February 21, 2008

Population & Demographics

Population Over Time   Number   Rank in State
Yesterday(1990)   25,948   57
Today(2006)   28,199   56
Tomorrow(2010 proj.)   27,737   58

Population Estimates by Age in 2006
       Rank   Pct
   Number   in State   Dist.
Preschool (0 to 4)   1,718   60   6.1%
School Age (5 to 17)   5,199   57   18.4%
College Age (18 to 24)   2,494   55   8.8%
Young Adult (25 to 44)   7,173   60   25.4%
Older Adult (45 to 64)   7,455   55   26.4%
Older (65 plus)   4,160   55   14.8%
Median Age   38.7

Population Estimates by Race or Origin in 2006           Rank   Pct
   Number   in State   Dist.
American Indian
   or Alaska Native Alone   55   63   0.2%
Asian Alone   82   61   0.3%
Black Alone   61   73   0.2%
Native Hawaiian and
   Other Pac. Isl. Alone   8   47   0.0%
White Alone   27,802   55   98.6%
Two or More Race Groups   199   57   0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic or Latino   27,721   57   98.3%
Hispanic or Latino   478   51   1.7%

Household Types       Rank   Pct
       Number   in State   Dist.
Households in 2000   10,402   56   100.0%
Married with Children   2,911   55   28.0%
Married w/o Children   3,524   55   33.9%
Single Parents   736   62   7.1%
Living Alone   2,423   56   23.3%

Total Housing Units in 2006
    (estimate)   11,619   62   100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2000
(includes vacant units)   10,970   62   100.0%
Owner Occupied    8,420   54   76.8%
(Pct. distribution based on all housing units)
   Median Value (2000)   $87,900   40
Renter Occupied    1,982   62   18.1%
(Pct. distribution based on all housing units)
   Median Rent (2000)   $458   49

Sources: US Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis; US Census Bureau; Indiana Family Social Services Administration; Indiana Department of Education

Income and Poverty
       Rank   Indiana
   Number   in State   Avg.   Personal Income
(annual) in 2006   $27,738   42   $31,173
Median Household
Income in 2004   $45,645   27   $43,217
Poverty Rate in 2004   7.6%   81   11.1%
Poverty Rate among
   Children under 18   10.6%   81   15.7%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average
Families in 2006   57   77
Foodstamp Recipients
   in 2006   1,409   75
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients
    in 2006   1,027   71