Jasper, IN Micropolitan Area

Counties include: Dubois

Largest City: Jasper (2023 population: 16,781)

Population per Square Mile: 102.1

Square Miles: 427.3

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2020)	43,637	9	0.6%	6,785,528
Today (2024)	43,629	10	0.6%	6,924,275
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	43,889	10	0.6%	7,013,509
Percent Change 2020 to Today	-0.0%	15		2.0%

*Projection based on 2020 Census population estimates.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Components of Population Change, 2023-2024	Number	Rank of 25	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	-190	23		4,268
Net International Migration	171	3		30,852
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-28	12	-0.3%	9,159

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2023	Number	Rank of 25	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	2,609	10	6.0%	5.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	7,920	8	18.2%	17.2%
College Age (18 to 24)	3,364	13	7.7%	9.6%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	10,007	10	23.0%	25.8%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	11,217	9	25.8%	24.2%
Seniors (65 and older)	8,429	8	19.4%	17.2%

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2023	Number	Rank of 25	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	166	15	0.4%	0.5%
Asian Alone	369	9	0.8%	2.9%
Black Alone	458	15	1.1%	10.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	84	3	0.2%	0.1%
White	42,061	10	96.6%	83.7%
Two or More Race Groups	408	21	0.9%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	39,117	10	89.8%	91.2%
Hispanic	4,429	7	10.2%	8.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank of 25	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2023 (includes detail not shown below)	17,588	6	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	3,260	19	18.5%	18.1%
Married Without Children	6,053	6	34.4%	29.3%
Single Parents	1,301	1	7.4%	8.9%
Living Alone	5,101	4	29.0%	29.6%

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 2023 (estimate)	18,916	10	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2023 (includes vacant units)	18,715	10	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	13,366	8	71.4%	63.9%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	4,222	8	22.6%	26.9%

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

Education	Number	Rank of 25	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2023/2024 Total Reported)	7,327	6	0.7%	1,124,877
Public	6,842	6	0.7%	1,032,265

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 2023	$68,645	1	112.1%	$61,243
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2024	16	17	0.3%	4,813
Food Stamp Recipients in 2024	1,673	23	0.3%	608,295
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2023/2024	2,674	14	0.5%	497,203

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, 2021	493	11	0.6%	79,946
Births to Teens, 2021	19	21	0.5%	3,845
Deaths, 2019	433	12	0.7%	66,005

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2024	Number	Rank of 25	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	21,957	9	0.6%	3,455,992
Employed	21,226	7	0.6%	3,310,992
Unemployed	731	12	0.5%	145,000
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.3	24	78.6%	4.2
March 2025 Unemployment Rate	2.6	24	76.5%	3.4

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2023	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	35,063	100.0%	$2,202,241	100.0%	$62,808
Wage and Salary	28,817	82.2%	$1,596,587	72.5%	$55,404
Farm Proprietors	568	1.6%	$75,295	3.4%	$132,562
Nonfarm Proprietors	5,678	16.2%	$188,916	8.6%	$33,272
Farm	790	2.3%	$90,988	4.1%	$115,175
Nonfarm	34,273	97.7%	$2,111,253	95.9%	$61,601
Private	31,866	90.9%	$1,965,227	89.2%	$61,672
Accommodation, Food Serv.	1,877	5.4%	$53,514	2.4%	$28,510
Arts, Ent., Recreation	311	0.9%	$4,388	0.2%	$14,109
Construction	1,558	4.4%	$100,263	4.6%	$64,354
Health Care, Social Serv.	3,749	10.7%	$271,563	12.3%	$72,436
Information	247	0.7%	$24,050	1.1%	$97,368
Manufacturing	10,646	30.4%	$777,064	35.3%	$72,991
Professional, Tech. Serv.	1,004	2.9%	$65,810	3.0%	$65,548
Retail Trade	3,545	10.1%	$145,745	6.6%	$41,113
Trans., Warehousing	1,103	3.1%	$75,760	3.4%	$68,685
Wholesale Trade	1,755	5.0%	$148,126	6.7%	$84,402
Other Private (not above)	5,779*	16.5%*	$281,205*	12.8%*	$48,660*
Government	2,407	6.9%	$146,026	6.6%	$60,667

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, 2023	Units	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	161	100.0%	100.0%	$35,181	$7,695,489
Single-Family	87	54.0%	63.0%	$29,557	$5,961,199
2-Family	10	6.2%	2.0%	$1,244	$99,053
3- and 4-Family	0	0.0%	0.9%	$0	$40,460
5+ Family	64	39.8%	34.2%	$4,380	$1,594,777

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 Jasper, IN Micropolitan Area

Name	Population in 2023	Percent of Region
Birdseye	410	0.9%
Ferdinand	2,189	5.0%
Holland	610	1.4%
Huntingburg	6,495	14.9%
Jasper	16,781	38.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates