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Economic Growth Region 2

Counties include: Elkhart, Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, St. Joseph

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
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
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%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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