North Central Indiana Economic Development Partnership

Counties include: Cass, Clinton, Fulton, Howard, Miami, Tipton

Largest City: Kokomo (2023 population: 59,890)

Population per Square Mile: 106.6

Square Miles: 2,113.1

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2020)	226,519	1	3.3%	6,785,528
Today (2023)	225,243	1	3.3%	6,862,199
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	222,654	1	3.2%	7,013,509
Percent Change 2020 to Today	-0.6%	1		1.1%

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

Components of Population Change, 2022-2023	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	490	1		4,599
Net International Migration	229	1		17,869
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-561	1	-7.5%	7,508

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2023	Number	Rank of 1	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	13,055	1	5.8%	5.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	38,672	1	17.2%	17.2%
College Age (18 to 24)	18,167	1	8.1%	9.6%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	54,736	1	24.3%	25.8%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	56,729	1	25.2%	24.2%
Seniors (65 and older)	43,884	1	19.5%	17.2%

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2023	Number	Rank of 1	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	1,739	1	0.8%	0.5%
Asian Alone	2,563	1	1.1%	2.9%
Black Alone	10,566	1	4.7%	10.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	208	1	0.1%	0.1%
White	204,904	1	91.0%	83.7%
Two or More Race Groups	5,263	1	2.3%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	205,048	1	91.0%	91.2%
Hispanic	20,195	1	9.0%	8.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank of 1	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2022 (includes detail not shown below)	89,342	2	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	15,192	2	17.0%	18.1%
Married Without Children	27,670	2	31.0%	29.6%
Single Parents	8,082	1	9.0%	9.0%
Living Alone	26,283	1	29.4%	29.4%

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

Housing	Number	Rank of 1	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2023 (estimate)	101,508	1	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2022 (includes vacant units)	100,739	1	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	66,168	1	65.7%	63.5%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	23,174	1	23.0%	27.1%

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

Education	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2022/2023 Total Reported)	35,782	1	3.2%	1,124,094
Public	35,353	1	3.4%	1,035,718

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

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2022	$46,626	1	79.9%	$58,323
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2022	166	1	4.2%	3,933
Food Stamp Recipients in 2022	24,218	1	4.0%	611,203
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2022/2023	19,642	1	3.8%	511,735

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 1	Percent of State	Indiana
Births, 2021	2,576	1	3.2%	79,946
Births to Teens, 2021	160	1	4.2%	3,845
Deaths, 2019	2,691	1	4.1%	66,005

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2023	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	101,788	1	3.0%	3,401,387
Employed	97,820	1	3.0%	3,288,017
Unemployed	3,968	1	3.5%	113,370
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.9	1	118.2%	3.3
July 2024 Unemployment Rate	5.5	1	110.0%	5.0

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2022	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	109,682	100.0%	$6,249,946	100.0%	$56,982
Wage and Salary	85,841	78.3%	$4,510,092	72.2%	$52,540
Farm Proprietors	2,764	2.5%	$245,359	3.9%	$88,770
Nonfarm Proprietors	21,077	19.2%	$481,275	7.7%	$22,834
Farm	3,447	3.1%	$278,378	4.5%	$80,760
Nonfarm	106,235	96.9%	$5,971,568	95.5%	$56,211
Private	91,886	83.8%	$5,099,808	81.6%	$55,501
Accommodation, Food Serv.	8,038	7.3%	$186,502	3.0%	$23,203
Arts, Ent., Recreation	1,014	0.9%	$12,748	0.2%	$12,572
Construction	6,187	5.6%	$389,710	6.2%	$62,989
Health Care, Social Serv.	8,070*	7.4%*	$487,797*	7.8%*	$60,446*
Information	557*	0.5%*	$25,558*	0.4%*	$45,885*
Manufacturing	23,108	21.1%	$2,082,071	33.3%	$90,102
Professional, Tech. Serv.	2,368*	2.2%*	$111,515*	1.8%*	$47,092*
Retail Trade	11,548	10.5%	$383,782	6.1%	$33,234
Trans., Warehousing	3,048*	2.8%*	$171,795*	2.7%*	$56,363*
Wholesale Trade	2,859	2.6%	$238,316	3.8%	$83,356
Other Private (not above)	20,636*	18.8%*	$792,038*	12.7%*	$38,381*
Government	14,349	13.1%	$871,760	13.9%	$60,754

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	281	100.0%	100.0%	$77,344	$7,695,489
Single-Family	255	90.7%	63.0%	$70,858	$5,961,199
2-Family	26	9.3%	2.0%	$6,487	$99,053
3- and 4-Family	0	0.0%	0.9%	$0	$40,460
5+ Family	0	0.0%	34.2%	$0	$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 North Central Indiana Economic Development Partnership

Name	Population in 2023	Percent of Region
Frankfort	16,409	7.3%
Galveston	1,276	0.6%
Greentown	2,405	1.1%
Kokomo	59,890	26.6%
Logansport	18,233	8.1%
Peru	10,953	4.9%
Rochester	6,211	2.8%
Rossville	1,500	0.7%
Russiaville	1,310	0.6%
Tipton	5,245	2.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates