Starke County, Indiana

Formed in 1850 and named after Revolutionary War General John Stark

County Seat: Knox

Largest City: Knox (2016 population: 3,597)

Population per Square Mile: 74.44

Square Miles: 309.10

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Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	23,363	66	0.4%	6,484,136
Today (2016)	23,009	66	0.3%	6,633,053
Tomorrow (2020 projection)*	23,102	66	0.3%	6,852,121
Percent Change 2010 to Today	-1.5%	49		2.3%

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

Components of Population Change, 2015-2016	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	105	9		-12,135
Net International Migration	2	69		11,052
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-34	81	-0.2%	22,358

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2016	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	1,338	66	5.8%	6.4%
School Age (5 to 17)	3,911	68	17.0%	17.4%
College Age (18 to 24)	1,769	67	7.7%	10.0%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	5,336	65	23.2%	25.2%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	6,607	66	28.7%	26.1%
Seniors (65 and older)	4,048	65	17.6%	14.9%
Median Age	42.0			Median Age = 37.6

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2016	Number	Rank of	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	110	53	0.5%	0.4%
Asian Alone	61	75	0.3%	2.2%
Black Alone	96	76	0.4%	9.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	0	91	0.0%	0.1%
White	22,475	66	97.7%	85.6%
Two or More Race Groups	267	65	1.2%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	22,189	66	96.4%	93.2%
Hispanic	820	48	3.6%	6.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2015 (Includes detail not shown below)	8,789	67	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	1,657	68	18.9%	19.2%
Married Without Children	2,987	69	34.0%	30.0%
Single Parents	648	70	7.4%	9.8%
Living Alone	2,243	67	25.5%	28.0%

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 2016 (estimate)	11,019	64	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2015 (includes vacant units)	10,932	64	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	7,123	63	65.2%	61.9%
Median Value (2015)	$96,900	63
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	1,666	74	15.2%	27.8%
Median Rent (2015)	$477	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)	3,629	66	0.3%	1,110,866
Public	3,541	66	0.3%	1,048,879
Adults (25+ in 2015 ACS)	15,800	66	0.4%	4,316,273
with High School diploma or higher	82.3%	88		87.8%
with B.A. or higher degree	11.6%	79		24.1%

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 2015	$30,693	91	73.2%	41,940
Median Household Income in 2015	48,106	53	95.2%	$50,510
Poverty Rate in 2015	14.8%	25	102.8%	14.4%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	23.0%	24	112.7%	20.4%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2016	27	53	0.4%	7,519
Food Stamp Recipients in 2016	3,293	46	0.5%	722,928
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2016/2017	1,898	61	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, 2015	263	66	0.3%	84,008
Births to Teens, 2015	19	69	0.3%	5,876
Deaths, 2015	278	63	0.4%	62,666

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2016	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	10,881	66	0.3%	3,326,893
Employed	10,291	66	0.3%	3,179,806
Unemployed	590	57	0.4%	147,087
Annual Unemployment Rate	5.4	12	122.7%	4.4
August 2017 Unemployment Rate	4.6	14	115.0%	4.0

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2015	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	7,016	100.0%	$242,978	100.0%	$34,632
Wage and Salary	4,954	70.6%	$151,653	62.4%	$30,612
Farm Proprietors	438	6.2%	$11,540	4.7%	$26,347
Nonfarm Proprietors	1,624	23.1%	$36,366	15.0%	$22,393
Farm	499	7.1%	$13,654	5.6%	$27,363
Nonfarm	6,517	92.9%	$229,324	94.4%	$35,189
Private	5,420	77.3%	$181,013	74.5%	$33,397
Accommodation, Food Serv.	569	8.1%	$8,685	3.6%	$15,264
Arts, Ent., Recreation	62	0.9%	$643	0.3%	$10,371
Construction	321	4.6%	$15,616	6.4%	$48,648
Health Care, Social Serv.	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Information	58	0.8%	$2,332	1.0%	$40,207
Manufacturing	933	13.3%	$50,793	20.9%	$54,441
Professional, Tech. Serv.	157	2.2%	$4,270	1.8%	$27,197
Retail Trade	799	11.4%	$19,610	8.1%	$24,543
Trans., Warehousing	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Wholesale Trade	124	1.8%	$6,073	2.5%	$48,976
Other Private (not above)	1,336*	19.0%*	$35,027*	14.4%*	$26,218*
Government	1,097	15.6%	$48,311	19.9%	$44,039

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, 2016	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	49	100.0%	100.0%	$10,028	$3,875,847
Single-Family	49	100.0%	75.2%	$10,028	$3,417,822
2-Family	0	0.0%	3.1%	0	$64,063
3- and 4-Family	0	0.0%	0.9%	$0	$21,320
5+ Family	0	0.0%	20.9%	$0	$372,642

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 Starke County

Name	Population in 2016	Percent of County
Hamlet	769	3.3%
Knox	3,597	15.6%
North Judson	1,739	7.6%