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: 58.2

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 (2022)	229,182	1	3.4%	6,833,037
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	235,445	1	3.3%	7,143,795
Percent Change 2010 to Today	-1.1%	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	-196	1		5,230
Net International Migration	214	1		15,490
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-336	1	-32.8%	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)	13,899	1	6.1%	6.0%
School Age (5 to 17)	39,959	1	17.4%	17.3%
College Age (18 to 24)	18,910	1	8.2%	9.7%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	53,471	1	23.3%	25.7%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	59,775	1	26.1%	24.9%
Seniors (65 and older)	43,386	1	18.9%	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	969	1	0.4%	0.4%
Asian Alone	1,430	1	0.6%	2.7%
Black Alone	4,004	1	1.7%	10.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	180	1	0.1%	0.1%
White	219,965	1	95.9%	84.2%
Two or More Race Groups	2,852	1	1.2%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	220,426	1	96.1%	92.3%
Hispanic	8,974	1	3.9%	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)	90,666	1	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	16,929	2	18.7%	18.2%
Married Without Children	30,695	1	33.9%	29.8%
Single Parents	6,518	1	7.2%	9.2%
Living Alone	26,691	1	29.4%	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)	101,865	1	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2021 (includes vacant units)	101,427	1	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	68,381	1	67.4%	62.9%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	22,285	1	22.0%	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)	36,072	1	3.2%	1,120,155
Public	34,255	1	3.3%	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	$52,561	1	93.0%	$56,497
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2022	120	1	3.0%	3,933
Food Stamp Recipients in 2022	17,131	1	2.8%	611,203
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2021/2022	15,005	1	3.1%	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	2,787	1	3.4%	80,851
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%	3,355,642
Employed	109,463	1	3.4%	3,225,060
Unemployed	3,165	1	2.4%	130,582
Annual Unemployment Rate	2.8	1	71.8%	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	131,614	100.0%	$7,772,146	100.0%	$59,053
Wage and Salary	103,908	78.9%	$5,193,801	66.8%	$49,985
Farm Proprietors	4,548	3.5%	$358,154	4.6%	$78,750
Nonfarm Proprietors	23,158	17.6%	$849,172	10.9%	$36,669
Farm	5,635	4.3%	$393,036	5.1%	$69,749
Nonfarm	125,979	95.7%	$7,379,110	94.9%	$58,574
Private	105,007	79.8%	$5,852,949	75.3%	$55,739
Accommodation, Food Serv.	7,527*	5.7%*	$207,719*	2.7%*	$27,597*
Arts, Ent., Recreation	854*	0.6%*	$10,403*	0.1%*	$12,181*
Construction	7,926*	6.0%*	$587,753*	7.6%*	$74,155*
Health Care, Social Serv.	8,109*	6.2%*	$493,891*	6.4%*	$60,907*
Information	695*	0.5%*	$51,263*	0.7%*	$73,760*
Manufacturing	23,210*	17.6%*	$1,703,034*	21.9%*	$73,375*
Professional, Tech. Serv.	3,525*	2.7%*	$222,768*	2.9%*	$63,197*
Retail Trade	12,242*	9.3%*	$424,975*	5.5%*	$34,715*
Trans., Warehousing	5,044*	3.8%*	$351,999*	4.5%*	$69,786*
Wholesale Trade	3,500*	2.7%*	$258,027*	3.3%*	$73,722*
Other Private (not above)	20,640*	15.7%*	$974,621*	12.5%*	$47,220*
Government	20,972	15.9%	$1,526,161	19.6%	$72,771

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