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Economic Growth Region 1

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

Largest City: Hammond (2017 population: 76,618)

Population per Square Mile: 263.0

Square Miles: 3,219.6

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	856,328	3	13.2%	6,484,061
Today (2018)	846,797	3	12.7%	6,691,878
Tomorrow (2020 projection)*	886,278	3	12.9%	6,852,121
Percent Change 2010 to Today	-1.1%	10		3.2%

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

Components of Population Change, 2017-2018	Number	Rank of 12	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	-122	4		3,555
Net International Migration	239	8		9,227
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	534	7	2.8%	19,211

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2017	Number	Rank of 12	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	50,057	4	5.9%	6.3%
School Age (5 to 17)	145,239	3	17.1%	17.3%
College Age (18 to 24)	73,908	3	8.7%	9.9%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	209,513	3	24.7%	25.3%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	229,282	2	27.1%	25.9%
Seniors (65 and older)	139,078	2	16.4%	15.4%

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2017	Number	Rank of 12	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	4,095	2	0.5%	0.4%
Asian Alone	11,466	5	1.4%	2.4%
Black Alone	139,616	2	16.5%	9.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	422	6	0.0%	0.1%
White	676,019	3	79.8%	85.4%
Two or More Race Groups	15,459	4	1.8%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	725,891	3	85.7%	93.0%
Hispanic	121,186	1	14.3%	7.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank of 12	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2017 (includes detail not shown below)	323,588	2	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	57,623	5	17.8%	18.8%
Married Without Children	96,749	1	29.9%	30.0%
Single Parents	33,851	1	10.5%	9.6%
Living Alone	88,556	2	27.4%	28.3%

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 2017 (estimate)	367,550	3	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2017 (includes vacant units)	364,869	3	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	231,485	2	63.4%	61.2%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	92,103	2	25.2%	27.7%

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

Education	Number	Rank of 12	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2018/2019 Total Reported)	143,112	3	12.8%	1,117,590
Public	136,588	3	12.9%	1,054,903

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 2017	$43,595	5	96.6%	$45,150
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2018	880	2	14.6%	6,032
Food Stamp Recipients in 2018	96,156	2	15.9%	605,854
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2018/2019	70,396	2	13.7%	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 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, 2016	8,390	1	13.2%	63,492

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2017	Number	Rank of 12	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	402,673	3	12.1%	3,336,655
Employed	383,660	3	11.9%	3,218,115
Unemployed	19,013	1	16.0%	118,540
Annual Unemployment Rate	4.7	1	130.6%	3.6
February 2019 Unemployment Rate	5.5	1	134.1%	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	414,168	100.0%	$21,329,119	100.0%	$51,499
Wage and Salary	335,041	80.9%	$15,311,896	71.8%	$45,702
Farm Proprietors	3,056	0.7%	$9,540	0.0%	$3,122
Nonfarm Proprietors	76,071	18.4%	$2,260,139	10.6%	$29,711
Farm	4,459	1.1%	$70,886	0.3%	$15,897
Nonfarm	409,709	98.9%	$21,258,233	99.7%	$51,886
Private	363,582	87.8%	$18,879,817	88.5%	$51,927
Accommodation, Food Serv.	32,354*	7.8%*	$894,079*	4.2%*	$27,634*
Arts, Ent., Recreation	10,639*	2.6%*	$333,146*	1.6%*	$31,314*
Construction	26,355	6.4%	$1,880,358	8.8%	$71,347
Health Care, Social Serv.	53,171*	12.8%*	$3,101,855*	14.5%*	$58,337*
Information	3,169*	0.8%*	$170,869*	0.8%*	$53,919*
Manufacturing	46,535	11.2%	$4,307,003	20.2%	$92,554
Professional, Tech. Serv.	15,748*	3.8%*	$791,079*	3.7%*	$50,234*
Retail Trade	47,913	11.6%	$1,439,962	6.8%	$30,054
Trans., Warehousing	13,255*	3.2%*	$809,428*	3.8%*	$61,066*
Wholesale Trade	4,457*	1.1%*	$318,196*	1.5%*	$71,392*
Other Private (not above)	89,741*	21.7%*	$3,197,824*	15.0%*	$35,634*
Government	46,127	11.1%	$2,378,416	11.2%	$51,562

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	2,430	100.0%	100.0%	$553,412	$4,583,500
Single-Family	2,150	88.5%	74.2%	$519,081	$4,038,599
2-Family	52	2.1%	2.0%	$5,973	$62,844
3- and 4-Family	19	0.8%	0.4%	$3,581	$13,000
5+ Family	209	8.6%	23.4%	$24,777	$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 Economic Growth Region 1

Name	Population in 2017	Percent of Region
Crown Point	29,625	3.5%
East Chicago	28,215	3.3%
Gary	76,008	9.0%
Hammond	76,618	9.1%
Hobart	28,255	3.3%
Merrillville	34,871	4.1%
Michigan City	31,056	3.7%
Portage	36,672	4.3%
Schererville	28,633	3.4%
Valparaiso	33,376	3.9%