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Economic Growth Region 1

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

Largest City: Hammond (2019 population: 75,522)

Population per Square Mile: 263.6

Square Miles: 3,219.6

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	856,327	3	13.2%	6,484,051
Today (2019)	848,664	3	12.6%	6,731,010
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	907,103	3	12.7%	7,143,795
Percent Change 2010 to Today	-0.9%	10		3.8%

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

Components of Population Change, 2018-2019	Number	Rank of 12	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	1,194	3		3,997
Net International Migration	410	9		14,379
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	408	7	2.2%	18,536

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2019	Number	Rank of 12	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	48,649	4	5.7%	6.2%
School Age (5 to 17)	142,938	3	16.8%	17.1%
College Age (18 to 24)	73,404	3	8.6%	9.8%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	212,211	3	25.0%	25.5%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	224,457	2	26.4%	25.2%
Seniors (65 and older)	147,005	2	17.3%	16.1%

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2019	Number	Rank of 12	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	4,230	2	0.5%	0.4%
Asian Alone	12,094	5	1.4%	2.6%
Black Alone	139,535	2	16.4%	9.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	424	6	0.0%	0.1%
White	676,128	3	79.7%	84.8%
Two or More Race Groups	16,253	4	1.9%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	723,740	4	85.3%	92.7%
Hispanic	124,924	1	14.7%	7.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank of 12	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2019 (includes detail not shown below)	326,093	2	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	56,245	5	17.2%	18.5%
Married Without Children	96,157	1	29.5%	29.7%
Single Parents	33,903	1	10.4%	9.3%
Living Alone	92,512	2	28.4%	29.0%

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 2019 (estimate)	371,013	3	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2019 (includes vacant units)	367,710	3	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	234,413	2	63.7%	61.5%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	91,680	3	24.9%	27.5%

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

Education	Number	Rank of 12	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2019/2020 Total Reported)	142,015	3	12.8%	1,111,333
Public	135,694	3	12.9%	1,050,614

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 2019	$47,530	4	97.6%	$48,678
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2020	1,015	2	15.2%	6,657
Food Stamp Recipients in 2020	105,175	2	16.0%	659,095
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2019/2020	67,781	2	13.3%	507,739

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, 2017	9,444	4	11.5%	82,170
Births to Teens, 2017	546	4	10.6%	5,152
Deaths, 2017	8,910	1	13.6%	65,602

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2019	Number	Rank of 12	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	408,081	3	12.1%	3,382,491
Employed	389,886	3	11.9%	3,273,070
Unemployed	18,195	1	16.6%	109,421
Annual Unemployment Rate	4.5	1	140.6%	3.2
February 2021 Unemployment Rate	6.7	1	142.6%	4.7

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2019	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	423,137	100.0%	$22,871,121	100.0%	$54,051
Wage and Salary	339,021	80.1%	$16,333,787	71.4%	$48,179
Farm Proprietors	3,016	0.7%	$87,000	0.4%	$28,846
Nonfarm Proprietors	81,100	19.2%	$2,537,002	11.1%	$31,282
Farm	4,495	1.1%	$150,492	0.7%	$33,480
Nonfarm	418,642	98.9%	$22,720,629	99.3%	$54,272
Private	373,534	88.3%	$20,151,334	88.1%	$53,948
Accommodation, Food Serv.	33,789*	8.0%*	$1,122,452*	4.9%*	$33,219*
Arts, Ent., Recreation	10,976*	2.6%*	$325,987*	1.4%*	$29,700*
Construction	26,458	6.3%	$2,059,684	9.0%	$77,847
Health Care, Social Serv.	55,008*	13.0%*	$3,337,577*	14.6%*	$60,674*
Information	2,996*	0.7%*	$166,938*	0.7%*	$55,720*
Manufacturing	47,156	11.1%	$4,488,800	19.6%	$95,190
Professional, Tech. Serv.	16,429*	3.9%*	$859,601*	3.8%*	$52,322*
Retail Trade	47,156	11.1%	$1,452,383	6.4%	$30,800
Trans., Warehousing	15,488*	3.7%*	$957,625*	4.2%*	$61,830*
Wholesale Trade	4,588*	1.1%*	$329,233*	1.4%*	$71,760*
Other Private (not above)	93,461*	22.1%*	$3,358,978*	14.7%*	$35,940*
Government	45,108	10.7%	$2,569,295	11.2%	$56,959

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, 2019	Units	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	2,166	100.0%	100.0%	$539,795	$4,988,366
Single-Family	2,022	93.4%	73.1%	$520,323	$4,298,385
2-Family	66	3.0%	1.6%	$8,711	$48,202
3- and 4-Family	10	0.5%	0.7%	$1,660	$26,551
5+ Family	68	3.1%	24.6%	$9,100	$615,228

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 2019	Percent of Region
Crown Point	30,488	3.6%
East Chicago	27,817	3.3%
Gary	74,879	8.8%
Hammond	75,522	8.9%
Hobart	27,939	3.3%
Merrillville	34,792	4.1%
Michigan City	31,015	3.7%
Portage	36,988	4.4%
Schererville	28,527	3.4%
Valparaiso	33,897	4.0%