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Economic Growth Region 1

Counties include: Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Newton, Porter, Pulaski, Starke

Largest City: Hammond (2012 population: 79,686)

Population per Square Mile: 264.9

Square Miles: 3,219.6

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	856,302	3	13.2%	6,483,797
Today (2013)	852,974	3	13.0%	6,570,902
Tomorrow (2020 projection)*	886,278	3	12.9%	6,852,121
Percent Change 2010 to Today	-0.4%	10		1.3%

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

Components of Population Change, 2012-2013	Number	Rank of 12	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	-2,951	12		-1,179
Net International Migration	382	8		9,404
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	1,921	5	7.4%	25,992

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2013	Number	Rank of 12	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	51,918	4	6.1%	6.4%
School Age (5 to 17)	152,696	3	17.9%	17.7%
College Age (18 to 24)	76,812	2	9.0%	10.1%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	212,401	3	24.9%	25.4%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	235,703	2	27.6%	26.4%
Seniors (65 and older)	123,444	2	14.5%	13.9%

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2013	Number	Rank of 12	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	3,884	2	0.5%	0.4%
Asian Alone	10,412	5	1.2%	1.9%
Black Alone	144,474	2	16.9%	9.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	398	5	0.0%	0.1%
White	679,643	2	79.7%	86.3%
Two or More Race Groups	14,163	4	1.7%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	740,006	3	86.8%	93.6%
Hispanic	112,968	1	13.2%	6.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank of 12	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2012 (includes detail not shown below)	317,475	2	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	61,600	5	19.4%	20.2%
Married Without Children	94,900	1	29.9%	30.1%
Single Parents	33,314	1	10.5%	9.8%
Living Alone	86,934	2	27.4%	27.6%

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

Housing	Number	Rank of 12	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2013 (estimate)	360,762	3	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2012 (includes vacant units)	359,820	3	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	231,737	2	64.4%	62.6%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	85,738	2	23.8%	26.1%

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

Education	Number	Rank of 12	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2012/2013 Total Reported)	153,673	3	13.8%	1,115,499
Public	143,891	3	13.8%	1,039,411

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank of 12	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2012	$38,577	4	101.2%	$38,119
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2013	1,844	2	15.7%	11,711
Food Stamp Recipients in 2013	137,308	2	14.9%	922,273
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2013	73,365	2	14.4%	509,427

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 12	Percent of State	Indiana
Births, 2011	10,202	4	12.2%	83,750
Births to Teens, 2011	985	2	12.3%	8,010
Deaths, 2011	7,921	1	13.6%	58,154

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2013	Number	Rank of 12	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	393,312	3	12.4%	3,179,935
Employed	358,885	3	12.2%	2,940,897
Unemployed	34,427	2	14.4%	239,038
Annual Unemployment Rate	8.8	2	117.3%	7.5
June 2014 Unemployment Rate	7.5	2	123.0%	6.1

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

Earnings by Industry, 2012	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region
IMPORTANT: The BEA is no longer producing employment by industry for counties. For more information on the loss of data due to sequestration, go to http://www.bea.gov/about/pdf/bea_fy2013_budget_impact.pdf.
Total by place of work	$20,106,645	100.0%
Wage and Salary	$14,476,391	72.0%
Farm Proprietors	$309,203	1.5%
Nonfarm Proprietors	$1,733,476	8.6%
Farm	$369,283	1.8%
Nonfarm	$19,737,362	98.2%
Private	$17,323,799	86.2%
Accommodation, Food Serv.	$543,577*	2.7%*
Arts, Ent., Recreation	$326,348*	1.6%*
Construction	$2,355,349	11.7%
Health Care, Social Serv.	$2,693,180*	13.4%*
Information	$143,989*	0.7%*
Manufacturing	$4,450,246	22.1%
Professional, Tech. Serv.	$676,926	3.4%
Retail Trade	$1,411,035	7.0%
Trans., Warehousing	$918,109*	4.6%*
Wholesale Trade	$184,202*	0.9%*
Other Private (not above)	$2,600,359*	12.9%*
Government	$2,413,563	12.0%

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, 2013	Units	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	1,696	100.0%	100.0%	$380,855	$3,065,788
Single-Family	1,418	83.6%	67.3%	$354,907	$2,631,508
2-Family	24	1.4%	2.2%	$2,822	$38,302
3- and 4-Family	49	2.9%	0.9%	$4,255	$13,598
5+ Family	205	12.1%	29.6%	$18,872	$382,380

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 Economic Growth Region 1

Name	Population in 2012	Percent of Region
Crown Point	28,171	3.3%
East Chicago	29,476	3.5%
Gary	79,170	9.3%
Hammond	79,686	9.3%
Hobart	28,735	3.4%
Merrillville	35,631	4.2%
Michigan City	31,150	3.6%
Portage	36,860	4.3%
Schererville	29,101	3.4%
Valparaiso	32,014	3.7%

Hoosiers by the Numbers

IN Depth Regional Profile

Economic Growth Region 1

Counties include: Jasper, Lake, LaPorte, Newton, Porter, Pulaski, Starke

Largest Cities and Towns in Economic Growth Region 1