New Castle, IN Micropolitan Area

Counties include: Henry

Largest City: New Castle (2015 population: 17,621)

Population per Square Mile: 125.0

Square Miles: 391.9

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	49,462	6	0.8%	6,484,229
Today (2015)	48,985	6	0.7%	6,619,680
Tomorrow (2020 projection)*	47,664	8	0.7%	6,852,121
Percent Change 2010 to Today	-1.0%	12		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 of 25	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	-85	12		-14,881
Net International Migration	8	18		12,574
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-32	22	-0.1%	25,260

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2015	Number	Rank of 25	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	2,492	12	5.1%	6.3%
School Age (5 to 17)	7,764	9	15.8%	17.5%
College Age (18 to 24)	4,034	7	8.2%	10.1%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	11,900	5	24.3%	25.3%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	13,813	6	28.2%	26.2%
Seniors (65 and older)	8,982	5	18.3%	14.6%

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2015	Number	Rank of 25	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	83	22	0.2%	0.4%
Asian Alone	205	18	0.4%	2.1%
Black Alone	1,309	4	2.7%	9.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	6	23	0.0%	0.1%
White	46,702	6	95.3%	85.8%
Two or More Race Groups	680	5	1.4%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	48,146	6	98.3%	93.3%
Hispanic	839	16	1.7%	6.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank of 25	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2014 (includes detail not shown below)	18,214	7	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	2,873	22	15.8%	19.4%
Married Without Children	6,383	7	35.0%	30.1%
Single Parents	1,648	1	9.0%	9.9%
Living Alone	5,272	4	28.9%	27.8%

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 2015 (estimate)	21,107	5	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2014 (includes vacant units)	21,220	5	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	13,363	9	63.0%	61.6%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	4,851	5	22.9%	27.1%

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

Education	Number	Rank of 25	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2015/2016 Total Reported)	7,416	9	0.7%	1,108,151
Public	7,416	7	0.7%	1,046,058

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 2014	$32,800	22	82.9%	$39,578
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2015	80	4	1.0%	8,338
Food Stamp Recipients in 2015	7,030	3	0.9%	810,606
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2016	3,614	6	0.7%	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 25	Percent of State	Indiana
Births, 2014	483	15	0.6%	84,080
Births to Teens, 2014	43	11	0.7%	6,277
Deaths, 2014	560	4	0.9%	60,798

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2015	Number	Rank of 25	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	21,597	10	0.7%	3,265,761
Employed	20,449	10	0.7%	3,109,217
Unemployed	1,148	6	0.7%	156,544
Annual Unemployment Rate	5.3	5	110.4%	4.8
August 2016 Unemployment Rate	4.7	10	102.2%	4.6

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2014	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	17,901	100.0%	$666,138	100.0%	$37,212
Wage and Salary	12,961	72.4%	$446,561	67.0%	$34,454
Farm Proprietors	623	3.5%	$31,656	4.8%	$50,812
Nonfarm Proprietors	4,317	24.1%	$68,832	10.3%	$15,944
Farm	741	4.1%	$36,838	5.5%	$49,714
Nonfarm	17,160	95.9%	$629,300	94.5%	$36,672
Private	14,026	78.4%	$470,811	70.7%	$33,567
Accommodation, Food Serv.	1,057	5.9%	$18,610	2.8%	$17,606
Arts, Ent., Recreation	308	1.7%	$2,795	0.4%	$9,075
Construction	1,154	6.4%	$43,394	6.5%	$37,603
Health Care, Social Serv.	1,519	8.5%	$55,682	8.4%	$36,657
Information	156	0.9%	$6,929	1.0%	$44,417
Manufacturing	2,163	12.1%	$126,513	19.0%	$58,490
Professional, Tech. Serv.	445	2.5%	$10,145	1.5%	$22,798
Retail Trade	2,275	12.7%	$55,948	8.4%	$24,593
Trans., Warehousing	386	2.2%	$12,851	1.9%	$33,293
Wholesale Trade	427	2.4%	$21,414	3.2%	$50,150
Other Private (not above)	4,006*	22.4%*	$113,356*	17.0%*	$28,297*
Government	3,134	17.5%	$158,489	23.8%	$50,571

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 Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	31	100.0%	100.0%	$4,823	$3,737,044
Single-Family	23	74.2%	68.4%	$4,423	$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	8	25.8%	27.2%	$400	$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 New Castle, IN Micropolitan Area

Name	Population in 2015	Percent of Region
Kennard	464	0.9%
Knightstown	2,120	4.3%
Lewisville	360	0.7%
Middletown	2,260	4.6%
Mooreland	365	0.7%
Mount Summit	347	0.7%
New Castle	17,621	36.0%
Spiceland	868	1.8%
Straughn	219	0.4%
Sulphur Springs	386	0.8%