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Economic Growth Region 3

Counties include: Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Grant, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, Whitley

Largest City: Fort Wayne (2023 population: 269,994)

Population per Square Mile: 181.9

Square Miles: 4,371.3

Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2020)	783,505	4	11.5%	6,785,528
Today (2023)	795,233	4	11.6%	6,862,199
Tomorrow (2030 projection)*	798,578	4	11.4%	7,014,880
Percent Change 2020 to Today	1.5%	3		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	983	3		4,599
Net International Migration	1,325	5		17,869
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	1,928	3	25.7%	7,508

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2023	Number	Rank of 12	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	51,764	3	6.5%	5.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	144,506	4	18.2%	17.2%
College Age (18 to 24)	72,356	3	9.1%	9.6%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	199,493	4	25.1%	25.8%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	188,216	4	23.7%	24.2%
Seniors (65 and older)	138,898	3	17.5%	17.2%

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

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2023	Number	Rank of 12	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	3,801	5	0.5%	0.5%
Asian Alone	24,819	3	3.1%	2.9%
Black Alone	55,724	4	7.0%	10.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	736	3	0.1%	0.1%
White	689,684	2	86.7%	83.7%
Two or More Race Groups	20,469	3	2.6%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)
Non-Hispanic	738,565	3	92.9%	91.2%
Hispanic	56,668	5	7.1%	8.8%

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)	304,499	3	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	59,795	5	19.6%	18.1%
Married Without Children	92,173	1	30.3%	29.6%
Single Parents	26,892	1	8.8%	9.0%
Living Alone	86,414	2	28.4%	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 2023 (estimate)	342,747	4	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2022 (includes vacant units)	335,103	4	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	224,928	3	67.1%	63.5%
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	79,571	4	23.7%	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)	125,925	4	11.2%	1,124,094
Public	113,506	4	11.0%	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	$54,573	5	93.6%	$58,323
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2022	414	3	10.5%	3,933
Food Stamp Recipients in 2022	64,343	3	10.5%	611,203
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2022/2023	55,363	4	10.8%	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	10,353	3	12.9%	79,946
Births to Teens, 2021	456	2	11.9%	3,845
Deaths, 2019	7,824	4	11.9%	66,005

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

Labor Force, 2023	Number	Rank of 12	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	389,487	4	11.5%	3,401,387
Employed	377,438	4	11.5%	3,288,017
Unemployed	12,049	4	10.6%	113,370
Annual Unemployment Rate	3.1	8	93.9%	3.3
May 2024 Unemployment Rate	3.7	8	94.9%	3.9

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	487,715	100.0%	$30,004,338	100.0%	$61,520
Wage and Salary	384,298	78.8%	$21,184,107	70.6%	$55,124
Farm Proprietors	9,227	1.9%	$656,592	2.2%	$71,160
Nonfarm Proprietors	94,190	19.3%	$3,631,135	12.1%	$38,551
Farm	10,751	2.2%	$722,925	2.4%	$67,243
Nonfarm	476,964	97.8%	$29,281,413	97.6%	$61,391
Private	437,881	89.8%	$26,794,339	89.3%	$61,191
Accommodation, Food Serv.	30,588	6.3%	$778,933	2.6%	$25,465
Arts, Ent., Recreation	6,923	1.4%	$123,501	0.4%	$17,839
Construction	27,568	5.7%	$2,100,661	7.0%	$76,199
Health Care, Social Serv.	49,458*	10.1%*	$3,910,858*	13.0%*	$79,074*
Information	4,656	1.0%	$293,338	1.0%	$63,002
Manufacturing	87,889	18.0%	$7,649,593	25.5%	$87,037
Professional, Tech. Serv.	15,704*	3.2%*	$1,127,178*	3.8%*	$71,776*
Retail Trade	47,797	9.8%	$1,929,045	6.4%	$40,359
Trans., Warehousing	23,538*	4.8%*	$1,386,335*	4.6%*	$58,898*
Wholesale Trade	14,900*	3.1%*	$1,432,151*	4.8%*	$96,118*
Other Private (not above)	109,489*	22.4%*	$5,008,210*	16.7%*	$45,742*
Government	39,083	8.0%	$2,487,074	8.3%	$63,636

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, 2023	Units	Pct Dist. in Region	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	3,382	100.0%	100.0%	$948,121	$7,695,489
Single-Family	2,531	74.8%	63.0%	$837,368	$5,961,199
2-Family	84	2.5%	2.0%	$11,492	$99,053
3- and 4-Family	16	0.5%	0.9%	$1,951	$40,460
5+ Family	751	22.2%	34.2%	$97,310	$1,594,777

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 3

Name	Population in 2023	Percent of Region
Auburn	13,888	1.7%
Bluffton	10,467	1.3%
Columbia City	10,126	1.3%
Fort Wayne	269,994	34.0%
Huntertown	11,316	1.4%
Huntington	16,992	2.1%
Kendallville	10,239	1.3%
Marion	28,105	3.5%
New Haven	15,974	2.0%
Wabash	10,269	1.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau annual population estimates