South Central Indiana Economic Development Region

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

Largest City: Columbus (2018 population: 47,543)

Population per Square Mile: 134.1

Square Miles: 3,735.4

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	482,453	1	7.4%	6,484,061
Today (2018)	500,789	1	7.5%	6,695,497
Tomorrow (2020 projection)*	512,026	1	7.5%	6,852,121
Percent Change 2010 to Today	3.8%	1		3.3%

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

Components of Population Change, 2017-2018	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	1,196	1		4,044
Net International Migration	666	1		14,959
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	1,049	1	5.6%	18,568

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2018	Number	Rank of 1	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	31,094	1	6.2%	6.3%
School Age (5 to 17)	83,776	1	16.7%	17.2%
College Age (18 to 24)	40,134	1	8.0%	9.8%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	127,705	1	25.5%	25.4%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	135,599	1	27.1%	25.6%
Seniors (65 and older)	82,481	1	16.5%	15.8%

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2018	Number	Rank of 1	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	1,826	1	0.4%	0.4%
Asian Alone	11,063	1	2.2%	2.5%
Black Alone	17,917	1	3.6%	9.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	342	1	0.1%	0.1%
White	460,674	1	92.0%	85.1%
Two or More Race Groups	8,967	1	1.8%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	478,794	1	95.6%	92.9%
Hispanic	21,995	1	4.4%	7.1%

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 2018 (estimate)	216,533	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 (2018/2019 Total Reported)	80,545	1	7.2%	1,117,590
Public	75,420	1	7.1%	1,054,903

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 2018	567	1	9.4%	6,032
Food Stamp Recipients in 2018	38,605	1	6.4%	605,854
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2018/2019	36,244	1	7.0%	514,915

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, 2018	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	259,446	1	7.7%	3,381,713
Employed	251,063	1	7.7%	3,265,580
Unemployed	8,383	1	7.2%	116,133
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.2	1	94.1%	3.4
December 2019 Unemployment Rate	2.7	1	90.0%	3.0

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, 2018	Units	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	1,644	100.0%	100.0%	$323,011	$4,879,857
Single-Family	1,247	75.9%	76.4%	$277,894	$4,269,197
2-Family	2	0.1%	2.0%	$170	$49,353
3- and 4-Family	0	0.0%	0.2%	$0	$6,163
5+ Family	395	24.0%	21.4%	$44,947	$555,144

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 2018	Percent of Region
Charlestown	8,274	1.7%
Clarksville	21,622	4.3%
Columbus	47,543	9.5%
Greensburg	11,916	2.4%
Jeffersonville	47,432	9.5%
Madison	11,879	2.4%
New Albany	36,604	7.3%
Scottsburg	6,750	1.3%
Sellersburg	8,881	1.8%
Seymour	19,731	3.9%