Southwest Indiana Development Council

Counties include: Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Knox, Martin, Orange, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer

Largest City: Jasper (2021 population: 16,713)

Population per Square Mile: 58.3

Square Miles: 3,934.7

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	231,819	1	3.6%	6,484,050
Today (2021)	229,400	1	3.4%	6,805,985
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	235,445	1	3.3%	7,143,795
Percent Change 2010 to Today	-1.0%	1		5.0%

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

Components of Population Change, 2020-2021	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	-137	1		14,280
Net International Migration	47	1		4,756
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-307	1	-44.4%	692

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2020	Number	Rank of 1	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	14,223	1	6.2%	6.1%
School Age (5 to 17)	39,350	1	17.1%	17.0%
College Age (18 to 24)	19,074	1	8.3%	9.7%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	53,286	1	23.2%	25.7%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	60,180	1	26.2%	24.9%
Seniors (65 and older)	43,847	1	19.1%	16.5%

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2020	Number	Rank of 1	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	932	1	0.4%	0.4%
Asian Alone	1,394	1	0.6%	2.7%
Black Alone	3,899	1	1.7%	10.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	173	1	0.1%	0.1%
White	220,886	1	96.1%	84.5%
Two or More Race Groups	2,676	1	1.2%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	221,376	1	96.3%	92.6%
Hispanic	8,584	1	3.7%	7.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank of 1	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2020 (includes detail not shown below)	91,120	1	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	17,083	2	18.7%	18.3%
Married Without Children	30,383	1	33.3%	29.8%
Single Parents	7,138	1	7.8%	9.3%
Living Alone	26,537	1	29.1%	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 2021 (estimate)	101,865	1	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2020 (includes vacant units)	102,477	1	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	68,484	1	66.8%	62.3%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	22,636	1	22.1%	27.4%

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

Education	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2020/2021 Total Reported)	35,905	1	3.2%	1,112,460
Public	34,023	1	3.3%	1,033,286

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 2020	$49,026	1	94.4%	$51,926
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2021	189	1	2.9%	6,453
Food Stamp Recipients in 2021	18,097	1	2.8%	636,675
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2019/2020	15,601	1	3.1%	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, 2019	2,787	1	3.4%	80,859
Births to Teens, 2017	196	1	3.8%	5,152
Deaths, 2019	2,615	1	4.0%	66,005

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2021	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	112,628	1	3.4%	3,321,548
Employed	109,463	1	3.4%	3,203,166
Unemployed	3,165	1	2.7%	118,382
Annual Unemployment Rate	2.8	1	77.8%	3.6
May 2022 Unemployment Rate	2.2	1	88.0%	2.5

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2020	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	129,300	100.0%	$7,517,274	100.0%	$58,138
Wage and Salary	103,696	80.2%	$5,041,878	67.1%	$48,622
Farm Proprietors	4,577	3.5%	$295,012	3.9%	$64,455
Nonfarm Proprietors	21,027	16.3%	$806,370	10.7%	$38,349
Farm	5,750	4.4%	$332,520	4.4%	$57,830
Nonfarm	123,550	95.6%	$7,184,754	95.6%	$58,153
Private	102,718	79.4%	$5,676,543	75.5%	$55,263
Accommodation, Food Serv.	6,843*	5.3%*	$167,394*	2.2%*	$24,462*
Arts, Ent., Recreation	782*	0.6%*	$8,397*	0.1%*	$10,738*
Construction	8,237*	6.4%*	$601,590*	8.0%*	$73,035*
Health Care, Social Serv.	7,177*	5.6%*	$430,603*	5.7%*	$59,998*
Information	654*	0.5%*	$50,024*	0.7%*	$76,489*
Manufacturing	23,490*	18.2%*	$1,671,283*	22.2%*	$71,149*
Professional, Tech. Serv.	4,262*	3.3%*	$260,220*	3.5%*	$61,056*
Retail Trade	11,923*	9.2%*	$401,321*	5.3%*	$33,659*
Trans., Warehousing	5,031*	3.9%*	$340,786*	4.5%*	$67,737*
Wholesale Trade	3,452*	2.7%*	$263,406*	3.5%*	$76,305*
Other Private (not above)	18,973*	14.7%*	$914,536*	12.2%*	$48,202*
Government	20,832	16.1%	$1,508,211	20.1%	$72,399

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	365	100.0%	100.0%	$87,271	$7,583,249
Single-Family	289	79.2%	74.4%	$78,937	$6,692,956
2-Family	32	8.8%	2.4%	$4,674	$117,031
3- and 4-Family	0	0.0%	0.4%	$0	$30,324
5+ Family	44	12.1%	22.7%	$3,660	$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 Southwest Indiana Development Council

Name	Population in 2021	Percent of Region
Bicknell	2,992	1.3%
Huntingburg	6,422	2.8%
Jasper	16,713	7.3%
Loogootee	2,599	1.1%
Mount Vernon	6,426	2.8%
Paoli	3,625	1.6%
Santa Claus	2,579	1.1%
Tell City	7,552	3.3%
Vincennes	16,631	7.2%
Washington	12,040	5.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates