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Population

A region's economy thrives or dives because of the people who choose to live there. That choice may occur by being born there and desiring to stay, or a more deliberate one of choosing to relocate from somewhere else. Monitoring change in the size and movement of population is an important barometer of well-being.

Population Over Time
 19902000201020152021
Total Population27,65130,61733,28733,47934,430
Change Since 1990 2,9665,6365,8286,779
Pct. Change Since 1990 10.7%20.4%21.1%24.5%
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Source: US Census Bureau
Components of Population Change 2020 to 2021
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Net Domestic Migration128
International Migration3
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)-19
Births379
Deaths398
Source: US Census Bureau
Population Estimates by Age in 2021
 NumberPct. Dist
Preschool (0 to 4)1,9665.7%
School Age (5 to 17)5,92317.2%
College Age (18 to 24)2,5657.4%
Young Adult (25 to 44)8,19523.8%
Older Adult (45 to 64)9,27226.9%
Older (65 plus)6,50918.9%
Source: US Census Bureau
Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin in 2021
 NumberPct. Dist
American Ind. or Alaskan Native Alone1410.4%
Asian Alone1860.5%
Black Alone2200.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone130.0%
White Alone33,33796.8%
Two or More Race Groups5331.5%
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Hispanic or Latino
Non-Hispanic or Latino33,56297.5%
Hispanic or Latino8682.5%
Source: US Census Bureau
Households in 2021
 NumberPct. Dist
Total Households13,725100.0%
  Family Households9,50569.3%
    Married with Children2,44617.8%
    Married without Children5,12937.4%
    Single Parents1,1118.1%
    Other8196.0%
  Non-family Households4,22030.7%
    Living Alone3,32724.2%
Average Household Size2.51
Average Family Household Size3.62
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates
Population Counts by Decade
 PopulationNumerical
Chg.
Pct. Chg.
195018,828NANA
196020,9542,12611.3%
197023,3952,44111.6%
198026,2152,82012.1%
199027,6511,4365.5%
April 200030,6172,96610.7%
April 201033,2872,6708.7%
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Population Projections
 20102015202020252030
Population Projections33,29234,39335,33336,08536,577
Change Since 2010 1,1012,0412,7933,285
Pct. Change Since 2010 3.3%6.1%8.4%9.9%
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Source: Indiana Business Research Center.
Note: 2010 data are census counts from the U.S. Census Bureau

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