Economic Growth Region 8

Counties include: Brown, Daviess, Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Monroe, Orange, Owen

Largest City: Bloomington (2022 population: 79,107)

Population per Square Mile: 97.3

Square Miles: 3,247.1

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2020)	315,388	10	4.6%	6,785,528
Today (2023)	315,998	10	4.6%	6,862,199
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	336,378	9	4.8%	7,014,880
Percent Change 2020 to Today	0.2%	8		1.1%

*Projection based on 2015 Census population estimates.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Components of Population Change, 2022-2023	Number	Rank of 12	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	-585	9		4,599
Net International Migration	1,083	6		17,869
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-431	10	-5.7%	7,508

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2022	Number	Rank of 12	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	15,798	11	5.0%	5.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	45,398	11	14.4%	17.0%
College Age (18 to 24)	48,998	7	15.5%	9.9%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	75,031	11	23.8%	25.7%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	74,156	11	23.5%	24.5%
Seniors (65 and older)	56,488	10	17.9%	16.9%

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2022	Number	Rank of 12	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	1,381	9	0.4%	0.4%
Asian Alone	10,579	7	3.3%	2.8%
Black Alone	7,350	11	2.3%	10.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	195	10	0.1%	0.1%
White	289,772	10	91.7%	84.0%
Two or More Race Groups	6,592	10	2.1%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	305,364	10	96.7%	92.1%
Hispanic	10,505	10	3.3%	7.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank of 12	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2022 (includes detail not shown below)	127,548	9	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	20,244	12	15.9%	18.1%
Married Without Children	38,806	9	30.4%	29.6%
Single Parents	8,684	1	6.8%	9.0%
Living Alone	39,328	8	30.8%	29.4%

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

Housing	Number	Rank of 12	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2022 (estimate)	146,243	9	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2022 (includes vacant units)	143,655	9	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	86,127	11	60.0%	63.5%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	41,421	8	28.8%	27.1%

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

Education	Number	Rank of 12	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2022/2023 Total Reported)	38,852	11	3.5%	1,124,094
Public	37,489	11	3.6%	1,035,718

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank of 12	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2022	$53,472	8	91.7%	$58,323
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2022	116	12	3.0%	3,933
Food Stamp Recipients in 2022	21,779	12	3.6%	611,203
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2022/2023	17,111	12	3.3%	511,735

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 12	Percent of State	Indiana
Births, 2021	3,151	11	3.9%	79,946
Births to Teens, 2021	158	10	4.1%	3,845
Deaths, 2019	3,087	11	4.7%	66,005

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2023	Number	Rank of 12	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	152,288	10	4.5%	3,401,387
Employed	147,241	10	4.5%	3,288,017
Unemployed	5,047	10	4.5%	113,370
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.3	5	100.0%	3.3
March 2024 Unemployment Rate	4.3	5	104.9%	4.1

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2022	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	180,079	100.0%	$10,565,333	100.0%	$58,671
Wage and Salary	137,513	76.4%	$7,221,659	68.4%	$52,516
Farm Proprietors	4,082	2.3%	$319,789	3.0%	$78,341
Nonfarm Proprietors	38,484	21.4%	$1,131,354	10.7%	$29,398
Farm	4,604	2.6%	$339,261	3.2%	$73,688
Nonfarm	175,475	97.4%	$10,226,072	96.8%	$58,277
Private	138,602	77.0%	$7,406,056	70.1%	$53,434
Accommodation, Food Serv.	13,546*	7.5%*	$398,839*	3.8%*	$29,443*
Arts, Ent., Recreation	3,142*	1.7%*	$53,881*	0.5%*	$17,149*
Construction	11,362	6.3%	$791,093	7.5%	$69,626
Health Care, Social Serv.	16,029*	8.9%*	$1,054,484*	10.0%*	$65,786*
Information	1,670*	0.9%*	$123,338*	1.2%*	$73,855*
Manufacturing	20,839	11.6%	$1,773,752	16.8%	$85,117
Professional, Tech. Serv.	8,770*	4.9%*	$570,580*	5.4%*	$65,060*
Retail Trade	16,183	9.0%	$550,441	5.2%	$34,014
Trans., Warehousing	5,326*	3.0%*	$229,017*	2.2%*	$43,000*
Wholesale Trade	3,467*	1.9%*	$263,802*	2.5%*	$76,089*
Other Private (not above)	31,742*	17.6%*	$1,343,089*	12.7%*	$42,313*
Government	36,873	20.5%	$2,820,016	26.7%	$76,479

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, 2022	Units	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	857	100.0%	100.0%	$197,084	$6,635,992
Single-Family	495	57.8%	65.0%	$155,612	$5,513,030
2-Family	12	1.4%	1.9%	$1,341	$76,873
3- and 4-Family	0	0.0%	0.5%	$0	$14,702
5+ Family	350	40.8%	32.6%	$40,132	$1,031,387

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 Economic Growth Region 8

Name	Population in 2022	Percent of Region
Bedford	13,897	4.4%
Bloomfield	2,293	0.7%
Bloomington	79,107	25.0%
Ellettsville	6,657	2.1%
Linton	5,162	1.6%
Loogootee	2,592	0.8%
Mitchell	3,940	1.2%
Paoli	3,601	1.1%
Spencer	2,466	0.8%
Washington	12,171	3.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates