New Castle, IN Micropolitan Area

Counties include: Henry

Largest City: New Castle (2016 population: 17,426)

Population per Square Mile: 123.8

Square Miles: 391.9

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	49,462	6	0.8%	6,484,136
Today (2016)	48,521	6	0.7%	6,633,053
Tomorrow (2020 projection)*	47,664	8	0.7%	6,852,121
Percent Change 2010 to Today	-1.9%	15		2.3%

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

Components of Population Change, 2015-2016	Number	Rank of 25	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	-283	20		-12,135
Net International Migration	1	25		11,052
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-86	23	-0.4%	22,358

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2016	Number	Rank of 25	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	2,475	12	5.1%	6.4%
School Age (5 to 17)	7,583	11	15.6%	17.4%
College Age (18 to 24)	3,900	9	8.0%	10.0%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	11,862	5	24.4%	25.2%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	13,679	6	28.2%	26.1%
Seniors (65 and older)	9,022	5	18.6%	14.9%

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2016	Number	Rank of 25	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	86	22	0.2%	0.4%
Asian Alone	189	17	0.4%	2.2%
Black Alone	1,275	4	2.6%	9.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	15	13	0.0%	0.1%
White	46,323	6	95.5%	85.6%
Two or More Race Groups	633	5	1.3%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	47,721	6	98.4%	93.2%
Hispanic	800	19	1.6%	6.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank of 25	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2015 (includes detail not shown below)	18,010	7	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	2,767	24	15.4%	19.2%
Married Without Children	6,339	7	35.2%	30.0%
Single Parents	1,716	1	9.5%	9.8%
Living Alone	5,135	4	28.5%	28.0%

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 2016 (estimate)	21,090	5	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2015 (includes vacant units)	21,319	5	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	13,231	9	62.1%	61.9%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	4,779	6	22.4%	27.8%

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

Education	Number	Rank of 25	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2016/2017 Total Reported)	7,346	9	0.7%	1,110,866
Public	7,346	7	0.7%	1,048,879

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 2015	$33,589	24	80.1%	$41,940
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2016	73	4	1.0%	7,519
Food Stamp Recipients in 2016	5,945	3	0.8%	722,928
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2016/2017	3,520	7	0.7%	495,330

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, 2015	476	14	0.6%	84,008
Births to Teens, 2015	42	12	0.7%	5,876
Deaths, 2015	604	4	1.0%	62,666

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2016	Number	Rank of 25	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	22,147	10	0.7%	3,326,893
Employed	21,118	10	0.7%	3,179,806
Unemployed	1,029	6	0.7%	147,087
Annual Unemployment Rate	4.6	11	104.5%	4.4
August 2017 Unemployment Rate	4.3	7	107.5%	4.0

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2015	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	17,513	100.0%	$644,040	100.0%	$36,775
Wage and Salary	13,044	74.5%	$457,772	71.1%	$35,094
Farm Proprietors	611	3.5%	$-3,406	-0.5%	$-5,574
Nonfarm Proprietors	3,858	22.0%	$68,056	10.6%	$17,640
Farm	718	4.1%	$959	0.1%	$1,336
Nonfarm	16,795	95.9%	$643,081	99.9%	$38,290
Private	13,666	78.0%	$479,352	74.4%	$35,076
Accommodation, Food Serv.	1,173	6.7%	$19,924	3.1%	$16,986
Arts, Ent., Recreation	279	1.6%	$1,914	0.3%	$6,860
Construction	1,061	6.1%	$45,219	7.0%	$42,619
Health Care, Social Serv.	1,505	8.6%	$51,342	8.0%	$34,114
Information	157	0.9%	$5,982	0.9%	$38,102
Manufacturing	2,160	12.3%	$124,718	19.4%	$57,740
Professional, Tech. Serv.	432	2.5%	$12,375	1.9%	$28,646
Retail Trade	2,169	12.4%	$54,403	8.4%	$25,082
Trans., Warehousing	404	2.3%	$18,569	2.9%	$45,963
Wholesale Trade	531	3.0%	$28,358	4.4%	$53,405
Other Private (not above)	3,688*	21.1%*	$114,146*	17.7%*	$30,951*
Government	3,129	17.9%	$163,729	25.4%	$52,326

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, 2016	Units	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	51	100.0%	100.0%	$7,350	$3,875,847
Single-Family	27	52.9%	75.2%	$5,550	$3,417,822
2-Family	0	0.0%	3.1%	$0	$64,063
3- and 4-Family	0	0.0%	0.9%	$0	$21,320
5+ Family	24	47.1%	20.9%	$1,800	$372,642

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 2016	Percent of Region
Kennard	460	0.9%
Knightstown	2,112	4.4%
Lewisville	357	0.7%
Middletown	2,238	4.6%
Mooreland	362	0.7%
Mount Summit	343	0.7%
New Castle	17,426	35.9%
Spiceland	860	1.8%
Straughn	217	0.4%
Sulphur Springs	382	0.8%