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Jay County, IN


Designated Market Area: Fort Wayne, IN-OH
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2022 population: 20,198   ( 1,055 from 2010 , 280 from 2020)
Land area: 383.9 square miles
Population density: 52.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:18,976 93.95% 6.8%
Black:1180.58% 103.4%
Indian:420.21% 100.0%
Asian:810.40% 5.2%
2+ races:2401.19% 58.9%
Hispanic:7413.67% 28.4%
Total non-White:1,2226.05% 36.2%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:662 16.2
Deaths:57714.1
Net Migration: -375-9.2
Net Immigration: 80.2
Change in White population:-1,380 -6.5
Change in Non-White pop.:325 1.5




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
21,253
20,35695.78%
580.27%
210.10%
770.36%
1510.71%
5772.71%
8974.22%

2000
21,806
21,13196.90%
540.25%
350.16%
790.36%
1130.52%
3901.79%
6753.10%

1990
21,512
21,15198.32%
330.15%
610.28%
510.24%
n/a
2161.00%
3611.68%

1980
23,239
23,03899.14%
570.25%
160.07%
110.05%
n/a
1170.50%
2010.86%

1970
23,575
23,19098.37%
630.27%
120.05%
90.04%
n/a
2911.23%
385 1.63%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
2,813 12.9
2,1069.7
-1,529-7.0
2421.1
-775 -3.6
222 1.0
1990's
NumberRate
3,337 15.5
2,32110.8
-754-3.5
380.2
-20 -0.1
314 1.5
1980's
NumberRate
3,145 13.5
2,280 9.8
-2,416 -10.4
n/a
-1,887 -8.1
160 0.7
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-1,950 -8.3
n/a
-152 -0.6
-184 -0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Jay County, IN
[Display all years]

Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
39.6
5,219 25.8%
14,979 74.2%
3,707 18.4%
8,091
2.50
5,130 63.4%
3,509 68.4%
437 8.5%
2,961 36.6%

2010
NumberPercent
39.0
5,644 26.6%
15,609 73.4%
3,267 15.4%
8,133
2.58
5,647 69.4%
4,359 77.2%
498 8.8%
2,486 30.6%

2000
NumberPercent
36.7
5,872 26.9%
15,934 73.1%
3,206 14.7%
8,404
2.57
6,006 71.5%
4,984 83.0%
366 6.1%
2,398 28.5%

1990
NumberPercent
35.0
5,720 26.6%
15,792 73.4%
3,304 15.4%
8,129
2.62
6,079 74.8%
5,261 86.5%
385 6.3%
2,050 25.2%

1980
NumberPercent
31.2
7,171 30.9%
16,068 69.1%
3,073 13.2%
8,383
2.75
6,505 77.6%
5,744 88.3%
310 4.8%
1,878 22.4%

2022 Housing Data for Jay County, IN

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units8,919 
Median Value$101,500 
Occupied8,09190.7%
Vacant8289.3%
Owned6,19776.6%
Rented1,89423.4%
Median Rent$771 
Single-Family Units7,46083.6%
    Detached7,41183.1%
    Attached490.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units4094.6%
Mobile Homes5756.4%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Jay County, IN

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0003374.2%
$10,000 to $14,9993994.9%
$15,000 to $19,9994185.2%
$20,000 to $24,9992823.5%
$25,000 to $29,9994355.4%
$30,000 to $34,9993834.7%
$35,000 to $39,9996508.0%
$40,000 to $44,9993664.5%
$45,000 to $49,9994485.5%
$50,000 to $59,99981110.0%
$60,000 to $74,99989311.0%
$75,000 to $99,9991,11513.8%
$100,000 to $124,9997479.2%
$125,000 to $149,9992933.6%
$150,000 to $199,9993013.7%
$200,000 or more2132.6%
Median Household Income52,231 
Per Capita Income27,794 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state87 
Compared to U.S.75 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI4635.7%
Public Assistance1962.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps7369.1%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed8,49072.8%
Unemployed3853.3%
In Armed Forces00.0%
Total Labor Force8,87576.1%
Not in Labor Force2,78623.9%
Real Unemployment Rate 27.2%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector4,0752,66460.5%
Non-Profit23630843.4%
Self-Employed66322974.3%
Local Government27840940.5%
State Government3318115.4%
Federal Government213736.2%
Total Private + Self4,7382,89362.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.56893537.8%
Total5,3063,82858.1%
Pct. Govt.10.5%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,01311.1%
Sales and Office Occupations1,44215.8%
Professional, Technical1,23013.4%
Service Occupations1,41515.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1571.7%
All others4,04944.3%
White Collar 40.3%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing2,66229.1%
Health care and social assistance1,04511.4%
Retail trade7628.3%
Construction7618.3%
Accommodation and food services6697.3%
Educational services6016.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting5085.6%
Transportation and warehousing4615.0%
Public administration3904.3%
Other services3223.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.2382.6%
Professional, scientific, technical1912.1%
Wholesale trade1311.4%
Finance and insurance1151.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing780.9%
Information760.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation650.7%
Utilities290.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction280.3%
Management170.2%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Jay County, IN

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican6453.15%
Puerto Rican180.09%
Cuban00.00%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American00.00%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American220.11%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian190.09%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian30.01%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic170.08%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Burmese570.28%
Chinese160.08%
Vietnamese110.05%
Filipino30.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English17,89794.3%
German, other Germanic7333.9%
Spanish2491.3%
Other Asian390.2%
Chinese230.1%
Other Indo-European200.1%
Vietnamese110.1%
Tagalog40.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun20.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German5,39526.4%
Irish2,07610.2%
English2,03810.0%
American1,4697.2%
Scottish5112.5%
European4482.2%
Dutch4382.1%
Scotch-Irish4042.0%
Swiss3741.8%
French2391.2%
Italian2351.1%
Swedish1210.6%
Pennsylvania German1070.5%
Polish1030.5%
Welsh830.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen20,35799.5%
Not a citizen940.5%
Native20,25699.0%
Foreign-born1951.0%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Jay County, IN

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
726 5.3%973 7.2%6,298 46.3%3,834 28.2%1,022 7.5%737 5.4%
  Average years of education: 12.6
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 726 5.3%
9-12 Years 973 7.2%
H.S. Grad or GED 6,298 46.3%
Some College 3,834 28.2%
Bach. Degree 1,022 7.5%
Grad Degree 737 5.4%
Average years of education: 12.6

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Jay County, IN

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 10,759 9,914 845 7.9% 5.1%
1991 10,598 9,656 942 8.9% 5.7%
1992 11,057 10,052 1,005 9.1% 6.1%
1993 11,158 10,328 830 7.4% 5.1%
1994 11,469 10,830 639 5.6% 4.7%
1995 12,078 11,428 650 5.4% 4.4%
1996 12,284 11,709 575 4.7% 4.0%
1997 11,892 11,328 564 4.7% 3.4%
1998 11,271 10,797 474 4.2% 3.0%
1999 10,888 10,450 438 4.0% 2.9%
2000 10,974 10,607 367 3.3% 3.0%
2001 11,010 10,386 624 5.7% 4.2%
2002 10,819 10,160 659 6.1% 5.2%
2003 10,718 9,928 790 7.4% 5.3%
2004 11,081 10,439 642 5.8% 5.4%
2005 11,627 11,007 620 5.3% 5.4%
2006 11,763 11,239 524 4.5% 5.0%
2007 11,589 11,081 508 4.4% 4.6%
2008 11,797 11,113 684 5.8% 5.9%
2009 11,448 10,138 1,310 11.4% 10.5%
2010 10,627 9,525 1,102 10.4% 10.1%
2011 10,555 9,624 931 8.8% 8.9%
2012 10,094 9,306 788 7.8% 8.2%
2013 10,063 9,300 763 7.6% 7.5%
2014 10,106 9,521 585 5.8% 5.9%
2015 9,945 9,451 494 5.0% 4.8%
2016 9,955 9,510 445 4.5% 4.4%
2017 9,770 9,429 341 3.5% 3.5%
2018 9,767 9,450 317 3.2% 3.4%
2019 9,425 9,150 275 2.9% 3.2%
2020 8,801 8,224 577 6.6% 7.1%
2021 8,822 8,561 261 3.0% 3.9%
2022 8,888 8,649 239 2.7% 3.0%
2023 8,921 8,648 273 3.1% 3.3%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com