Jay County, Indiana Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Jay County is 5th in Indiana out of 92 other counties in Race - White

Jay County is 9th in Indiana out of 92 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Jay County is 11th in Indiana out of 92 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Main Cities Within Jay County, Indiana

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Jay County Rank Indiana US
Current population (2012) 21,366 69th 6,537,334 313,914,040
Size in square miles 383.9 56th 35,826.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 55.4 72nd 181 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Jay County Rank Indiana US
Residents younger than 5 7.0% 9th 6.5% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 26.2% 11th 24.3% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 16.0% 37th 13.6% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Jay County Rank Indiana US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 84.6% 60th 86.6% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 9.5% 86th 22.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Jay County Rank Indiana US
Race - White 98.3% 5th 86.6% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.3% 83rd 9.4% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.1% 91st 0.4% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.4% 66th 1.8% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 42nd 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 0.8% 79th 1.8% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.9% 38th 6.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 95.5% 34th 81.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Jay County Rank Indiana US
Female residents 50.8% 23rd 50.8% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.1% 69th 4.5% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Jay County Rank Indiana US
Housing units 9,254 71st 2,800,614 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 9.5% 57th 18.5% 25.9%
Households 8,287 70th 2,472,870 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 77.5% 46th 71.1% 66.1%
Home median value $78,600 88th $123,300 $186,200
People per household 2.5 40th 2.5 2.6
Building permits (last year) 17 64th 13,781 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Jay County Rank Indiana US
Income per capita $19,375 87th $24,497 $27,915
Income per household $40,144 83rd $48,393 $52,762
Income below poverty line 15.0% 28th 14.1% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Jay County Rank Indiana US
Non-farm private establishments 411 67th 143,479 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 6,505 60th 2,440,507 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,163 79th 482,847 27,092,908
Retail sales $139,539 75th $78,745,589 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $6,543 78th $12,408 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $0 77th $11,669,759 $613,795,732

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