Population, Income, Education, and Employment
Population |
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Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Year |
1980 |
1,328,032 |
4,162,182 |
5,490,214 |
1990 |
1,311,751 |
4,232,408 |
5,544,159 |
2000 |
1,394,113 |
4,686,372 |
6,080,485 |
2007 (latest estimates) |
1,388,703 |
4,956,586 |
6,345,289 |
More information on Indiana population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
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|
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Per-capita income (2006 dollars) |
2005 |
27,540 |
33,143 |
31,897 |
2006 |
27,790 |
33,561 |
32,288 |
Percent change |
0.9 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
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Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
2005 |
34,693 |
43,173 |
41,457 |
2006 |
33,992 |
42,765 |
41,007 |
Percent change |
-2.1 |
-1.0 |
-1.1 |
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Poverty rate (percent) |
1979 |
10.1 |
9.5 |
9.7 |
1989 |
10.8 |
10.7 |
10.7 |
1999 |
8.9 |
9.7 |
9.5 |
2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
11.9 |
12.4 |
12.3 |
More information on Indiana poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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|
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Percent not completing high school |
1980 |
37.1 |
32.5 |
33.6 |
1990 |
28.2 |
23.2 |
24.4 |
2000 |
20.9 |
16.9 |
17.9 |
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Percent completing high school only |
1980 |
44.0 |
40.9 |
41.7 |
1990 |
43.4 |
36.6 |
38.2 |
2000 |
44.3 |
35.0 |
37.2 |
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Percent completing some college |
1980 |
9.8 |
12.9 |
12.1 |
1990 |
18.5 |
22.9 |
21.9 |
2000 |
22.8 |
26.4 |
25.5 |
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Percent completing college |
1980 |
8.7 |
13.8 |
12.5 |
1990 |
10.0 |
17.3 |
15.6 |
2000 |
12.0 |
21.7 |
19.4 |
More information on Indiana education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Employment
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|
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
Total number of jobs |
2005 |
746,900 |
2,943,579 |
3,690,479 |
2006 |
750,674 |
2,993,987 |
3,744,661 |
|
Unemployment rate (percent) |
2006 |
5.3 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
2007 |
4.9 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
More information on Indiana unemployment rates
• County-level Unemployment and Median Household Income Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Lorin Kusmin, 202-694-5429
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Percent employment change |
2004-2005 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
2005-2006 |
0.2 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
2006-2007 |
-0.7 |
-0.1 |
-0.2 |
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Farm Characteristics
1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture |
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|
1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
Total land area (million acres) |
22.96 |
22.96 |
22.95 |
Total farmland (million acres) |
15.62 |
15.53 |
15.06 |
Percent of total land area |
68.0 |
67.6 |
65.6 |
|
Cropland (million acres) |
13.37 |
13.07 |
12.91 |
Percent of total farmland |
85.6 |
84.2 |
85.7 |
Percent in pasture |
5.3 |
5.1 |
3.5 |
Percent irrigated |
1.8 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
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Harvested Cropland (million acres) |
11.83 |
11.84 |
11.94 |
|
Woodland (million acres) |
1.31 |
1.39 |
1.15 |
Percent of total farmland |
8.4 |
8.9 |
7.7 |
Percent in pasture |
25.2 |
21.4 |
19.3 |
|
Pastureland (million acres) |
0.38 |
0.40 |
0.43 |
Percent of total farmland |
2.4 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
|
Land in house lots, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. (million acres) |
0.56 |
0.67 |
0.57 |
Percent of total farmland |
3.6 |
4.3 |
3.8 |
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Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or wetlands reserve programs (million acres) |
0.21 |
0.41 |
0.29 |
Percent of total farmland |
1.4 |
2.6 |
1.9 |
|
Average farm size (acres) |
249 |
233 |
250 |
|
Farms by size (percent) |
1 to 99 acres |
48.7 |
54.3 |
57.5 |
100 to 499 acres |
36.6 |
32.8 |
28.7 |
500 to 999 acres |
9.6 |
7.8 |
7.5 |
1000 to 1,999 acres |
4.3 |
4.1 |
4.7 |
2,000 or more acres |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
|
Farms by sales (percent) |
Less than $9,999 |
41.6 |
48.8 |
54.0 |
$10,000 to $49,999 |
29.0 |
24.0 |
20.6 |
$50,000 to $99,999 |
10.7 |
8.7 |
8.2 |
$100,000 to $499,999 |
17.1 |
15.4 |
14.1 |
More than $500,000 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
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Tenure of farmers |
Full owner (farms) |
35,868 |
40,996 |
39,082 |
Percent of total |
57.1 |
61.5 |
64.8 |
|
Part owner (farms) |
20,504 |
20,053 |
17,580 |
Percent of total |
32.7 |
30.1 |
29.2 |
|
Tenant owner (farms) |
6,406 |
5,658 |
3,634 |
Percent of total |
10.2 |
8.5 |
6.0 |
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Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole proprietorship (farms) |
53,105 |
57,266 |
53,864 |
Percent of total |
84.6 |
85.8 |
89.3 |
|
Family-held corporations (farms) |
2,425 |
2,954 |
2,461 |
Percent of total |
3.9 |
4.4 |
4.1 |
|
Partnerships (farms) |
6,721 |
5,803 |
3,463 |
Percent of total |
10.7 |
8.7 |
5.7 |
|
Non-family corporations (farms) |
197 |
246 |
171 |
Percent of total |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
|
Others - cooperative, estate or trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
330 |
438 |
337 |
Percent of total |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
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Characteristics of principal farm operators |
Average operator age (years) |
51.6 |
52.3 |
53.7 |
Percent with farming as their primary occupation |
50.3 |
43.1 |
55.7 |
Men (persons) |
59,671 |
62,529 |
55,776 |
Women (persons) |
3,107 |
4,178 |
4,520 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See Coverage Adjustment from NASS.
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Farm Financial Indicators
Farm income and value added data |
|
2006 |
2007 |
|
Number of farms |
59,000 |
58,800 |
|
|
Thousands $ |
Final crop output |
3,907,717 |
5,210,462 |
+ Final animal output |
2,054,399 |
2,573,155 |
+ Services and forestry |
917,985 |
1,079,101 |
= Final agricultural sector output |
6,880,101 |
8,862,718 |
|
- Intermediate consumption outlays |
3,411,992 |
4,270,252 |
+ Net government transactions |
214,254 |
-41,394 |
= Gross value added |
3,682,363 |
4,551,073 |
|
- Capital consumption |
891,231 |
920,698 |
|
= Net value added |
2,791,132 |
3,630,375 |
|
- Factor payments |
1,309,464 |
1,315,788 |
Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
295,923 |
312,518 |
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
554,656 |
509,257 |
Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
458,885 |
494,013 |
|
= Net farm income |
1,481,668 |
2,314,587 |
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More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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Farm balance sheet |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2007
|
|
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
1. Corn |
2,713,699 |
34.9 |
8.0 |
2. Soybeans |
1,861,933 |
23.9 |
8.8 |
3. Hogs |
777,421 |
10.0 |
5.3 |
4. Dairy products |
659,162 |
8.5 |
1.9 |
5. Chicken eggs |
422,640 |
5.4 |
6.3 |
|
All commodities |
7,775,741 |
|
2.7 |
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More information on Indiana's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in Excel
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2007 |
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Rank among states |
Value million $ |
1. Soybeans and products |
4 |
898.3 |
2. Feed grains and products |
5 |
824.0 |
3. Live animals and meat |
9 |
253.0 |
4. Poultry and products |
7 |
153.8 |
5. Wheat and products |
20 |
118.3 |
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Overall rank |
10 |
2,414.6 |
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More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2002 |
|
Percent of state total receipts |
Million $ |
1. Elkhart County |
2.8 |
136.0 |
2. Jasper County |
2.8 |
132.9 |
3. Kosciusko County |
2.6 |
122.3 |
4. Newton County |
2.5 |
119.2 |
5. White County |
2.4 |
116.5 |
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State total |
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4,783.2 |
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More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, April 2006, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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