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Clark County, Indiana

Named in honor of George Rogers Clark

County Seat: Jeffersonville

Largest City: Jeffersonville (2021 population: 50,315)

Population per Square Mile: 329.14

Square Miles: 372.90

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Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2010)	110,221	16	1.7%	6,484,050
Today (2021)	122,738	14	1.8%	6,813,532
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	133,253	13	1.9%	7,143,795
Percent Change 2010 to Today	11.4%	6		5.1%

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

Components of Population Change, 2020-2021	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	1,494	6		5,230
Net International Migration	32	19		15,490
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	-73	57	-7.1%	1,024

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2021	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	7,198	12	5.9%	6.0%
School Age (5 to 17)	20,079	13	16.4%	17.3%
College Age (18 to 24)	9,413	16	7.7%	9.7%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	33,714	13	27.5%	25.7%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	32,349	13	26.4%	24.9%
Seniors (65 and older)	19,985	14	16.3%	16.4%
Median Age	39.5			Median Age = 38.1

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2021	Number	Rank of	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	579	11	0.5%	0.4%
Asian Alone	1,567	17	1.3%	2.7%
Black Alone	10,381	12	8.5%	10.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	138	9	0.1%	0.1%
White	106,566	14	86.8%	84.2%
Two or More Race Groups	3,507	11	2.9%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	115,408	14	94.0%	92.3%
Hispanic	7,330	11	6.0%	7.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2021 (Includes detail not shown below)	46,417	14	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	8,023	12	17.3%	18.2%
Married Without Children	14,359	14	30.9%	29.8%
Single Parents	4,239	16	9.1%	9.2%
Living Alone	13,655	14	29.4%	29.1%

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

Housing	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2021 (estimate)	53,746	14	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2021 (includes vacant units)	51,790	14	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	34,197	13	66.0%	62.9%
Median Value (2021)	$162,800	24
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	12,220	16	23.6%	27.2%
Median Rent (2021)	$730	12

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

Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2021/2022 Total Reported)	20,233	12	1.8%	1,120,155
Public	19,105	12	1.8%	1,036,519
Adults (25+ in 2021 ACS)	83,820	13	1.9%	4,501,214
with High School diploma or higher	90.9%	27		89.8%
with B.A. or higher degree	22.8%	27		27.8%

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Income and Poverty	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2021	$51,887	38	91.8%	56,497
Median Household Income in 2021	62,822	33	100.2%	$62,723
Poverty Rate in 2021	10.4%	58	86.0%	12.1%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	13.9%	60	88.5%	15.7%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2022	81	9	2.1%	3,933
Food Stamp Recipients in 2022	7,924	18	1.3%	611,203
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2021/2022	8,132	15	1.7%	481,568

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	Percent of State	Indiana
Births, 2019	1,414	12	1.7%	80,851
Births to Teens, 2017	85	11	1.6%	5,152
Deaths, 2019	1,225	14	1.9%	66,005

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2021	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	61,556	13	1.8%	3,355,642
Employed	59,580	13	1.8%	3,225,060
Unemployed	1,976	17	1.5%	130,582
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.2	36	82.1%	3.9
January 2023 Unemployment Rate	2.8	71	82.4%	3.4

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

Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2021	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	70,716	100.0%	$3,928,389	100.0%	$55,552
Wage and Salary	58,469	82.7%	$2,921,002	74.4%	$49,958
Farm Proprietors	437	0.6%	$17,141	0.4%	$39,224
Nonfarm Proprietors	11,810	16.7%	$315,342	8.0%	$26,701
Farm	487	0.7%	$18,772	0.5%	$38,546
Nonfarm	70,229	99.3%	$3,909,617	99.5%	$55,670
Private	64,013	90.5%	$3,497,868	89.0%	$54,643
Accommodation, Food Serv.	5,748	8.1%	$155,243	4.0%	$27,008
Arts, Ent., Recreation	1,096	1.5%	$18,484	0.5%	$16,865
Construction	3,837	5.4%	$248,350	6.3%	$64,725
Health Care, Social Serv.	6,600	9.3%	$460,246	11.7%	$69,734
Information	347	0.5%	$17,828	0.5%	$51,378
Manufacturing	7,899	11.2%	$572,492	14.6%	$72,477
Professional, Tech. Serv.	2,539	3.6%	$140,866	3.6%	$55,481
Retail Trade	8,002	11.3%	$331,881	8.4%	$41,475
Trans., Warehousing	10,571	14.9%	$598,218	15.2%	$56,590
Wholesale Trade	2,276	3.2%	$191,804	4.9%	$84,272
Other Private (not above)	15,098	21.4%	$762,456	19.4%	$50,500
Government	6,216	8.8%	$411,749	10.5%	$66,240

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Residential Building Permits, 2021	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	1,626	100.0%	100.0%	$287,341	$7,583,249
Single-Family	900	55.4%	74.4%	$218,703	$6,692,956
2-Family	10	0.6%	2.4%	1,036	$117,031
3- and 4-Family	0	0.0%	0.4%	$0	$30,324
5+ Family	716	44.0%	22.7%	$67,602	$742,937

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 Clark County

Name	Population in 2021	Percent of County
Borden	798	0.7%
Charlestown	8,147	6.6%
Clarksville	22,071	18.0%
Jeffersonville	50,315	41.0%
Sellersburg	9,583	7.8%
Utica	931	0.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates