Starke County, Indiana

Formed in 1850 and named after Revolutionary War General John Stark

County Seat: Knox

Largest City: Knox (2015 population: 3,597)

Population per Square Mile: 74.27

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%	6,484,192
Today (2015)	22,958	66	0.3%	6,619,680
Tomorrow (2020 projection)*	23,102	66	0.3%	6,852,121
Percent Change 2010 to Today	-1.7%	64		2.1%

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

Components of Population Change, 2014-2015	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	-77	40		-14,881
Net International Migration	1	75		12,574
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-14	81	-0.1%	25,260

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2015	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	1,277	66	5.6%	6.3%
School Age (5 to 17)	3,961	68	17.3%	17.5%
College Age (18 to 24)	1,855	66	8.1%	10.1%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	5,276	66	23.0%	25.3%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	6,619	66	28.8%	26.2%
Seniors (65 and older)	3,970	65	17.3%	14.6%
Median Age	42.1			Median Age = 37.5

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2015	Number	Rank of	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	111	51	0.5%	0.4%
Asian Alone	67	74	0.3%	2.1%
Black Alone	97	79	0.4%	9.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	0	92	0.0%	0.1%
White	22,418	67	97.6%	85.8%
Two or More Race Groups	265	62	1.2%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	22,162	67	96.5%	93.3%
Hispanic	796	52	3.5%	6.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2014 (Includes detail not shown below)	9,009	65	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	1,672	68	18.6%	19.4%
Married Without Children	3,150	67	35.0%	30.1%
Single Parents	832	61	9.2%	9.9%
Living Alone	2,290	66	25.4%	27.8%

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 2015 (estimate)	11,007	64	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2014 (includes vacant units)	10,971	64	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	7,228	63	65.9%	61.6%
Median Value (2014)	$96,400	63
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	1,781	71	16.2%	27.1%
Median Rent (2014)	$472	60

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

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2015/2016 Total Reported)	3,658	66	0.3%	1,108,151
Public	3,565	65	0.3%	1,046,058
Adults (25+ in 2014 ACS)	15,753	66	0.4%	4,287,819
with High School diploma or higher	82.5%	81		87.6%
with B.A. or higher degree	11.2%	81		23.6%

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 2014	$30,354	89	76.7%	39,578
Median Household Income in 2014	43,740	74	88.6%	$49,384
Poverty Rate in 2014	15.5%	28	102.0%	15.2%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	23.6%	24	111.3%	21.2%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2015	27	57	0.3%	8,338
Food Stamp Recipients in 2015	3,686	46	0.5%	810,606
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2016	1,996	60	0.4%	504,539

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, 2014	257	67	0.3%	84,080
Births to Teens, 2014	23	60	0.4%	6,277
Deaths, 2014	290	60	0.5%	60,798

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2015	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	10,526	66	0.3%	3,265,761
Employed	9,900	66	0.3%	3,109,217
Unemployed	626	59	0.4%	156,544
Annual Unemployment Rate	5.9	13	122.9%	4.8
August 2016 Unemployment Rate	5.3	14	115.2%	4.6

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2014	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	6,228	100.0%	$249,006	100.0%	$39,982
Wage and Salary	4,733	76.0%	$144,090	57.9%	$30,444
Farm Proprietors	446	7.2%	$39,710	15.9%	$89,036
Nonfarm Proprietors	1,049	16.8%	$23,873	9.6%	$22,758
Farm	513	8.2%	$42,230	17.0%	$82,320
Nonfarm	5,715	91.8%	$206,776	83.0%	$36,181
Private	4,599	73.8%	$158,784	63.8%	$34,526
Accommodation, Food Serv.	558	9.0%	$8,457	3.4%	$15,156
Arts, Ent., Recreation	45	0.7%	$760	0.3%	$16,889
Construction	248	4.0%	$7,563	3.0%	$30,496
Health Care, Social Serv.	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Information	71	1.1%	$2,159	0.9%	$30,408
Manufacturing	894	14.4%	$52,301	21.0%	$58,502
Professional, Tech. Serv.	121	1.9%	$3,039	1.2%	$25,116
Retail Trade	726	11.7%	$19,523	7.8%	$26,891
Trans., Warehousing	221	3.5%	$6,369	2.6%	$28,819
Wholesale Trade	168	2.7%	$10,333	4.1%	$61,506
Other Private (not above)	965*	15.5%*	$26,739*	10.7%*	$27,709*
Government	1,116	17.9%	$47,992	19.3%	$43,004

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, 2015	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	38	100.0%	100.0%	$7,221	$3,737,044
Single-Family	38	100.0%	68.4%	$7,221	$2,929,210
2-Family	0	0.0%	2.8%	0	$54,124
3- and 4-Family	0	0.0%	1.6%	$0	$31,656
5+ Family	0	0.0%	27.2%	$0	$722,054

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 2015	Percent of County
Hamlet	771	3.4%
Knox	3,597	15.7%
North Judson	1,739	7.6%