New Castle, IN Micropolitan Area

Counties include: Henry

Largest City: New Castle (2019 population: 17,113)

Population per Square Mile: 122.4

Square Miles: 391.9

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	49,466	6	0.8%	6,484,051
Today (2019)	47,972	6	0.7%	6,732,219
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	45,776	8	0.6%	7,143,795
Percent Change 2010 to Today	-3.0%	18		3.8%

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

Components of Population Change, 2018-2019	Number	Rank of 25	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	-60	13		3,997
Net International Migration	4	22		14,379
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-101	24	-0.5%	18,536

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2019	Number	Rank of 25	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	2,321	13	4.8%	6.2%
School Age (5 to 17)	7,417	11	15.5%	17.1%
College Age (18 to 24)	3,850	7	8.0%	9.8%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	11,773	5	24.5%	25.5%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	13,347	6	27.8%	25.2%
Seniors (65 and older)	9,264	6	19.3%	16.1%

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2019	Number	Rank of 25	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	118	20	0.2%	0.4%
Asian Alone	216	18	0.5%	2.6%
Black Alone	1,314	4	2.7%	9.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	16	19	0.0%	0.1%
White	45,622	7	95.1%	84.8%
Two or More Race Groups	686	6	1.4%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	47,010	6	98.0%	92.7%
Hispanic	962	18	2.0%	7.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank of 25	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2018 (includes detail not shown below)	18,408	7	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	3,050	22	16.6%	18.6%
Married Without Children	6,234	7	33.9%	29.9%
Single Parents	1,662	1	9.0%	9.5%
Living Alone	4,790	5	26.0%	28.5%

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

Housing	Number	Rank of 25	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2019 (estimate)	21,250	5	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2018 (includes vacant units)	21,233	5	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	13,543	8	63.8%	61.3%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	4,865	5	22.9%	27.6%

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

Education	Number	Rank of 25	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2019/2020 Total Reported)	6,866	10	0.6%	1,111,333
Public	6,866	9	0.7%	1,050,614

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

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank of 25	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2018	$38,336	21	81.3%	$47,149
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2019	52	4	1.0%	5,235
Food Stamp Recipients in 2019	4,664	3	0.8%	581,821
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2019/2020	3,269	11	0.6%	507,739

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 25	Percent of State	Indiana
Births, 2017	450	15	0.5%	82,170
Births to Teens, 2017	36	12	0.7%	5,152
Deaths, 2017	669	4	1.0%	65,602

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2019	Number	Rank of 25	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	22,165	10	0.7%	3,387,366
Employed	21,435	10	0.7%	3,275,056
Unemployed	730	8	0.6%	112,310
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.3	10	100.0%	3.3
May 2020 Unemployment Rate	12.6	11	105.9%	11.9

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2018	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	18,268	100.0%	$768,490	100.0%	$42,068
Wage and Salary	13,827	75.7%	$535,785	69.7%	$38,749
Farm Proprietors	591	3.2%	$12,127	1.6%	$20,519
Nonfarm Proprietors	3,850	21.1%	$83,038	10.8%	$21,568
Farm	742	4.1%	$17,663	2.3%	$23,805
Nonfarm	17,526	95.9%	$750,827	97.7%	$42,841
Private	14,377	78.7%	$573,276	74.6%	$39,875
Accommodation, Food Serv.	1,159	6.3%	$22,324	2.9%	$19,261
Arts, Ent., Recreation	285	1.6%	$3,294	0.4%	$11,558
Construction	1,031	5.6%	$50,835	6.6%	$49,306
Health Care, Social Serv.	1,355	7.4%	$52,940	6.9%	$39,070
Information	140	0.8%	$5,289	0.7%	$37,779
Manufacturing	2,827	15.5%	$174,958	22.8%	$61,888
Professional, Tech. Serv.	435	2.4%	$13,281	1.7%	$30,531
Retail Trade	2,181	11.9%	$59,360	7.7%	$27,217
Trans., Warehousing	476	2.6%	$20,666	2.7%	$43,416
Wholesale Trade	710	3.9%	$39,038	5.1%	$54,983
Other Private (not above)	3,645*	20.0%*	$127,454*	16.6%*	$34,967*
Government	3,149	17.2%	$177,551	23.1%	$56,383

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, 2019	Units	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	54	100.0%	100.0%	$8,127	$4,988,366
Single-Family	54	100.0%	73.1%	$8,127	$4,298,385
2-Family	0	0.0%	1.6%	$0	$48,202
3- and 4-Family	0	0.0%	0.7%	$0	$26,551
5+ Family	0	0.0%	24.6%	$0	$615,228

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 New Castle, IN Micropolitan Area

Name	Population in 2019	Percent of Region
Kennard	446	0.9%
Knightstown	2,137	4.5%
Lewisville	350	0.7%
Middletown	2,238	4.7%
Mooreland	353	0.7%
Mount Summit	331	0.7%
New Castle	17,113	35.7%
Spiceland	940	2.0%
Straughn	213	0.4%
Sulphur Springs	371	0.8%