South Central Indiana Economic Development Region

Counties include: Bartholomew, Clark, Decatur, Floyd, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, Washington

Largest City: Columbus (2021 population: 50,569)

Population per Square Mile: 136.8

Square Miles: 3,735.4

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	482,438	1	7.4%	6,484,050
Today (2021)	510,822	1	7.5%	6,805,985
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	533,099	1	7.5%	7,143,795
Percent Change 2010 to Today	5.9%	1		5.0%

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

Components of Population Change, 2020-2021	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	1,469	1		14,280
Net International Migration	324	1		4,756
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-599	1	-86.6%	692

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2020	Number	Rank of 1	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	30,579	1	6.0%	6.1%
School Age (5 to 17)	84,410	1	16.7%	17.0%
College Age (18 to 24)	39,840	1	7.9%	9.7%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	129,964	1	25.7%	25.7%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	133,984	1	26.5%	24.9%
Seniors (65 and older)	86,986	1	17.2%	16.5%

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2020	Number	Rank of 1	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	2,149	1	0.4%	0.4%
Asian Alone	11,971	1	2.4%	2.7%
Black Alone	19,030	1	3.8%	10.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	432	1	0.1%	0.1%
White	462,628	1	91.5%	84.5%
Two or More Race Groups	9,553	1	1.9%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	481,564	1	95.2%	92.6%
Hispanic	24,199	1	4.8%	7.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank of 1	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2020 (includes detail not shown below)	191,415	1	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	35,021	2	18.3%	18.3%
Married Without Children	61,678	1	32.2%	29.8%
Single Parents	15,896	1	8.3%	9.3%
Living Alone	53,605	1	28.0%	29.0%

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 2021 (estimate)	220,621	1	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2020 (includes vacant units)	216,546	1	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	140,408	1	64.8%	62.3%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	51,007	1	23.6%	27.4%

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

Education	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2020/2021 Total Reported)	83,379	1	7.5%	1,112,460
Public	77,422	1	7.5%	1,033,286

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 2020	$50,440	1	97.1%	$51,926
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2021	443	1	6.9%	6,453
Food Stamp Recipients in 2021	38,243	1	6.0%	636,675
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2019/2020	36,576	1	7.2%	507,739

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, 2019	5,935	1	7.3%	80,859
Births to Teens, 2017	413	1	8.0%	5,152
Deaths, 2019	5,505	1	8.3%	66,005

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2021	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	255,871	1	7.7%	3,321,548
Employed	248,093	1	7.7%	3,203,166
Unemployed	7,778	1	6.6%	118,382
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.0	1	83.3%	3.6
May 2022 Unemployment Rate	2.2	1	88.0%	2.5

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2020	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	269,345	100.0%	$15,290,698	100.0%	$56,770
Wage and Salary	221,598	82.3%	$10,975,051	71.8%	$49,527
Farm Proprietors	5,060	1.9%	$203,349	1.3%	$40,188
Nonfarm Proprietors	42,687	15.8%	$1,403,725	9.2%	$32,884
Farm	5,935	2.2%	$234,716	1.5%	$39,548
Nonfarm	263,410	97.8%	$15,055,982	98.5%	$57,158
Private	231,798	86.1%	$13,180,412	86.2%	$56,862
Accommodation, Food Serv.	17,821	6.6%	$399,534	2.6%	$22,419
Arts, Ent., Recreation	3,804	1.4%	$96,064	0.6%	$25,253
Construction	14,254	5.3%	$896,757	5.9%	$62,913
Health Care, Social Serv.	21,551*	8.0%*	$1,389,790*	9.1%*	$64,488*
Information	1,356	0.5%	$103,495	0.7%	$76,324
Manufacturing	54,890	20.4%	$4,524,446	29.6%	$82,428
Professional, Tech. Serv.	8,669*	3.2%*	$491,699*	3.2%*	$56,719*
Retail Trade	27,883	10.4%	$1,004,734	6.6%	$36,034
Trans., Warehousing	16,705	6.2%	$1,047,815	6.9%	$62,725
Wholesale Trade	7,278*	2.7%*	$669,815*	4.4%*	$92,033*
Other Private (not above)	49,671*	18.4%*	$2,218,948*	14.5%*	$44,673*
Government	31,612	11.7%	$1,875,570	12.3%	$59,331

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, 2021	Units	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	2,733	100.0%	100.0%	$572,349	$7,583,249
Single-Family	1,993	72.9%	74.4%	$501,650	$6,692,956
2-Family	14	0.5%	2.4%	$1,594	$117,031
3- and 4-Family	0	0.0%	0.4%	$0	$30,324
5+ Family	726	26.6%	22.7%	$69,105	$742,937

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 South Central Indiana Economic Development Region

Name	Population in 2021	Percent of Region
Charlestown	8,147	1.6%
Clarksville	22,071	4.3%
Columbus	50,569	9.9%
Greensburg	12,193	2.4%
Jeffersonville	50,315	9.8%
Madison	12,266	2.4%
New Albany	37,411	7.3%
Scottsburg	7,267	1.4%
Sellersburg	9,583	1.9%
Seymour	21,489	4.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates