New Castle, IN Micropolitan Area

Counties include: Henry

Largest City: New Castle (2017 population: 17,351)

Population per Square Mile: 123.7

Square Miles: 391.9

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	49,466	6	0.8%	6,484,125
Today (2017)	48,476	6	0.7%	6,666,818
Tomorrow (2020 projection)*	47,664	8	0.7%	6,852,121
Percent Change 2010 to Today	-2.0%	15		2.8%

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

Components of Population Change, 2016-2017	Number	Rank of 25	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	190	2		-976
Net International Migration	7	18		11,410
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-82	23	-0.4%	22,545

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 2016 (includes detail not shown below)	17,926	7	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	2,814	22	15.7%	19.0%
Married Without Children	6,185	7	34.5%	30.0%
Single Parents	1,661	1	9.3%	9.7%
Living Alone	4,993	4	27.9%	28.2%

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 2017 (estimate)	21,228	5	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2016 (includes vacant units)	21,155	5	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	13,013	8	61.5%	61.0%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	4,913	5	23.2%	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 2016	$35,073	20	81.4%	$43,097
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2017	65	4	1.0%	6,790
Food Stamp Recipients in 2017	5,258	3	0.8%	656,297
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, 2016	471	14	0.6%	83,063
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, 2017	Number	Rank of 25	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	22,122	10	0.7%	3,320,409
Employed	21,312	10	0.7%	3,203,351
Unemployed	810	7	0.7%	117,058
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.7	10	105.7%	3.5
May 2018 Unemployment Rate	3.4	7	106.3%	3.2

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2016	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	17,713	100.0%	$685,345	100.0%	$38,692
Wage and Salary	13,247	74.8%	$475,163	69.3%	$35,869
Farm Proprietors	612	3.5%	$5,450	0.8%	$8,905
Nonfarm Proprietors	3,854	21.8%	$74,384	10.9%	$19,300
Farm	720	4.1%	$9,677	1.4%	$13,440
Nonfarm	16,993	95.9%	$675,668	98.6%	$39,762
Private	13,815	78.0%	$504,996	73.7%	$36,554
Accommodation, Food Serv.	1,234	7.0%	$21,514	3.1%	$17,434
Arts, Ent., Recreation	273	1.5%	$3,019	0.4%	$11,059
Construction	971	5.5%	$44,849	6.5%	$46,188
Health Care, Social Serv.	1,321	7.5%	$49,457	7.2%	$37,439
Information	164	0.9%	$5,871	0.9%	$35,799
Manufacturing	2,342	13.2%	$137,186	20.0%	$58,576
Professional, Tech. Serv.	428	2.4%	$12,956	1.9%	$30,271
Retail Trade	2,259	12.8%	$57,895	8.4%	$25,629
Trans., Warehousing	456	2.6%	$21,945	3.2%	$48,125
Wholesale Trade	589	3.3%	$31,721	4.6%	$53,856
Other Private (not above)	3,664*	20.7%*	$115,423*	16.8%*	$31,502*
Government	3,178	17.9%	$170,672	24.9%	$53,704

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 Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	34	100.0%	100.0%	$7,339	$4,583,500
Single-Family	34	100.0%	74.2%	$7,339	$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 New Castle, IN Micropolitan Area

Name	Population in 2017	Percent of Region
Kennard	451	0.9%
Knightstown	2,114	4.4%
Lewisville	352	0.7%
Middletown	2,257	4.7%
Mooreland	357	0.7%
Mount Summit	335	0.7%
New Castle	17,351	35.8%
Spiceland	852	1.8%
Straughn	215	0.4%
Sulphur Springs	376	0.8%