Southwest Indiana Development Council

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

Largest City: Vincennes (2019 population: 16,862)

Population per Square Mile: 58.4

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 (2020)	229,960	1	3.4%	6,754,953
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	235,445	1	3.3%	7,143,795
Percent Change 2010 to Today	-0.8%	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	-578	1		1,323
Net International Migration	76	1		8,743
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	163	1	1.2%	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)	14,298	1	6.2%	6.2%
School Age (5 to 17)	39,464	1	17.1%	17.1%
College Age (18 to 24)	19,400	1	8.4%	9.8%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	53,202	1	23.1%	25.5%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	61,178	1	26.6%	25.2%
Seniors (65 and older)	42,879	1	18.6%	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	834	1	0.4%	0.4%
Asian Alone	1,400	1	0.6%	2.6%
Black Alone	3,789	1	1.6%	9.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	216	1	0.1%	0.1%
White	221,599	1	96.2%	84.8%
Two or More Race Groups	2,583	1	1.1%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	222,097	1	96.4%	92.7%
Hispanic	8,324	1	3.6%	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)	90,104	1	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	17,290	2	19.2%	18.5%
Married Without Children	30,663	1	34.0%	29.7%
Single Parents	6,704	1	7.4%	9.3%
Living Alone	25,482	1	28.3%	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)	102,682	1	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2019 (includes vacant units)	102,219	1	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	68,529	1	67.0%	61.5%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	21,575	1	21.1%	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)	36,670	1	3.3%	1,111,333
Public	34,661	1	3.3%	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	$45,975	1	94.4%	$48,678
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2020	201	1	3.0%	6,657
Food Stamp Recipients in 2020	18,267	1	2.8%	659,095
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, 2017	2,843	1	3.5%	82,170
Births to Teens, 2017	196	1	3.8%	5,152
Deaths, 2017	2,420	1	3.7%	65,602

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2020	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	114,504	1	3.4%	3,319,010
Employed	108,086	1	3.5%	3,082,982
Unemployed	6,418	1	2.7%	236,028
Annual Unemployment Rate	5.6	1	78.9%	7.1
March 2021 Unemployment Rate	3.9	1	83.0%	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	135,185	100.0%	$7,207,106	100.0%	$53,313
Wage and Salary	107,643	79.6%	$4,979,214	69.1%	$46,257
Farm Proprietors	4,619	3.4%	$114,542	1.6%	$24,798
Nonfarm Proprietors	22,923	17.0%	$774,854	10.8%	$33,802
Farm	5,921	4.4%	$154,688	2.1%	$26,125
Nonfarm	129,264	95.6%	$7,052,418	97.9%	$54,558
Private	108,466	80.2%	$5,578,188	77.4%	$51,428
Accommodation, Food Serv.	8,075*	6.0%*	$195,649*	2.7%*	$24,229*
Arts, Ent., Recreation	961*	0.7%*	$10,916*	0.2%*	$11,359*
Construction	8,076*	6.0%*	$536,280*	7.4%*	$66,404*
Health Care, Social Serv.	3,415*	2.5%*	$180,638*	2.5%*	$52,895*
Information	819	0.6%	$65,630	0.9%	$80,134
Manufacturing	24,921*	18.4%*	$1,701,089*	23.6%*	$68,259*
Professional, Tech. Serv.	3,446*	2.5%*	$199,707*	2.8%*	$57,953*
Retail Trade	12,126*	9.0%*	$388,268*	5.4%*	$32,019*
Trans., Warehousing	5,490*	4.1%*	$367,991*	5.1%*	$67,029*
Wholesale Trade	3,524*	2.6%*	$230,542*	3.2%*	$65,421*
Other Private (not above)	21,661*	16.0%*	$905,922*	12.6%*	$41,823*
Government	20,798	15.4%	$1,474,230	20.5%	$70,883

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	350	100.0%	100.0%	$81,112	$5,872,297
Single-Family	324	92.6%	76.2%	$78,145	$5,209,930
2-Family	18	5.1%	2.5%	$1,606	$83,895
3- and 4-Family	8	2.3%	0.8%	$1,360	$25,965
5+ Family	0	0.0%	20.6%	$0	$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 Southwest Indiana Development Council

Name	Population in 2019	Percent of Region
Bicknell	2,840	1.2%
Huntingburg	6,170	2.7%
Jasper	15,724	6.8%
Loogootee	2,700	1.2%
Mount Vernon	6,502	2.8%
Paoli	3,627	1.6%
Santa Claus	2,411	1.0%
Tell City	7,211	3.1%
Vincennes	16,862	7.3%
Washington	12,528	5.4%