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: 135.4

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 (2020)	505,763	1	7.5%	6,754,953
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	533,099	1	7.5%	7,143,795
Percent Change 2010 to Today	4.8%	1		4.2%

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

Components of Population Change, 2019-2020	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	764	1		1,323
Net International Migration	661	1		8,743
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	423	1	3.1%	13,740

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 2019 (includes detail not shown below)	189,685	1	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	35,319	2	18.6%	18.5%
Married Without Children	61,637	1	32.5%	29.7%
Single Parents	15,975	1	8.4%	9.3%
Living Alone	52,498	1	27.7%	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 2019 (estimate)	217,937	1	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2019 (includes vacant units)	215,168	1	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	138,899	1	64.6%	61.5%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	50,786	1	23.6%	27.5%

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 2019	$47,123	1	96.8%	$48,678
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2020	496	1	7.5%	6,657
Food Stamp Recipients in 2020	38,678	1	5.9%	659,095
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, 2020	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	256,397	1	7.7%	3,319,010
Employed	238,524	1	7.7%	3,082,982
Unemployed	17,873	1	7.6%	236,028
Annual Unemployment Rate	7.0	1	98.6%	7.1
March 2021 Unemployment Rate	4.1	1	87.2%	4.7

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2019	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	284,461	100.0%	$15,034,534	100.0%	$52,853
Wage and Salary	232,770	81.8%	$10,994,982	73.1%	$47,235
Farm Proprietors	5,112	1.8%	$69,710	0.5%	$13,637
Nonfarm Proprietors	46,579	16.4%	$1,300,370	8.6%	$27,918
Farm	6,081	2.1%	$103,198	0.7%	$16,971
Nonfarm	278,380	97.9%	$14,931,336	99.3%	$53,637
Private	246,634	86.7%	$13,100,981	87.1%	$53,119
Accommodation, Food Serv.	20,361	7.2%	$428,505	2.9%	$21,045
Arts, Ent., Recreation	4,731*	1.7%*	$119,168*	0.8%*	$25,189*
Construction	14,746	5.2%	$852,204	5.7%	$57,792
Health Care, Social Serv.	22,676*	8.0%*	$1,345,762*	9.0%*	$59,347*
Information	1,617*	0.6%*	$107,879*	0.7%*	$66,716*
Manufacturing	59,645	21.0%	$4,809,467	32.0%	$80,635
Professional, Tech. Serv.	9,041*	3.2%*	$478,592*	3.2%*	$52,936*
Retail Trade	28,846	10.1%	$939,090	6.2%	$32,555
Trans., Warehousing	15,124	5.3%	$903,615	6.0%	$59,747
Wholesale Trade	7,284*	2.6%*	$607,045*	4.0%*	$83,340*
Other Private (not above)	53,853*	18.9%*	$2,159,775*	14.4%*	$40,105*
Government	31,746	11.2%	$1,830,355	12.2%	$57,656

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, 2020	Units	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	2,445	100.0%	100.0%	$481,738	$5,872,297
Single-Family	1,709	69.9%	76.2%	$395,959	$5,209,930
2-Family	26	1.1%	2.5%	$2,670	$83,895
3- and 4-Family	3	0.1%	0.8%	$461	$25,965
5+ Family	707	28.9%	20.6%	$82,648	$552,508

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%