Southwest Indiana Development Council

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

Largest City: Jasper (2024 population: 16,967)

Population per Square Mile: 58.6

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 (2024)	230,504	1	3.3%	6,924,275
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	227,685	1	3.2%	7,013,509
Percent Change 2020 to Today	0.2%	1		2.0%

*Projection based on 2020 Census population estimates.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center

Components of Population Change, 2023-2024	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	313	1		4,268
Net International Migration	523	1		30,852
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-289	1	-3.2%	9,159

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2024	Number	Rank of 1	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	13,262	1	5.8%	5.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	39,901	1	17.3%	17.0%
College Age (18 to 24)	19,212	1	8.3%	9.7%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	54,199	1	23.5%	25.9%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	57,251	1	24.8%	23.9%
Seniors (65 and older)	46,679	1	20.3%	17.5%

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2024	Number	Rank of 1	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	1,117	1	0.5%	0.5%
Asian Alone	1,852	1	0.8%	3.1%
Black Alone	4,542	1	2.0%	10.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	193	1	0.1%	0.1%
White	219,377	1	95.2%	83.2%
Two or More Race Groups	3,423	1	1.5%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	219,838	1	95.4%	90.9%
Hispanic	10,666	1	4.6%	9.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank of 1	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2023 (includes detail not shown below)	91,755	1	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	17,170	2	18.7%	18.1%
Married Without Children	31,431	1	34.3%	29.3%
Single Parents	6,808	1	7.4%	8.9%
Living Alone	26,154	1	28.5%	29.6%

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 2024 (estimate)	103,193	1	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2023 (includes vacant units)	101,919	1	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	69,663	1	68.4%	63.9%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	22,092	1	21.7%	26.9%

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

Education	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2024/2025 Total Reported)	35,484	1	3.1%	1,132,621
Public	33,577	1	3.2%	1,033,552

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 2023	$57,093	1	93.2%	$61,243
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2024	154	1	3.2%	4,813
Food Stamp Recipients in 2024	16,880	1	2.8%	608,295
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2024/2025	14,883	1	3.0%	488,145

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, 2024	Number	Rank of 1	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	111,834	1	3.2%	3,455,992
Employed	107,652	1	3.3%	3,310,992
Unemployed	4,182	1	2.9%	145,000
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.7	1	88.1%	4.2
May 2025 Unemployment Rate	3.1	1	91.2%	3.4

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2023	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	134,772	100.0%	$8,768,568	100.0%	$65,062
Wage and Salary	105,308	78.1%	$5,908,402	67.4%	$56,106
Farm Proprietors	4,461	3.3%	$431,271	4.9%	$96,676
Nonfarm Proprietors	25,003	18.6%	$960,862	11.0%	$38,430
Farm	5,442	4.0%	$489,921	5.6%	$90,026
Nonfarm	129,330	96.0%	$8,278,647	94.4%	$64,012
Private	108,490	80.5%	$6,586,263	75.1%	$60,708
Accommodation, Food Serv.	7,610*	5.6%*	$242,803*	2.8%*	$31,906*
Arts, Ent., Recreation	913*	0.7%*	$14,005*	0.2%*	$15,340*
Construction	8,925*	6.6%*	$701,883*	8.0%*	$78,642*
Health Care, Social Serv.	7,883*	5.8%*	$520,165*	5.9%*	$65,986*
Information	628*	0.5%*	$56,814*	0.6%*	$90,468*
Manufacturing	23,548*	17.5%*	$1,949,940*	22.2%*	$82,807*
Professional, Tech. Serv.	3,989*	3.0%*	$278,093*	3.2%*	$69,715*
Retail Trade	12,321*	9.1%*	$464,295*	5.3%*	$37,683*
Trans., Warehousing	5,592*	4.1%*	$372,127*	4.2%*	$66,546*
Wholesale Trade	3,782*	2.8%*	$303,655*	3.5%*	$80,290*
Other Private (not above)	22,102*	16.4%*	$1,135,771*	13.0%*	$51,388*
Government	20,840	15.5%	$1,692,384	19.3%	$81,208

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, 2024	Units	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	536	100.0%	100.0%	$109,741	$8,133,071
Single-Family	430	80.2%	75.4%	$92,540	$6,951,719
2-Family	46	8.6%	1.9%	$6,828	$100,498
3- and 4-Family	0	0.0%	0.8%	$0	$45,624
5+ Family	60	11.2%	21.9%	$10,373	$1,035,231

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 2024	Percent of Region
Bicknell	2,999	1.3%
Huntingburg	6,512	2.8%
Jasper	16,967	7.4%
Loogootee	2,617	1.1%
Mount Vernon	6,341	2.8%
Paoli	3,617	1.6%
Santa Claus	2,657	1.2%
Tell City	7,515	3.3%
Vincennes	16,506	7.2%
Washington	12,881	5.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates