Economic Growth Region 4

Counties include: Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fountain, Howard, Miami, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Warren, White

Largest City: Lafayette (2025 population: 71,238)

Population per Square Mile: 107.3

Square Miles: 4,793.2

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2020)	508,858	6	7.5%	6,785,528
Today (2025)	514,467	6	7.4%	6,973,333
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	515,414	6	7.3%	7,013,509
Percent Change 2020 to Today	1.1%	7		2.8%

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

Components of Population Change, 2024-2025	Number	Rank of 12	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	-1,933	11		12,197
Net International Migration	2,067	3		17,852
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	320	5	3.7%	8,561

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2025	Number	Rank of 12	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	28,231	6	5.5%	5.8%
School Age (5 to 17)	82,639	6	16.1%	16.8%
College Age (18 to 24)	72,074	5	14.0%	9.8%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	123,145	6	23.9%	25.6%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	113,695	6	22.1%	23.5%
Seniors (65 and older)	94,683	6	18.4%	18.4%

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2025	Number	Rank of 12	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	4,543	6	0.9%	0.8%
Asian Alone	20,300	4	3.9%	3.2%
Black Alone	25,357	6	4.9%	10.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	321	8	0.1%	0.1%
White	442,434	6	86.0%	81.2%
Two or More Race Groups	21,512	6	4.2%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	463,282	6	90.1%	90.4%
Hispanic	51,185	6	9.9%	9.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank of 12	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2024 (includes detail not shown below)	206,213	6	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	34,756	8	16.9%	17.9%
Married Without Children	58,063	6	28.2%	29.3%
Single Parents	18,143	1	8.8%	8.8%
Living Alone	62,562	4	30.3%	29.6%

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

Housing	Number	Rank of 12	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2025 (estimate)	232,493	6	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2024 (includes vacant units)	226,673	6	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	139,447	6	61.5%	64.4%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	66,766	6	29.5%	26.9%

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

Education	Number	Rank of 12	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2025/2026 Total Reported)	76,107	6	6.8%	1,112,710
Public	73,065	6	7.2%	1,010,042

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

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank of 12	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2024	$52,516	10	82.0%	$64,077
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2025	357	4	7.3%	4,863
Food Stamp Recipients in 2025	40,657	6	7.0%	578,293
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2025/2026	34,974	6	7.3%	476,608

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 12	Percent of State	Indiana
Births, 2021	5,686	6	7.1%	79,946
Births to Teens, 2021	302	6	7.9%	3,845
Deaths, 2019	4,976	6	7.5%	66,005

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2025	Number	Rank of 12	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	257,856	6	7.4%	3,506,284
Employed	247,761	6	7.3%	3,377,760
Unemployed	10,095	6	7.9%	128,524
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.9	2	105.4%	3.7
June 2026 Unemployment Rate	3.7	3	102.8%	3.6

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2024	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	279,144	100.0%	$17,956,993	100.0%	$64,329
Wage and Salary	222,512	79.7%	$13,301,773	74.1%	$59,780
Farm Proprietors	5,192	1.9%	$232,239	1.3%	$44,730
Nonfarm Proprietors	51,440	18.4%	$1,265,940	7.0%	$24,610
Farm	6,763	2.4%	$358,063	2.0%	$52,944
Nonfarm	272,381	97.6%	$17,598,930	98.0%	$64,611
Private	228,824	82.0%	$14,233,695	79.3%	$62,204
Accommodation, Food Serv.	19,892*	7.1%*	$544,019*	3.0%*	$27,349*
Arts, Ent., Recreation	3,366*	1.2%*	$61,128*	0.3%*	$18,160*
Construction	13,974	5.0%	$1,137,551	6.3%	$81,405
Health Care, Social Serv.	23,175*	8.3%*	$1,603,502*	8.9%*	$69,191*
Information	2,066*	0.7%*	$145,074*	0.8%*	$70,220*
Manufacturing	49,741*	17.8%*	$4,880,752*	27.2%*	$98,123*
Professional, Tech. Serv.	9,073*	3.3%*	$662,019*	3.7%*	$72,966*
Retail Trade	26,160*	9.4%*	$940,735*	5.2%*	$35,961*
Trans., Warehousing	10,075*	3.6%*	$524,538*	2.9%*	$52,063*
Wholesale Trade	5,583*	2.0%*	$535,838*	3.0%*	$95,977*
Other Private (not above)	52,271*	18.7%*	$2,114,021*	11.8%*	$40,443*
Government	43,557	15.6%	$3,365,235	18.7%	$77,260

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, 2025	Units	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	4,484	100.0%	100.0%	$961,894	$8,792,236
Single-Family	1,002	22.3%	68.4%	$340,991	$7,272,703
2-Family	24	0.5%	1.7%	$2,543	$80,213
3- and 4-Family	27	0.6%	0.6%	$6,006	$31,389
5+ Family	3,431	76.5%	29.3%	$612,353	$1,407,931

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 Economic Growth Region 4

Name	Population in 2025	Percent of Region
Attica	3,290	0.6%
Crawfordsville	16,699	3.2%
Frankfort	16,837	3.3%
Kokomo	59,999	11.7%
Lafayette	71,238	13.8%
Logansport	18,287	3.6%
Monticello	5,595	1.1%
Peru	10,962	2.1%
Tipton	5,263	1.0%
West Lafayette	45,747	8.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates