South Central Indiana Economic Development Region

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

Largest City: Jeffersonville (2025 population: 54,134)

Population per Square Mile: 141.1

Square Miles: 3,735.4

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2020)	509,665	1	7.5%	6,785,528
Today (2025)	527,053	1	7.6%	6,973,333
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	528,759	1	7.5%	7,013,509
Percent Change 2020 to Today	3.4%	1		2.8%

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

Components of Population Change, 2024-2025	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	3,576	1		12,197
Net International Migration	1,171	1		17,852
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-312	1	-3.6%	8,561

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2025	Number	Rank of 1	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	29,922	1	5.7%	5.8%
School Age (5 to 17)	87,206	1	16.5%	16.8%
College Age (18 to 24)	42,456	1	8.1%	9.8%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	136,388	1	25.9%	25.6%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	130,147	1	24.7%	23.5%
Seniors (65 and older)	100,934	1	19.2%	18.4%

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2025	Number	Rank of 1	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	4,073	1	0.8%	0.8%
Asian Alone	11,528	1	2.2%	3.2%
Black Alone	22,451	1	4.3%	10.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	494	1	0.1%	0.1%
White	467,691	1	88.7%	81.2%
Two or More Race Groups	20,816	1	3.9%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	490,514	1	93.1%	90.4%
Hispanic	36,539	1	6.9%	9.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank of 1	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2024 (includes detail not shown below)	205,675	1	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	37,113	2	18.0%	17.9%
Married Without Children	63,504	1	30.9%	29.3%
Single Parents	17,092	1	8.3%	8.8%
Living Alone	58,771	1	28.6%	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 2025 (estimate)	229,509	1	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2024 (includes vacant units)	222,849	1	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	153,173	1	68.7%	64.4%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	52,502	1	23.6%	26.9%

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

Education	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2025/2026 Total Reported)	85,821	1	7.7%	1,112,710
Public	77,791	1	7.7%	1,010,042

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 2024	$60,923	1	95.1%	$64,077
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2025	385	1	7.9%	4,863
Food Stamp Recipients in 2025	37,343	1	6.5%	578,293
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2025/2026	37,350	1	7.8%	476,608

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	5,832	1	7.3%	79,946
Births to Teens, 2021	293	1	7.6%	3,845
Deaths, 2019	5,505	1	8.3%	66,005

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2025	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	262,409	1	7.5%	3,506,284
Employed	253,147	1	7.5%	3,377,760
Unemployed	9,262	1	7.2%	128,524
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.5	1	94.6%	3.7
May 2026 Unemployment Rate	3.3	1	103.1%	3.2

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2024	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	292,418	100.0%	$19,637,216	100.0%	$67,155
Wage and Salary	234,973	80.4%	$14,500,652	73.8%	$61,712
Farm Proprietors	4,967	1.7%	$190,413	1.0%	$38,336
Nonfarm Proprietors	52,478	17.9%	$1,721,214	8.8%	$32,799
Farm	5,697	1.9%	$245,316	1.2%	$43,061
Nonfarm	286,721	98.1%	$19,391,900	98.8%	$67,633
Private	256,383	87.7%	$17,239,707	87.8%	$67,242
Accommodation, Food Serv.	21,281	7.3%	$659,668	3.4%	$30,998
Arts, Ent., Recreation	3,445	1.2%	$66,474	0.3%	$19,296
Construction	15,852	5.4%	$1,137,308	5.8%	$71,745
Health Care, Social Serv.	23,368*	8.0%*	$1,762,259*	9.0%*	$75,413*
Information	1,548*	0.5%*	$104,920*	0.5%*	$67,778*
Manufacturing	57,000	19.5%	$5,594,620	28.5%	$98,151
Professional, Tech. Serv.	9,889*	3.4%*	$705,761*	3.6%*	$71,368*
Retail Trade	29,770	10.2%	$1,445,387	7.4%	$48,552
Trans., Warehousing	20,288	6.9%	$1,249,313	6.4%	$61,579
Wholesale Trade	8,043*	2.8%*	$1,085,590*	5.5%*	$134,973*
Other Private (not above)	59,058*	20.2%*	$2,849,934*	14.5%*	$48,257*
Government	30,338	10.4%	$2,152,193	11.0%	$70,941

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, 2025	Units	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	1,917	100.0%	100.0%	$566,909	$8,792,236
Single-Family	1,681	87.7%	68.4%	$535,436	$7,272,703
2-Family	20	1.0%	1.7%	$3,197	$80,213
3- and 4-Family	7	0.4%	0.6%	$1,277	$31,389
5+ Family	209	10.9%	29.3%	$26,999	$1,407,931

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 2025	Percent of Region
Charlestown	8,802	1.7%
Clarksville	22,253	4.2%
Columbus	52,655	10.0%
Greensburg	12,315	2.3%
Jeffersonville	54,134	10.3%
Madison	12,304	2.3%
New Albany	37,463	7.1%
Scottsburg	7,478	1.4%
Sellersburg	10,305	2.0%
Seymour	22,450	4.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates