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Parke County, Indiana

Established in 1821 and named for Indiana territory delegate Benjamin Parke
County Seat: Rockville
Largest City: Rockville (2009 population: 2,561)
Population per Square Mile: 37.99
Square Miles: 444.80

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Population over Time	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Yesterday (2000)	17,241	78	0.3%	6,080,485
Today (2009)	16,896	77	0.3%	6,417,276
Tomorrow (2015 projection)	17,106	76	0.3%	6,581,875
Percent Change 2000 to Today	-2.0%	66	-	5.5%

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

Components of Population Change, 2008-2009	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Net Domestic Migration	-282	76	-	-6,805
Net International Migration	-1	90	-	9,194
Natural Increase (births minus deaths)	45	60	0.1%	32,591

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age, 2009	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Preschool (0 to 4)	952	78	5.6%	6.9%
School Age (5 to 17)	2,633	80	15.6%	17.8%
College Age (18 to 24)	1,460	76	8.6%	10.0%
Young Adult (25 to 44)	4,385	76	26.0%	26.3%
Older Adult (45 to 64)	4,970	77	29.4%	26.0%
Seniors (65 and older)	2,496	80	14.8%	12.9%
Median Age	40.7	-	-	Median Age = 36.8

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2009	Number	Rank of	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
American Indian or Alaska Native Alone	52	65	0.3%	0.3%
Asian Alone	32	79	0.2%	1.5%
Black Alone	641	32	3.8%	9.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone	4	64	0.0%	0.1%
White	16,007	78	94.7%	87.8%
Two or More Race Groups	160	69	0.9%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino Origin (can be of any race)	-	-	-	-
Non-Hispanic	16,727	77	99.0%	94.5%
Hispanic	169	83	1.0%	5.5%

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

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Household Types	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Households in 2009 (Includes detail not shown below)	6,338	80	100.0%	100.0%
Married With Children	1,201	81	18.9%	21.2%
Married Without Children	2,093	82	33.0%	29.8%
Single Parents	494	78	7.8%	9.8%
Living Alone	1,777	76	28.0%	27.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2005-2009 5 year estimates.

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Housing	Number	Rank in State	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State
Total Housing Units in 2009 (estimate)	7,910	78	100.0%	100.0%
Total Housing Units in 2009 (includes vacant units)	7,880	78	100.0%	100.0%
Owner Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	5,239	77	66.5%	63.6%
Median Value (2009)	$89,100	74	-	-
Renter Occupied (Pct. distribution based on all housing units)	1,099	82	13.9%	25.3%
Median Rent (2009)	$355	83	-	-

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2005-2009 5 year estimates.

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Education	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
School Enrollment (2010/2011 Total Reported)	2,313	81	0.2%	1,122,483
Public	2,313	81	0.2%	1,046,556
Adults (25+ in 2009 ACS)	12,080	76	0.3%	4,118,786
with High School diploma or higher	80.1%	84	-	85.7%
with B.A. or higher degree	11.2%	74	-	21.9%

Sources: Indiana Department of Education; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2005-2009 5 year estimates.

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Income and Poverty	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Per Capita Personal Income (annual) in 2008	$26,620	88	77.1%	34,543
Median Household Income in 2009	41,011	70	90.3%	$45,427
Poverty Rate in 2009	15.7%	23	109.0%	14.4%
Poverty Rate among Children under 18	27.8%	5	139.7%	19.9%
Welfare (TANF) Monthly Average Families in 2010	93	51	0.3%	30,864
Food Stamp Recipients in 2010	1,952	76	0.2%	829,907
Free and Reduced Fee Lunch Recipients in 2009	1,170	73	0.3%	436,945

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

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Health and Vital Statistics, 2007	Number	Rank of	Percent of State	Indiana
Births	204	78	0.2%	89,719
Births to Teens	22	79	0.2%	10,040
Deaths	152	79	0.3%	53,882

Source: Indiana State Department of Health

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Labor Force, 2009	Number	Rank in State	Percent of State	Indiana
Total Resident Labor Force	7,933	78	0.2%	3,183,997
Employed	7,144	78	0.3%	2,851,776
Unemployed	789	81	0.2%	332,221
Annual Unemployment Rate	9.9	57	95.2%	10.4
January 2011 Unemployment Rate	10.2	58	107.4%	9.5

Source: STATS Indiana, using data from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development

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Employment and Earnings by Industry, 2008	Employment	Pct Dist. in County	Earnings ($000)	Pct Dist. In County	Avg. Earnings Per Job
Total by place of work	5,763	100.0%	$169,665	100.0%	$29,440
Wage and Salary	3,806	66.0%	$104,194	61.4%	$27,376
Farm Proprietors	408	7.1%	$12,494	7.4%	$30,623
Nonfarm Proprietors	1,549	26.9%	$24,077	14.2%	$15,544
Farm	468	8.1%	$14,078	8.3%	$30,081
Nonfarm	5,295	91.9%	$155,587	91.7%	$29,384
Private	3,953	68.6%	$102,120	60.2%	$25,834
Accommodation, Food Serv.	220	3.8%	$2,256	1.3%	$10,255
Arts, Ent., Recreation	79	1.4%	$475	0.3%	$6,013
Construction	344	6.0%	$6,718	4.0%	$19,529
Health Care, Social Serv.	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Information	41	0.7%	$2,162	1.3%	$52,732
Manufacturing	538	9.3%	$24,317	14.3%	$45,199
Professional, Tech. Serv.	153	2.7%	$3,799	2.2%	$24,830
Retail Trade	629	10.9%	$10,257	6.0%	$16,307
Trans., Warehousing	Data not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.
Wholesale Trade	155	2.7%	$5,788	3.4%	$37,342
Other Private (not above)	986*	17.1%*	$20,792*	12.3%*	$21,087*
Government	1,342	23.3%	$53,467	31.5%	$39,841

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
* These totals do not include county data that are not available due to BEA non-disclosure requirements.

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Residential Building Permits, 2009	Units	Pct Dist. in County	Pct Dist. in State	Cost ($000)	State Cost ($000)
Total Permits Filed	22	100.0%	100.0%	$1,885	$1,932,539
Single-Family	22	100.0%	77.0%	$1,885	$1,704,509
2-Family	0	0.0%	2.0%	0	$23,094
3- and 4-Family	0	0.0%	1.0%	$0	$10,171
5+ Family	0	0.0%	20.0%	$0	$194,765

Notes: Detail cost may not sum to total due to rounding.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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