.2%	$166,371	18.4%	$49,412
Government	2,423	14.5%	$134,451	14.9%	$55,489

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Residential Building Permits, 2021	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	65	100.0%	100.0%	$16,612	$7,583,249
Single-Family	63	96.9%	74.4%	$16,333	$6,692,956
2-Family	2	3.1%	2.4%	279	$117,031
3- and 4-Family	0	0.0%	0.4%	$0	$30,324
5+ Family	0	0.0%	22.7%	$0	$742,937

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 Jefferson County

Name	Population in 2021	Percent of County
Brooksburg	72	0.2%
Dupont	348	1.1%
Hanover	3,635	11.0%
Madison	12,266	37.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates