Southwest Indiana Development Council

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

Largest City: Jasper (2022 population: 16,757)

Population per Square Mile: 58.2

Square Miles: 3,934.7

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2020)	229,957	1	3.4%	6,785,528
Today (2022)	229,182	1	3.4%	6,833,037
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	232,619	1	3.3%	7,014,880
Percent Change 2020 to Today	-0.3%	1		0.7%

*Projection based on 2015 Census population estimates.
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, 2022	Number	Rank of 1	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	13,584	1	5.9%	5.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	39,348	1	17.2%	17.0%
College Age (18 to 24)	19,419	1	8.5%	9.9%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	53,460	1	23.3%	25.7%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	58,835	1	25.7%	24.5%
Seniors (65 and older)	44,536	1	19.4%	16.9%

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2022	Number	Rank of 1	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	994	1	0.4%	0.4%
Asian Alone	1,458	1	0.6%	2.8%
Black Alone	4,070	1	1.8%	10.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	178	1	0.1%	0.1%
White	219,479	1	95.8%	84.0%
Two or More Race Groups	3,003	1	1.3%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	219,892	1	95.9%	92.1%
Hispanic	9,290	1	4.1%	7.9%

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 2022 (estimate)	102,201	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 (2022/2023 Total Reported)	36,128	1	3.2%	1,124,094
Public	34,301	1	3.3%	1,035,718

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 2022	$54,951	1	94.2%	$58,323
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 2022/2023	15,720	1	3.1%	511,735

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, 2021	2,611	1	3.3%	79,946
Births to Teens, 2021	125	1	3.3%	3,845
Deaths, 2019	2,615	1	4.0%	66,005

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2022	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	113,933	1	3.3%	3,404,443
Employed	110,927	1	3.4%	3,302,632
Unemployed	3,006	1	3.0%	101,811
Annual Unemployment Rate	2.6	1	86.7%	3.0
October 2023 Unemployment Rate	2.8	1	84.8%	3.3

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2022	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	134,772	100.0%	$8,531,298	100.0%	$63,302
Wage and Salary	105,308	78.1%	$5,636,553	66.1%	$53,524
Farm Proprietors	4,461	3.3%	$553,917	6.5%	$124,169
Nonfarm Proprietors	25,003	18.6%	$946,931	11.1%	$37,873
Farm	5,442	4.0%	$595,025	7.0%	$109,339
Nonfarm	129,330	96.0%	$7,936,273	93.0%	$61,365
Private	108,490	80.5%	$6,316,888	74.0%	$58,226
Accommodation, Food Serv.	7,610*	5.6%*	$223,620*	2.6%*	$29,385*
Arts, Ent., Recreation	913*	0.7%*	$12,643*	0.1%*	$13,848*
Construction	8,925*	6.6%*	$692,609*	8.1%*	$77,603*
Health Care, Social Serv.	7,883*	5.8%*	$490,738*	5.8%*	$62,253*
Information	628*	0.5%*	$41,737*	0.5%*	$66,460*
Manufacturing	23,548*	17.5%*	$1,895,942*	22.2%*	$80,514*
Professional, Tech. Serv.	3,989*	3.0%*	$256,685*	3.0%*	$64,348*
Retail Trade	12,321*	9.1%*	$443,367*	5.2%*	$35,985*
Trans., Warehousing	5,592*	4.1%*	$387,980*	4.5%*	$69,381*
Wholesale Trade	3,782*	2.8%*	$282,464*	3.3%*	$74,686*
Other Private (not above)	22,102*	16.4%*	$1,019,662*	12.0%*	$46,134*
Government	20,840	15.5%	$1,619,385	19.0%	$77,706

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, 2022	Units	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	495	100.0%	100.0%	$107,415	$6,635,992
Single-Family	279	56.4%	65.0%	$85,786	$5,513,030
2-Family	14	2.8%	1.9%	$1,480	$76,873
3- and 4-Family	4	0.8%	0.5%	$450	$14,702
5+ Family	198	40.0%	32.6%	$19,700	$1,031,387

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 2022	Percent of Region
Bicknell	2,989	1.3%
Huntingburg	6,490	2.8%
Jasper	16,757	7.3%
Loogootee	2,592	1.1%
Mount Vernon	6,383	2.8%
Paoli	3,601	1.6%
Santa Claus	2,601	1.1%
Tell City	7,447	3.2%
Vincennes	16,484	7.2%
Washington	12,171	5.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates