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 2023 (includes detail not shown below)	89,911	2	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	15,190	2	16.9%	18.1%
Married Without Children	26,905	2	29.9%	29.3%
Single Parents	8,392	1	9.3%	8.9%
Living Alone	27,028	1	30.1%	29.6%

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 2023 (includes vacant units)	101,007	1	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	66,913	1	66.2%	63.9%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	22,998	1	22.8%	26.9%

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

Education	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2023/2024 Total Reported)	35,413	1	3.1%	1,124,877
Public	34,927	1	3.4%	1,032,265

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 2023	$49,106	1	80.2%	$61,243
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2024	209	1	4.3%	4,813
Food Stamp Recipients in 2024	23,928	1	3.9%	608,295
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2023/2024	20,094	1	4.0%	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 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
November 2024 Unemployment Rate	6.4	1	152.4%	4.2

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	109,682	100.0%	$6,675,288	100.0%	$60,860
Wage and Salary	85,841	78.3%	$4,828,690	72.3%	$56,252
Farm Proprietors	2,764	2.5%	$219,027	3.3%	$79,243
Nonfarm Proprietors	21,077	19.2%	$537,602	8.1%	$25,507
Farm	3,447	3.1%	$266,276	4.0%	$77,249
Nonfarm	106,235	96.9%	$6,409,012	96.0%	$60,329
Private	91,886	83.8%	$5,493,872	82.3%	$59,790
Accommodation, Food Serv.	8,038	7.3%	$197,554	3.0%	$24,578
Arts, Ent., Recreation	1,014	0.9%	$14,239	0.2%	$14,042
Construction	6,187	5.6%	$448,113	6.7%	$72,428
Health Care, Social Serv.	8,070*	7.4%*	$538,041*	8.1%*	$66,672*
Information	557*	0.5%*	$29,917*	0.4%*	$53,711*
Manufacturing	23,108	21.1%	$2,246,363	33.7%	$97,211
Professional, Tech. Serv.	2,368*	2.2%*	$129,346*	1.9%*	$54,622*
Retail Trade	11,548	10.5%	$398,934	6.0%	$34,546
Trans., Warehousing	3,048*	2.8%*	$182,965*	2.7%*	$60,028*
Wholesale Trade	2,859	2.6%	$263,331	3.9%	$92,106
Other Private (not above)	20,636*	18.8%*	$838,686*	12.6%*	$40,642*
Government	14,349	13.1%	$915,140	13.7%	$63,777

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