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Economic Growth Region 1

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

Largest City: Hammond (2018 population: 75,795)

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, 2018	Number	Rank of 12	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	49,201	4	5.8%	6.3%
School Age (5 to 17)	143,684	3	17.0%	17.2%
College Age (18 to 24)	73,103	3	8.6%	9.8%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	210,821	3	24.9%	25.4%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	227,080	2	26.8%	25.6%
Seniors (65 and older)	142,908	2	16.9%	15.8%

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2018	Number	Rank of 12	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	4,174	2	0.5%	0.4%
Asian Alone	11,701	5	1.4%	2.5%
Black Alone	139,221	2	16.4%	9.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	424	6	0.1%	0.1%
White	675,461	3	79.8%	85.1%
Two or More Race Groups	15,816	4	1.9%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	723,726	4	85.5%	92.9%
Hispanic	123,071	1	14.5%	7.1%

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 2018 (estimate)	369,436	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 2018	$45,969	4	97.5%	$47,149
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, 2017	8,910	1	13.6%	65,602

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2018	Number	Rank of 12	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	407,803	3	12.1%	3,381,713
Employed	389,267	3	11.9%	3,265,580
Unemployed	18,536	1	16.0%	116,133
Annual Unemployment Rate	4.5	1	132.4%	3.4
September 2019 Unemployment Rate	3.9	1	139.3%	2.8

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2018	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	420,190	100.0%	$22,001,522	100.0%	$52,361
Wage and Salary	337,568	80.3%	$15,977,150	72.6%	$47,330
Farm Proprietors	3,007	0.7%	$16,494	0.1%	$5,485
Nonfarm Proprietors	79,615	18.9%	$2,262,153	10.3%	$28,414
Farm	4,690	1.1%	$94,323	0.4%	$20,112
Nonfarm	415,500	98.9%	$21,907,199	99.6%	$52,725
Private	369,362	87.9%	$19,482,646	88.6%	$52,747
Accommodation, Food Serv.	33,590*	8.0%*	$940,467*	4.3%*	$27,998*
Arts, Ent., Recreation	10,794*	2.6%*	$324,467*	1.5%*	$30,060*
Construction	26,477	6.3%	$1,978,797	9.0%	$74,736
Health Care, Social Serv.	54,721*	13.0%*	$3,217,931*	14.6%*	$58,806*
Information	3,071*	0.7%*	$157,404*	0.7%*	$51,255*
Manufacturing	46,928	11.2%	$4,517,253	20.5%	$96,259
Professional, Tech. Serv.	16,048*	3.8%*	$823,740*	3.7%*	$51,330*
Retail Trade	47,879	11.4%	$1,397,785	6.4%	$29,194
Trans., Warehousing	14,734*	3.5%*	$836,504*	3.8%*	$56,774*
Wholesale Trade	4,404*	1.0%*	$323,106*	1.5%*	$73,366*
Other Private (not above)	91,695*	21.8%*	$3,328,056*	15.1%*	$36,295*
Government	46,138	11.0%	$2,424,553	11.0%	$52,550

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, 2018	Units	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	2,171	100.0%	100.0%	$538,527	$4,879,857
Single-Family	2,020	93.0%	76.4%	$518,390	$4,269,197
2-Family	62	2.9%	2.0%	$7,205	$49,353
3- and 4-Family	6	0.3%	0.2%	$1,260	$6,163
5+ Family	83	3.8%	21.4%	$11,671	$555,144

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 2018	Percent of Region
Crown Point	30,059	3.5%
East Chicago	27,930	3.3%
Gary	75,282	8.9%
Hammond	75,795	9.0%
Hobart	28,040	3.3%
Merrillville	34,750	4.1%
Michigan City	31,118	3.7%
Portage	36,806	4.3%
Schererville	28,501	3.4%
Valparaiso	33,729	4.0%