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: 137.7

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 (2022)	514,352	1	7.5%	6,833,037
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	533,099	1	7.5%	7,143,795
Percent Change 2010 to Today	6.6%	1		5.4%

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

Components of Population Change, 2021-2022	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	1,830	1		5,230
Net International Migration	1,173	1		15,490
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-355	1	-34.7%	1,024

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2021	Number	Rank of 1	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	30,089	1	5.9%	6.0%
School Age (5 to 17)	86,692	1	17.0%	17.3%
College Age (18 to 24)	40,045	1	7.8%	9.7%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	131,661	1	25.8%	25.7%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	135,243	1	26.5%	24.9%
Seniors (65 and older)	87,092	1	17.0%	16.4%

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2021	Number	Rank of 1	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	2,257	1	0.4%	0.4%
Asian Alone	11,817	1	2.3%	2.7%
Black Alone	19,622	1	3.8%	10.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	481	1	0.1%	0.1%
White	466,612	1	91.3%	84.2%
Two or More Race Groups	10,033	1	2.0%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	485,411	1	95.0%	92.3%
Hispanic	25,411	1	5.0%	7.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank of 1	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2021 (includes detail not shown below)	193,761	1	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	35,041	2	18.1%	18.2%
Married Without Children	62,337	1	32.2%	29.8%
Single Parents	16,951	1	8.7%	9.2%
Living Alone	53,845	1	27.8%	29.1%

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 2021 (includes vacant units)	217,113	1	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	143,065	1	65.9%	62.9%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	50,696	1	23.4%	27.2%

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

Education	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2021/2022 Total Reported)	83,789	1	7.5%	1,120,155
Public	77,269	1	7.5%	1,036,519

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 2021	$54,146	1	95.8%	$56,497
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2022	309	1	7.9%	3,933
Food Stamp Recipients in 2022	36,879	1	6.0%	611,203
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2021/2022	34,350	1	7.1%	481,568

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%	80,851
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	7.6%	3,355,642
Employed	248,093	1	7.7%	3,225,060
Unemployed	7,778	1	6.0%	130,582
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.0	1	76.9%	3.9
February 2023 Unemployment Rate	3.1	1	88.6%	3.5

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2021	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	280,109	100.0%	$16,250,890	100.0%	$58,016
Wage and Salary	227,377	81.2%	$11,803,462	72.6%	$51,911
Farm Proprietors	5,027	1.8%	$227,985	1.4%	$45,352
Nonfarm Proprietors	47,705	17.0%	$1,438,136	8.8%	$30,146
Farm	5,837	2.1%	$257,115	1.6%	$44,049
Nonfarm	274,272	97.9%	$15,993,775	98.4%	$58,314
Private	243,763	87.0%	$14,098,609	86.8%	$57,837
Accommodation, Food Serv.	19,397	6.9%	$502,784	3.1%	$25,921
Arts, Ent., Recreation	4,214	1.5%	$115,357	0.7%	$27,375
Construction	14,984*	5.3%*	$920,447*	5.7%*	$61,429*
Health Care, Social Serv.	22,131*	7.9%*	$1,481,896*	9.1%*	$66,960*
Information	1,245*	0.4%*	$77,529*	0.5%*	$62,272*
Manufacturing	56,100	20.0%	$4,693,007	28.9%	$83,654
Professional, Tech. Serv.	8,855*	3.2%*	$516,176*	3.2%*	$58,292*
Retail Trade	29,367	10.5%	$1,117,718	6.9%	$38,060
Trans., Warehousing	18,926	6.8%	$1,153,905	7.1%	$60,969
Wholesale Trade	7,670*	2.7%*	$774,459*	4.8%*	$100,972*
Other Private (not above)	51,012*	18.2%*	$2,331,194*	14.3%*	$45,699*
Government	30,509	10.9%	$1,895,166	11.7%	$62,118

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