Starke County, Indiana

Formed in 1850 and named after Revolutionary War General John Stark

County Seat: Knox

Largest City: Knox (2017 population: 3,549)

Population per Square Mile: 74.06

Square Miles: 309.10

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Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	23,362	66	0.4%	6,484,125
Today (2017)	22,893	66	0.3%	6,660,082
Tomorrow (2020 projection)*	23,102	66	0.3%	6,852,121
Percent Change 2010 to Today	-2.0%	59		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	-71	55		-1,639
Net International Migration	-2	82		9,067
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-25	82	-0.1%	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)	1,348	66	5.9%	6.3%
School Age (5 to 17)	3,867	67	16.9%	17.3%
College Age (18 to 24)	1,719	67	7.5%	9.9%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	5,299	66	23.1%	25.3%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	6,531	66	28.5%	25.9%
Seniors (65 and older)	4,129	65	18.0%	15.4%
Median Age	42.0			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	113	53	0.5%	0.4%
Asian Alone	56	77	0.2%	2.4%
Black Alone	101	76	0.4%	9.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	0	91	0.0%	0.1%
White	22,342	66	97.6%	85.4%
Two or More Race Groups	281	63	1.2%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	22,015	67	96.2%	93.0%
Hispanic	878	50	3.8%	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)	8,792	67	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	1,641	68	18.7%	18.8%
Married Without Children	3,023	69	34.4%	30.0%
Single Parents	584	70	6.6%	9.6%
Living Alone	2,216	67	25.2%	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)	11,149	64	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2017 (includes vacant units)	11,088	64	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	7,050	65	63.6%	61.2%
Median Value (2017)	$101,600	61
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	1,742	73	15.7%	27.7%
Median Rent (2017)	$473	70

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

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2018/2019 Total Reported)	3,479	66	0.3%	1,117,590
Public	3,350	66	0.3%	1,054,903
Adults (25+ in 2017 ACS)	15,788	66	0.4%	4,369,451
with High School diploma or higher	83.1%	84		88.3%
with B.A. or higher degree	11.4%	83		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	$34,014	88	75.3%	45,150
Median Household Income in 2017	46,940	77	86.7%	$54,134
Poverty Rate in 2017	17.1%	10	128.6%	13.3%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	24.1%	9	135.4%	17.8%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2018	27	48	0.4%	6,032
Food Stamp Recipients in 2018	2,882	39	0.5%	605,854
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2018/2019	1,880	62	0.4%	514,915

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	279	65	0.3%	83,063
Births to Teens, 2016	21	62	0.4%	5,294
Deaths, 2016	258	64	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	10,449	67	0.3%	3,336,655
Employed	9,990	67	0.3%	3,218,115
Unemployed	459	58	0.4%	118,540
Annual Unemployment Rate	4.4	7	122.2%	3.6
February 2019 Unemployment Rate	5.8	5	141.5%	4.1

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	7,190	100.0%	$257,516	100.0%	$35,816
Wage and Salary	4,973	69.2%	$156,531	60.8%	$31,476
Farm Proprietors	433	6.0%	$18,598	7.2%	$42,952
Nonfarm Proprietors	1,784	24.8%	$36,636	14.2%	$20,536
Farm	505	7.0%	$20,722	8.0%	$41,034
Nonfarm	6,685	93.0%	$236,794	92.0%	$35,422
Private	5,577	77.6%	$190,535	74.0%	$34,164
Accommodation, Food Serv.	600	8.3%	$9,939	3.9%	$16,565
Arts, Ent., Recreation	71	1.0%	$740	0.3%	$10,423
Construction	360	5.0%	$14,425	5.6%	$40,069
Health Care, Social Serv.	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Information	47	0.7%	$2,847	1.1%	$60,574
Manufacturing	777	10.8%	$44,913	17.4%	$57,803
Professional, Tech. Serv.	163	2.3%	$4,294	1.7%	$26,344
Retail Trade	841	11.7%	$20,742	8.1%	$24,663
Trans., Warehousing	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Wholesale Trade	116	1.6%	$5,663	2.2%	$48,819
Other Private (not above)	1,597*	22.2%*	$45,991*	17.9%*	$28,798*
Government	1,108	15.4%	$46,259	18.0%	$41,750

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	50	100.0%	100.0%	$10,368	$4,583,500
Single-Family	50	100.0%	74.2%	$10,368	$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 Starke County

Name	Population in 2017	Percent of County
Hamlet	764	3.3%
Knox	3,549	15.5%
North Judson	1,715	7.5%