South Central Indiana Economic Development Region

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

Largest City: Jeffersonville (2019 population: 48,126)

Population per Square Mile: 134.9

Square Miles: 3,735.4

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	482,443	1	7.4%	6,484,051
Today (2019)	503,860	1	7.5%	6,732,219
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	533,099	1	7.5%	7,143,795
Percent Change 2010 to Today	4.4%	1		3.8%

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

Components of Population Change, 2018-2019	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	1,631	1		3,997
Net International Migration	935	1		14,379
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	916	1	4.9%	18,536

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2019	Number	Rank of 1	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	31,131	1	6.2%	6.2%
School Age (5 to 17)	83,916	1	16.7%	17.1%
College Age (18 to 24)	40,169	1	8.0%	9.8%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	129,218	1	25.6%	25.5%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	134,662	1	26.7%	25.2%
Seniors (65 and older)	84,764	1	16.8%	16.1%

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2019	Number	Rank of 1	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	2,023	1	0.4%	0.4%
Asian Alone	11,961	1	2.4%	2.6%
Black Alone	18,454	1	3.7%	9.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	358	1	0.1%	0.1%
White	461,884	1	91.7%	84.8%
Two or More Race Groups	9,180	1	1.8%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	480,874	1	95.4%	92.7%
Hispanic	22,986	1	4.6%	7.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank of 1	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2018 (includes detail not shown below)	190,198	1	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	35,718	2	18.8%	18.6%
Married Without Children	61,575	1	32.4%	29.9%
Single Parents	16,683	1	8.8%	9.5%
Living Alone	52,318	1	27.5%	28.5%

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 2019 (estimate)	217,937	1	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2018 (includes vacant units)	213,901	1	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	138,356	1	64.7%	61.3%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	51,842	1	24.2%	27.6%

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

Education	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2019/2020 Total Reported)	80,926	1	7.3%	1,111,333
Public	75,937	1	7.2%	1,050,614

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 2018	$45,307	1	96.1%	$47,149
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2019	467	1	8.9%	5,235
Food Stamp Recipients in 2019	36,609	1	6.3%	581,821
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, 2017	6,067	1	7.4%	82,170
Births to Teens, 2017	413	1	8.0%	5,152
Deaths, 2017	5,518	1	8.4%	65,602

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2019	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	260,165	1	7.7%	3,387,366
Employed	252,168	1	7.7%	3,275,056
Unemployed	7,997	1	7.1%	112,310
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.1	1	93.9%	3.3
July 2020 Unemployment Rate	7.3	1	91.3%	8.0

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2018	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	281,866	100.0%	$14,512,700	100.0%	$51,488
Wage and Salary	231,190	82.0%	$10,605,967	73.1%	$45,876
Farm Proprietors	5,079	1.8%	$99,403	0.7%	$19,571
Nonfarm Proprietors	45,597	16.2%	$1,262,835	8.7%	$27,696
Farm	6,180	2.2%	$140,588	1.0%	$22,749
Nonfarm	275,686	97.8%	$14,372,112	99.0%	$52,132
Private	243,909	86.5%	$12,672,234	87.3%	$51,955
Accommodation, Food Serv.	20,145	7.1%	$413,563	2.8%	$20,529
Arts, Ent., Recreation	4,815	1.7%	$118,072	0.8%	$24,522
Construction	14,518	5.2%	$817,386	5.6%	$56,302
Health Care, Social Serv.	22,543*	8.0%*	$1,302,837*	9.0%*	$57,793*
Information	1,317*	0.5%*	$82,109*	0.6%*	$62,345*
Manufacturing	59,543	21.1%	$4,728,277	32.6%	$79,409
Professional, Tech. Serv.	9,108*	3.2%*	$455,327*	3.1%*	$49,992*
Retail Trade	29,351	10.4%	$880,419	6.1%	$29,996
Trans., Warehousing	15,492	5.5%	$853,250	5.9%	$55,077
Wholesale Trade	6,339*	2.2%*	$552,907*	3.8%*	$87,223*
Other Private (not above)	51,960*	18.4%*	$2,084,240*	14.4%*	$40,112*
Government	31,777	11.3%	$1,699,878	11.7%	$53,494

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, 2019	Units	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	1,839	100.0%	100.0%	$347,044	$4,988,366
Single-Family	1,415	76.9%	73.1%	$306,429	$4,298,385
2-Family	18	1.0%	1.6%	$1,601	$48,202
3- and 4-Family	14	0.8%	0.7%	$2,136	$26,551
5+ Family	392	21.3%	24.6%	$36,878	$615,228

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 2019	Percent of Region
Charlestown	8,370	1.7%
Clarksville	21,558	4.3%
Columbus	48,046	9.5%
Greensburg	11,891	2.4%
Jeffersonville	48,126	9.6%
Madison	11,861	2.4%
New Albany	36,843	7.3%
Scottsburg	6,732	1.3%
Sellersburg	8,908	1.8%
Seymour	19,959	4.0%