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DEMOGRAPHICS


Jackson County, Indiana

County seat:  Brownstown

Largest city:  Seymour (2009 population 19,320)

Population per square mile:  83.18

Square miles:  509.30


Sources: US Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center, Indiana Department of Revenue,The State Board of Tax         Commissioners, US Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Indiana Department of Education.


Population Over Time Number Rank in State Percent of State Indiana
Yesterday(2000) 41,335 34 0.7% 6,080,485
Today(2009) 42,362 34 0.7% 6,423,113
Tomorrow(2015 proj.) 43,129 34 0.7% 6,581,875
Percent Change 1990 to 2000
Percent Change 2000 to Present
12.3%
2.5%
33
35
  9.7%
5.6%


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Cities & Towns Population
in 2009
% of County
Brownstown 2,986 7.0%
Crothersville 1,504 3.6%
Medora 540
1.3%
Seymour 19,320 45.6%
  Order by Size
Seymour
Brownstown
Crothersville
Medora

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Housing Number Rank in State Pct Dist.
in County
Pct Dist.
in State
Total Housing Units in 2009 (estimate) 18,611 35 100.0% 100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2000 (includes vacant units) 17,137 36 100.0% 100.0%
Owner Occupied (Based on all housing units)
Median Value (2000)
11,921
$87,500
35
41
69.6%
--
65.9%
--
Renter Occupied (Based on all housing units)
Median Rent (2000)
4,131
$495
29
26
24.1%
--
26.3%
--


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Education Number Rank in State Percent of State Indiana
School Enrollment (2007/2008 Total Reported) 6,945 38 0.6% 1,154,501
    Public 6,714 38 0.6% 1,046,609
    Private N/A
N/A
N/A
107,892
High School Graduates (2007/2008) 422 42 0.6% 65,507
    Going on to Higher Education 283 51
0.5% 55,106
    4-year 197
47
0.5% 40,095
    2-year 49
61
0.5% 10,440
    Voc/tech. 37
40
0.8% 4,571
Adults (25+ in 2000 Census) 27,131 34 0.7% 3,893,278
    High School diploma or higher 79.8% 60   82.1%
    B.A. or higher degree 11.5% 58   19.4%


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Income and Poverty Number Rank in State Percent of State Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2008 $31,603 46
91.5% $34,543
Median Household Income in 2008 $47,428 44
98.8% $48,010
Poverty Rate in 2008 10.5% 62
81.4% 12.9%
    Poverty Rate among Children under 18 14.8% 63
82.7% 17.9%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2009 155 33 0.5% 34,097
Food Stamp Recipients in 2009 4,246
35
0.6% 730,041
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2009 2,606
37
0.6% 436,945


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Labor Force in 2009 Number Rank in State Percent of State Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force 21,607 35 0.7% 3,184,780
Employed 19,306
34 0.7% 2,864,578
Unemployed 2,301 37
0.7% 320,202
Annual Unemployment Rate 10.6
39
105.0% 10.1
November 2010 Unemployment Rate 8.8
50 93.6% 9.4


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Employment and Earnings by Industry in 2008
Employment Employment Pct Dist. in County Earnings ($000) Earnings Pct Dist. In County Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work 25,453 100.0% $1,034,178 100.0% $40,631
Wage and Salary 20,492 80.5% $716,284 69.3% $34,954
Farm Proprietors 716
2.8% $37,182 3.6% $51,930
Nonfarm Proprietors 4,245 16.7% $98,791 9.6% $23,272
Farm 1,037 4.1% $46,960 4.5% $45,284
Nonfarm 24,416 95.9% $987,218 95.5% $40,433
Private 21,398 84.1% $836,451 80.9% $39,090
  Accommodation, Food Serv. 1,653 6.5% $23,377 2.3% $14,142
  Arts, Ent., Recreation 243 1.0% $1,971 0.2% $8,111
  Construction 1,288 5.1% $36,253 3.5% $28,147
  Health Care, Social Serv. Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
  Information 144 0.6% $7,907 0.8% $54,910
  Manufacturing 6,374 25.0% $376,966 36.5% $59,141
  Professional, Tech. Serv. 627 2.5% $18,463 1.8% $29,447
  Retail Trade 3,161 12.4% $86,957 8.4% $27,509
  Trans., Warehousing 2,064 8.1% $100,994 9.8% $48,931
  Wholesale Trade 521 2.0% $25,971 2.5% $49,848
  Other Private (not above) 3,509* 13.8%* $100,469* 9.7%* $28,632*
Government 3,018
11.9% $150,767 14.6% $49,956
* These totals do not include county data that are not available due to BEA non-disclosure



 

Sources: US Census Bureau; Indiana Business Research Center, Indiana Department of Revenue,The State Board of Tax Commissioners, US Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Indiana Department of Education.

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