Southwest Indiana Development Council

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

Largest City: Vincennes (2017 population: 17,729)

Population per Square Mile: 58.7

Square Miles: 3,934.7

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	231,880	1	3.6%	6,484,125
Today (2017)	230,821	1	3.5%	6,660,082
Tomorrow (2020 projection)*	235,167	1	3.4%	6,852,121
Percent Change 2010 to Today	-0.5%	1		2.7%

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

Components of Population Change, 2016-2017	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	-566	1		-1,639
Net International Migration	98	1		9,067
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	477	1	2.4%	19,482

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2017	Number	Rank of 1	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	14,504	1	6.3%	6.3%
School Age (5 to 17)	39,490	1	17.1%	17.3%
College Age (18 to 24)	20,284	1	8.8%	9.9%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	52,576	1	22.8%	25.3%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	63,157	1	27.4%	25.9%
Seniors (65 and older)	40,810	1	17.7%	15.4%

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2017	Number	Rank of 1	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	765	1	0.3%	0.4%
Asian Alone	1,269	1	0.5%	2.4%
Black Alone	3,527	1	1.5%	9.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	177	1	0.1%	0.1%
White	222,611	1	96.4%	85.4%
Two or More Race Groups	2,472	1	1.1%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	223,167	1	96.7%	93.0%
Hispanic	7,654	1	3.3%	7.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank of 1	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2017 (includes detail not shown below)	89,877	1	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	17,890	2	19.9%	18.8%
Married Without Children	31,129	1	34.6%	30.0%
Single Parents	7,002	1	7.8%	9.6%
Living Alone	24,410	1	27.2%	28.3%

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 2017 (estimate)	102,230	1	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2017 (includes vacant units)	101,813	1	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	68,499	1	67.3%	61.2%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	21,378	1	21.0%	27.7%

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

Education	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2018/2019 Total Reported)	36,887	1	3.3%	1,117,590
Public	34,779	1	3.3%	1,054,903

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 2017	$42,686	1	94.5%	$45,150
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2018	213	1	3.5%	6,032
Food Stamp Recipients in 2018	17,182	1	2.8%	605,854
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2018/2019	15,848	1	3.1%	514,915

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, 2016	2,824	1	3.4%	83,063
Births to Teens, 2016	184	1	3.5%	5,294
Deaths, 2016	2,492	1	3.9%	63,492

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2017	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	116,484	1	3.5%	3,336,655
Employed	112,748	1	3.5%	3,218,115
Unemployed	3,736	1	3.2%	118,540
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.2	1	88.9%	3.6
February 2019 Unemployment Rate	3.8	1	92.7%	4.1

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2017	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	133,860	100.0%	$6,731,315	100.0%	$50,286
Wage and Salary	105,978	79.2%	$4,658,101	69.2%	$43,953
Farm Proprietors	4,664	3.5%	$123,075	1.8%	$26,388
Nonfarm Proprietors	23,218	17.3%	$685,449	10.2%	$29,522
Farm	5,899	4.4%	$162,035	2.4%	$27,468
Nonfarm	127,961	95.6%	$6,569,280	97.6%	$51,338
Private	107,591	80.4%	$5,239,556	77.8%	$48,699
Accommodation, Food Serv.	7,356*	5.5%*	$172,448*	2.6%*	$23,443*
Arts, Ent., Recreation	747*	0.6%*	$9,422*	0.1%*	$12,613*
Construction	7,657*	5.7%*	$468,861*	7.0%*	$61,233*
Health Care, Social Serv.	5,291*	4.0%*	$257,588*	3.8%*	$48,684*
Information	919	0.7%	$44,324	0.7%	$48,231
Manufacturing	24,859*	18.6%*	$1,638,655*	24.3%*	$65,918*
Professional, Tech. Serv.	2,970*	2.2%*	$163,885*	2.4%*	$55,180*
Retail Trade	12,585	9.4%	$375,077	5.6%	$29,803
Trans., Warehousing	5,303*	4.0%*	$325,699*	4.8%*	$61,418*
Wholesale Trade	3,205*	2.4%*	$208,688*	3.1%*	$65,113*
Other Private (not above)	21,267*	15.9%*	$805,148*	12.0%*	$37,859*
Government	20,370	15.2%	$1,329,724	19.8%	$65,279

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, 2017	Units	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	311	100.0%	100.0%	$63,846	$4,583,500
Single-Family	291	93.6%	74.2%	$62,280	$4,038,599
2-Family	8	2.6%	2.0%	$700	$62,844
3- and 4-Family	0	0.0%	0.4%	$0	$13,000
5+ Family	12	3.9%	23.4%	$866	$469,056

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 2017	Percent of Region
Bicknell	2,868	1.2%
Huntingburg	6,125	2.7%
Jasper	15,519	6.7%
Loogootee	2,714	1.2%
Mount Vernon	6,499	2.8%
Paoli	3,621	1.6%
Santa Claus	2,411	1.0%
Tell City	7,316	3.2%
Vincennes	17,729	7.7%
Washington	12,114	5.2%