Griffith town, IN

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 16,182 ( 711 from 2010 )
Land area: 7.8 square miles
Population density: 2080.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	9,686	59.86%	15.5%
Black:	2,633	16.27%	5.1%
Indian:	19	0.12%	50.0%
Asian:	362	2.24%	189.6%
2+ races:	535	3.31%	130.6%
Hispanic:	2,873	17.75%	27.8%

Total non-White:	6,496	40.14%	19.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-1,773	-12.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,062	7.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
16,893
11,459	67.83%
2,775	16.43%
38	0.22%
125	0.74%
232	1.37%
2,248	13.31%
5,434	32.17%

2000
17,332
13,782	79.52%
1,722	9.94%
21	0.12%
180	1.04%
151	0.87%
1,441	8.31%
3,550	20.48%

1990
17,916
16,368	91.36%
440	2.46%
15	0.08%
144	0.80%
n/a
949	5.30%
1,548	8.64%

1980
17,026
16,294	95.70%
22	0.13%
6	0.04%
123	0.72%
n/a
581	3.41%
732	4.30%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-2,323	-13.4
1,884	10.9

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-2,586	-14.4
2,002	11.2

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

74	0.4
816	4.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Griffith town, IN

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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
Number	Percent
38.0
3,243	20.0%
12,939	80.0%
2,357	14.6%

6,576
2.46

4,455	67.7%
2,992	67.2%
454	10.2%
2,121	32.3%

2010
Number	Percent
36.1
4,106	24.3%
12,787	75.7%
1,888	11.2%

6,668
2.53

4,559	68.4%
2,972	65.2%
689	15.1%
2,109	31.6%

2000
Number	Percent
36.1
4,429	25.6%
12,903	74.4%
1,898	11.0%

6,721
2.58

4,740	70.5%
3,624	76.5%
428	9.0%
1,981	29.5%

1990
Number	Percent
32.9
4,505	25.1%
13,411	74.9%
1,819	10.2%

6,634
2.69

4,823	72.7%
4,138	85.8%
295	6.1%
1,811	27.3%

1980
Number	Percent
28.6
4,930	29.0%
12,096	71.0%
1,114	6.5%

6,037
2.82

4,621	76.5%
4,177	90.4%
212	4.6%
1,416	23.5%

2022 Housing Data for Griffith town, IN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	258	3.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	290	4.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	142	2.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	107	1.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	102	1.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	525	8.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	182	2.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	198	3.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	164	2.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	646	9.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	687	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,023	15.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	716	10.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	655	10.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	526	8.0%
$200,000 or more	355	5.4%

Median Household Income	74,350
Per Capita Income	37,521

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	188	2.9%
Public Assistance	67	1.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	636	9.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	6,877	77.3%
Unemployed	393	4.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	7,270	81.8%
Not in Labor Force	1,621	18.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,619	3,121	53.7%
Non-Profit	251	685	26.8%
Self-Employed	222	219	50.3%

Local Government	143	517	21.7%
State Government	47	86	35.3%
Federal Government	42	24	63.6%

Total Private + Self	3,841	3,340	53.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	483	1,312	26.9%
Total	4,324	4,652	48.2%

Pct. Govt.	9.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,138	12.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,637	18.2%
Professional, Technical	1,857	20.7%
Service Occupations	1,546	17.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	42	0.5%
All others	2,798	31.2%

White Collar		51.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	1,368	15.2%
Health care and social assistance	1,343	15.0%
Retail trade	1,229	13.7%
Construction	996	11.1%
Educational services	967	10.8%
Transportation and warehousing	551	6.1%
Accommodation and food services	500	5.6%
Other services	455	5.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	377	4.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	282	3.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	265	3.0%
Finance and insurance	222	2.5%
Wholesale trade	145	1.6%
Public administration	138	1.5%
Information	49	0.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	44	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	32	0.4%
Utilities	13	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,187	13.52%
Puerto Rican	380	2.35%
Cuban	5	0.03%
Dominican	97	0.60%

Total Central American	27	0.17%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	27	0.17%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	58	0.36%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	58	0.36%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	119	0.74%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Burmese	149	0.92%
Chinese	111	0.69%
Indian	63	0.39%
Vietnamese	39	0.24%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	13,280	88.2%
Spanish	1,230	8.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	211	1.4%
Other Asian	149	1.0%
Chinese	104	0.7%
Other Indo-European	24	0.2%
Other	19	0.1%
Vietnamese	17	0.1%
German, other Germanic	10	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,820	17.4%
Polish	2,450	15.1%
Irish	2,050	12.7%
Italian	750	4.6%
Dutch	615	3.8%
English	612	3.8%
American	550	3.4%
French	253	1.6%
Slovak	231	1.4%
Greek	229	1.4%
Swedish	207	1.3%
Hungarian	203	1.3%
Croatian	195	1.2%
Norwegian	146	0.9%
Russian	146	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	15,967	98.7%
Not a citizen	215	1.3%

Native	15,243	94.2%
Foreign-born	939	5.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
200	1.7%	293	2.5%	4,356	37.8%	3,716	32.2%	2,049	17.8%	909	7.9%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	200	1.7%
9-12 Years	293	2.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,356	37.8%
Some College	3,716	32.2%
Bach. Degree	2,049	17.8%
Grad Degree	909	7.9%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +411	D +17	R + 1.3%
D +428
2020 vs. 2012	R +854	R +889	R + 15.4%
D -35
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	60%	Joe Biden (D)	4,079	55.0%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,182	42.9%	155	2.1%	7,416	-14	-4	0.24%
2016	55%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,651	53.0%	Donald Trump (R)	2,771	40.3%	462	6.7%	6,884	-16	-6	0.25%
2012	52%	Barack Obama* (D)	4,114	62.7%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,328	35.5%	115	1.8%	6,557	-19	-12	0.25%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

Historical Statewide Election Results for Griffith town, IN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	59%	Woody Myers (D)	3,586	48.9%	Eric Holcomb* (R)	3,261	44.5%	482 [+]	6.6%	7,329	-12	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Donald Rainwater (Libertarian) 482 (6.6%);
2018	S1	44%	Joe Donnelly* (D)	3,430	62.4%	Mike Braun (R)	1,928	35.1%	141 [+]	2.6%	5,499	-16	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 141 (2.6%);
2016	S3	53%	Evan Bayh (D)	3,989	59.8%	Todd Young (R)	2,374	35.6%	307 [+]	4.6%	6,670	-17	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Lucy Brenton (Libertarian) 303 (4.5%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
2016	G	53%	John Gregg (D)	4,247	63.5%	Eric Holcomb (R)	2,245	33.5%	201 [+]	3.0%	6,693	-18	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Rex Bell (Libertarian) 198 (3.0%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	7,022
Median Value	$182,800

Occupied	6,576	93.6%
Vacant	446	6.4%

Owned	4,834	73.5%
Rented	1,742	26.5%
Median Rent	$1,089

Single-Family Units	5,184	73.8%
Detached	4,938	70.3%
Attached	246	3.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	1,607	22.9%
Mobile Homes	19	0.3%

Griffith town, IN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Griffith town, IN

2022 Housing Data for Griffith town, IN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Griffith town, IN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Griffith town, IN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Griffith town, IN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Griffith town, IN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Griffith town, IN