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Economic Growth Region 1

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

Largest City: Hammond (2016 population: 77,134)

Population per Square Mile: 263.0

Square Miles: 3,219.6

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	856,351	3	13.2%	6,484,136
Today (2016)	846,678	3	12.8%	6,633,053
Tomorrow (2020 projection)*	886,278	3	12.9%	6,852,121
Percent Change 2010 to Today	-1.1%	10		2.3%

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

Components of Population Change, 2015-2016	Number	Rank of 12	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	-4,182	11		-12,135
Net International Migration	530	7		11,052
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	1,292	6	5.8%	22,358

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 2015 (includes detail not shown below)	319,791	2	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	58,997	5	18.4%	19.2%
Married Without Children	94,910	1	29.7%	30.0%
Single Parents	34,181	1	10.7%	9.8%
Living Alone	86,134	2	26.9%	28.0%

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 2016 (estimate)	364,680	3	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2015 (includes vacant units)	358,943	3	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	228,840	2	63.8%	61.9%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	90,951	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 2015	$40,692	6	97.0%	$41,940
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2016	1,126	2	15.0%	7,519
Food Stamp Recipients in 2016	112,138	2	15.5%	722,928
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, 2015	9,915	4	11.8%	84,008
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, 2016	Number	Rank of 12	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	407,774	3	12.3%	3,326,893
Employed	383,630	3	12.1%	3,179,806
Unemployed	24,144	1	16.4%	147,087
Annual Unemployment Rate	5.9	1	134.1%	4.4
April 2017 Unemployment Rate	3.8	1	140.7%	2.7

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2015	Employment	Pct Dist. in Region	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In Region	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	410,694	100.0%	$20,177,176	100.0%	$49,129
Wage and Salary	332,339	80.9%	$14,700,619	72.9%	$44,234
Farm Proprietors	3,099	0.8%	$77,884	0.4%	$25,132
Nonfarm Proprietors	75,256	18.3%	$1,956,875	9.7%	$26,003
Farm	4,289	1.0%	$139,744	0.7%	$32,582
Nonfarm	406,405	99.0%	$20,037,432	99.3%	$49,304
Private	359,793	87.6%	$17,666,168	87.6%	$49,101
Accommodation, Food Serv.	31,908*	7.8%*	$686,946*	3.4%*	$21,529*
Arts, Ent., Recreation	11,068*	2.7%*	$324,170*	1.6%*	$29,289*
Construction	24,155	5.9%	$1,709,471	8.5%	$70,771
Health Care, Social Serv.	51,477*	12.5%*	$2,845,934*	14.1%*	$55,286*
Information	3,299*	0.8%*	$152,574*	0.8%*	$46,249*
Manufacturing	47,366	11.5%	$4,298,423	21.3%	$90,749
Professional, Tech. Serv.	15,829*	3.9%*	$758,566*	3.8%*	$47,923*
Retail Trade	48,262	11.8%	$1,324,272	6.6%	$27,439
Trans., Warehousing	12,663*	3.1%*	$750,780*	3.7%*	$59,289*
Wholesale Trade	4,713*	1.1%*	$303,994*	1.5%*	$64,501*
Other Private (not above)	88,718*	21.6%*	$2,992,474*	14.8%*	$33,730*
Government	46,612	11.3%	$2,371,264	11.8%	$50,872

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 2016	Percent of Region
Crown Point	29,176	3.4%
East Chicago	28,418	3.4%
Gary	76,424	9.0%
Hammond	77,134	9.1%
Hobart	28,248	3.3%
Merrillville	34,994	4.1%
Michigan City	31,157	3.7%
Portage	36,505	4.3%
Schererville	28,701	3.4%
Valparaiso	33,104	3.9%