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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: 263.1

Square Miles: 3,219.6

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	856,336	3	13.2%	6,484,125
Today (2017)	847,077	3	12.7%	6,666,818
Tomorrow (2020 projection)*	886,278	3	12.9%	6,852,121
Percent Change 2010 to Today	-1.1%	10		2.8%

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

Components of Population Change, 2016-2017	Number	Rank of 12	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	-1,816	10		-976
Net International Migration	449	8		11,410
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	1,182	6	5.2%	22,545

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 2016 (includes detail not shown below)	321,095	2	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	57,907	5	18.0%	19.0%
Married Without Children	95,871	1	29.9%	30.0%
Single Parents	33,816	1	10.5%	9.7%
Living Alone	86,619	2	27.0%	28.2%

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 2016 (includes vacant units)	362,614	3	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	229,513	2	63.3%	61.0%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	91,582	2	25.3%	27.8%

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

Education	Number	Rank of 12	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2016/2017 Total Reported)	145,453	3	13.1%	1,110,866
Public	138,626	3	13.2%	1,048,879

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 2016	$41,310	5	95.9%	$43,097
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2017	965	2	14.2%	6,790
Food Stamp Recipients in 2017	102,660	2	15.6%	656,297
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2016/2017	68,093	2	13.7%	495,330

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, 2016	9,669	4	11.6%	83,063
Births to Teens, 2015	662	4	11.3%	5,876
Deaths, 2015	8,481	1	13.5%	62,666

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%	3,320,409
Employed	383,660	3	12.0%	3,203,351
Unemployed	19,013	1	16.2%	117,058
Annual Unemployment Rate	4.7	1	134.3%	3.5
May 2018 Unemployment Rate	4.2	1	131.3%	3.2

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2016	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	413,615	100.0%	$20,557,704	100.0%	$49,703
Wage and Salary	334,408	80.9%	$14,873,134	72.3%	$44,476
Farm Proprietors	3,097	0.7%	$131,061	0.6%	$42,319
Nonfarm Proprietors	76,110	18.4%	$1,864,178	9.1%	$24,493
Farm	4,302	1.0%	$190,872	0.9%	$44,368
Nonfarm	409,313	99.0%	$20,366,832	99.1%	$49,759
Private	363,196	87.8%	$17,983,634	87.5%	$49,515
Accommodation, Food Serv.	32,342*	7.8%*	$716,374*	3.5%*	$22,150*
Arts, Ent., Recreation	10,697*	2.6%*	$317,656*	1.5%*	$29,696*
Construction	24,662	6.0%	$1,747,729	8.5%	$70,867
Health Care, Social Serv.	54,428*	13.2%*	$3,043,174*	14.8%*	$55,912*
Information	3,253*	0.8%*	$156,880*	0.8%*	$48,226*
Manufacturing	46,985	11.4%	$4,234,230	20.6%	$90,119
Professional, Tech. Serv.	15,527*	3.8%*	$742,949*	3.6%*	$47,849*
Retail Trade	48,827	11.8%	$1,380,748	6.7%	$28,278
Trans., Warehousing	12,905*	3.1%*	$745,550*	3.6%*	$57,772*
Wholesale Trade	4,676*	1.1%*	$308,343*	1.5%*	$65,942*
Other Private (not above)	89,467*	21.6%*	$3,078,022*	15.0%*	$34,404*
Government	46,117	11.1%	$2,383,198	11.6%	$51,677

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	9.0%
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%