Economic Growth Region 2
Largest City: South Bend (2022 population: 103,110)
Population per Square Mile: 276.6
Square Miles: 2,264.5
Population over Time | Number | Rank in State | Percent of State | Indiana |
Yesterday (2020) | 626,774 | 5 | 9.2% | 6,785,528 |
Today (2023) | 626,331 | 5 | 9.1% | 6,862,199 |
Tomorrow (2030 projection)* | 646,592 | 5 | 9.2% | 7,014,880 |
Percent Change 2020 to Today | -0.1% | 10 | | 1.1% |
*Projection based on 2015 Census population estimates.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center
Components of Population Change, 2022-2023 | Number | Rank of 12 | Percent of State | Indiana |
Net Domestic Migration | -3,069 | 11 | | 4,599 |
Net International Migration | 1,419 | 4 | | 17,869 |
Natural Increase (births minus deaths) | 1,489 | 4 | 19.8% | 7,508 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Population Estimates by Age, 2022 | Number | Rank of 12 | Pct Dist. in Region | Pct Dist. in State |
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Preschool (0 to 4) | 40,014 | 5 | 6.4% | 5.9% |
School Age (5 to 17) | 112,934 | 5 | 18.0% | 17.0% |
College Age (18 to 24) | 64,260 | 6 | 10.3% | 9.9% |
Young Adult (25 to 44) | 155,659 | 5 | 24.8% | 25.7% |
Older Adult (45 to 64) | 147,107 | 5 | 23.5% | 24.5% |
Seniors (65 and older) | 106,635 | 5 | 17.0% | 16.9% |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center
Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2022 | Number | Rank of 12 | Pct Dist. in Region | Pct Dist. in State |
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American Indian or Alaska Native Alone | 3,767 | 3 | 0.6% | 0.4% |
Asian Alone | 12,100 | 6 | 1.9% | 2.8% |
Black Alone | 51,798 | 5 | 8.3% | 10.3% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone | 541 | 4 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
White | 541,195 | 5 | 86.4% | 84.0% |
Two or More Race Groups | 17,208 | 5 | 2.7% | 2.4% |
Non-Hispanic | 547,977 | 5 | 87.5% | 92.1% |
Hispanic | 78,632 | 3 | 12.5% | 7.9% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Household Types | Number | Rank of 12 | Pct Dist. in Region | Pct Dist. in State |
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Households in 2022 (includes detail not shown below) | 235,251 | 5 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Married With Children | 42,094 | 7 | 17.9% | 18.1% |
Married Without Children | 69,537 | 5 | 29.6% | 29.6% |
Single Parents | 21,877 | 1 | 9.3% | 9.0% |
Living Alone | 71,510 | 3 | 30.4% | 29.4% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Housing | Number | Rank of 12 | Pct Dist. in Region | Pct Dist. in State |
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Total Housing Units in 2022 (estimate) | 267,627 | 5 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Total Housing Units in 2022 (includes vacant units) | 265,563 | 5 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units) | 167,210 | 5 | 63.0% | 63.5% |
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units) | 68,041 | 5 | 25.6% | 27.1% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
Education | Number | Rank of 12 | Percent of State | Indiana |
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School Enrollment (2022/2023 Total Reported) | 103,564 | 5 | 9.2% | 1,124,094 |
Public | 93,058 | 5 | 9.0% | 1,035,718 |
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 |
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Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2022 | $56,913 | 4 | 97.6% | $58,323 |
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2022 | 275 | 6 | 7.0% | 3,933 |
Food Stamp Recipients in 2022 | 50,542 | 5 | 8.3% | 611,203 |
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2022/2023 | 50,742 | 5 | 9.9% | 511,735 |
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 |
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Births, 2021 | 7,883 | 5 | 9.9% | 79,946 |
Births to Teens, 2021 | 454 | 3 | 11.8% | 3,845 |
Deaths, 2019 | 6,036 | 5 | 9.1% | 66,005 |
Source: Indiana State Department of Health
Labor Force, 2023 | Number | Rank of 12 | Percent of State | Indiana |
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Total Resident Labor Force | 316,481 | 5 | 9.3% | 3,401,387 |
Employed | 304,442 | 5 | 9.3% | 3,288,017 |
Unemployed | 12,039 | 5 | 10.6% | 113,370 |
Annual Unemployment Rate | 3.8 | 2 | 115.2% | 3.3 |
March 2024 Unemployment Rate | 4.5 | 2 | 109.8% | 4.1 |
Source: STATS Indiana, using data from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development
Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2022 | Employment | Pct Dist. in Region | Earnings ($000) | Pct Dist. In Region | Avg. Earnings Per Job |
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Total by place of work | 419,015 | 100.0% | $28,658,892 | 100.0% | $68,396 |
Wage and Salary | 343,709 | 82.0% | $20,882,468 | 72.9% | $60,756 |
Farm Proprietors | 4,258 | 1.0% | $478,117 | 1.7% | $112,287 |
Nonfarm Proprietors | 71,048 | 17.0% | $2,914,399 | 10.2% | $41,020 |
Farm | 5,106 | 1.2% | $516,786 | 1.8% | $101,212 |
Nonfarm | 413,909 | 98.8% | $28,142,106 | 98.2% | $67,991 |
Private | 384,854 | 91.8% | $26,328,144 | 91.9% | $68,411 |
Accommodation, Food Serv. | 24,337 | 5.8% | $664,863 | 2.3% | $27,319 |
Arts, Ent., Recreation | 5,504 | 1.3% | $143,321 | 0.5% | $26,039 |
Construction | 18,516 | 4.4% | $1,316,032 | 4.6% | $71,075 |
Health Care, Social Serv. | 40,578* | 9.7%* | $2,943,301* | 10.3%* | $72,534* |
Information | 3,059* | 0.7%* | $203,701* | 0.7%* | $66,591* |
Manufacturing | 114,222 | 27.3% | $10,188,865 | 35.6% | $89,202 |
Professional, Tech. Serv. | 14,448* | 3.4%* | $1,351,819* | 4.7%* | $93,564* |
Retail Trade | 37,157 | 8.9% | $1,436,558 | 5.0% | $38,662 |
Trans., Warehousing | 8,593* | 2.1%* | $390,265* | 1.4%* | $45,417* |
Wholesale Trade | 18,573 | 4.4% | $1,846,359 | 6.4% | $99,411 |
Other Private (not above) | 90,736* | 21.7%* | $5,346,404* | 18.7%* | $58,923* |
Government | 29,055 | 6.9% | $1,813,962 | 6.3% | $62,432 |
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, 2022 | Units | Pct Dist. in Region | Pct Dist. in State | Cost ($000) | State Cost ($000) |
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Total Permits Filed | 1,624 | 100.0% | 100.0% | $411,914 | $6,635,992 |
Single-Family | 1,011 | 62.3% | 65.0% | $350,300 | $5,513,030 |
2-Family | 4 | 0.2% | 1.9% | $640 | $76,873 |
3- and 4-Family | 0 | 0.0% | 0.5% | $0 | $14,702 |
5+ Family | 609 | 37.5% | 32.6% | $60,974 | $1,031,387 |
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 2
Name | Population in 2022 | Percent of Region |
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Bremen | 4,642 | 0.7% |
Elkhart | 53,801 | 8.6% |
Goshen | 34,375 | 5.5% |
Mishawaka | 50,913 | 8.1% |
Nappanee | 6,899 | 1.1%* |
Plymouth | 10,705 | 1.7% |
Rochester | 6,212 | 1.0% |
South Bend | 103,110 | 16.5% |
Warsaw | 16,111 | 2.6% |
Winona Lake | 5,106 | 0.8% |
* This place crosses county lines, so only population in this region is shown. |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates