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Economic Growth Region 1

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

Largest City: Hammond (2015 population: 77,614)

Population per Square Mile: 263.9

Square Miles: 3,219.6

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	856,370	3	13.2%	6,484,229
Today (2015)	849,762	3	12.8%	6,619,680
Tomorrow (2020 projection)*	886,278	3	12.9%	6,852,121
Percent Change 2010 to Today	-0.8%	10		2.1%

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

Components of Population Change, 2014-2015	Number	Rank of 12	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	-5,609	12		-14,881
Net International Migration	689	7		12,574
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	1,667	5	6.6%	25,260

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2015	Number	Rank of 12	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	50,714	4	6.0%	6.3%
School Age (5 to 17)	148,961	3	17.5%	17.5%
College Age (18 to 24)	75,910	3	8.9%	10.1%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	210,745	3	24.8%	25.3%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	233,086	2	27.4%	26.2%
Seniors (65 and older)	130,346	2	15.3%	14.6%

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2015	Number	Rank of 12	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	4,020	2	0.5%	0.4%
Asian Alone	11,276	5	1.3%	2.1%
Black Alone	141,839	2	16.7%	9.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	423	5	0.0%	0.1%
White	677,199	3	79.7%	85.8%
Two or More Race Groups	15,005	4	1.8%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	733,079	3	86.3%	93.3%
Hispanic	116,683	1	13.7%	6.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank of 12	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2014 (includes detail not shown below)	318,826	2	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	59,639	5	18.7%	19.4%
Married Without Children	95,488	1	29.9%	30.1%
Single Parents	33,389	1	10.5%	9.9%
Living Alone	85,917	2	26.9%	27.8%

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 2015 (estimate)	363,485	3	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2014 (includes vacant units)	361,084	3	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	228,924	2	63.4%	61.6%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	89,902	2	24.9%	27.1%

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

Education	Number	Rank of 12	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2015/2016 Total Reported)	146,290	3	13.2%	1,108,151
Public	139,371	3	13.3%	1,046,058

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 2014	$39,088	4	98.8%	$39,578
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2015	1,252	2	15.0%	8,338
Food Stamp Recipients in 2015	124,495	2	15.4%	810,606
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2016	69,940	2	13.9%	504,539

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, 2014	10,155	4	12.1%	84,080
Births to Teens, 2014	768	2	12.2%	6,277
Deaths, 2014	8,306	1	13.7%	60,798

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2015	Number	Rank of 12	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	402,898	3	12.3%	3,265,761
Employed	377,486	3	12.1%	3,109,217
Unemployed	25,412	1	16.2%	156,544
Annual Unemployment Rate	6.3	1	131.3%	4.8
August 2016 Unemployment Rate	6.1	1	132.6%	4.6

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2014	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	408,945	100.0%	$20,135,804	100.0%	$49,238
Wage and Salary	332,904	81.4%	$14,533,104	72.2%	$43,656
Farm Proprietors	3,126	0.8%	$266,267	1.3%	$85,178
Nonfarm Proprietors	72,915	17.8%	$1,828,830	9.1%	$25,082
Farm	4,438	1.1%	$339,287	1.7%	$76,450
Nonfarm	404,507	98.9%	$19,796,517	98.3%	$48,940
Private	357,182	87.3%	$17,481,077	86.8%	$48,942
Accommodation, Food Serv.	31,520*	7.7%*	$586,361*	2.9%*	$18,603*
Arts, Ent., Recreation	11,213*	2.7%*	$329,548*	1.6%*	$29,390*
Construction	24,725	6.0%	$1,779,554	8.8%	$71,974
Health Care, Social Serv.	51,612*	12.6%*	$2,806,944*	13.9%*	$54,385*
Information	3,306*	0.8%*	$158,063*	0.8%*	$47,811*
Manufacturing	47,712	11.7%	$4,552,477	22.6%	$95,416
Professional, Tech. Serv.	15,736	3.8%	$724,657	3.6%	$46,051
Retail Trade	47,501	11.6%	$1,425,337	7.1%	$30,006
Trans., Warehousing	15,597*	3.8%*	$866,620*	4.3%*	$55,563*
Wholesale Trade	4,568*	1.1%*	$298,753*	1.5%*	$65,401*
Other Private (not above)	88,411*	21.6%*	$2,814,328*	14.0%*	$31,832*
Government	47,325	11.6%	$2,315,440	11.5%	$48,926

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, 2015	Units	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	1,909	100.0%	100.0%	$420,703	$3,737,044
Single-Family	1,420	74.4%	68.4%	$358,577	$2,929,210
2-Family	54	2.8%	2.8%	$3,820	$54,124
3- and 4-Family	119	6.2%	1.6%	$14,613	$31,656
5+ Family	316	16.6%	27.2%	$43,693	$722,054

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 2015	Percent of Region
Crown Point	28,879	3.4%
East Chicago	28,699	3.4%
Gary	77,156	9.1%
Hammond	77,614	9.1%
Hobart	28,404	3.3%
Merrillville	35,224	4.1%
Michigan City	31,459	3.7%
Portage	36,738	4.3%
Schererville	28,791	3.4%
Valparaiso	32,626	3.8%