Jennings County, IN

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2022 Population

27,610

0.0326% 1-year decline

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Mike Braun

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

39.6

0.508% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

13.9%

11.3% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$66,892

5.16% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$133,200

14.5% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Jennings County, IN had a population of 27.6k people with a median age of 39.6 and a median household income of $66,892. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Jennings County, IN declined from 27,619 to 27,610, a −0.0326% decrease and its median household income grew from $63,612 to $66,892, a 5.16% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Jennings County, IN are White (Non-Hispanic) (94.1%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.61%), White (Hispanic) (1.13%), Other (Hispanic) (1.05%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.79%).

None of the households in Jennings County, IN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.3% of the residents in Jennings County, IN are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Jennings County, IN was $133,200, and the homeownership rate was 81%.

Most people in Jennings County, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Jennings County, IN was 2 cars per household.

Jennings County, IN borders Bartholomew County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Jefferson County, IN, Ripley County, IN, and Scott County, IN.

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Population & Diversity

Jennings County, IN is home to a population of 27.6k people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2022, 1.18% of Jennings County, IN residents were born outside of the country (325 people).

In 2022, there were 58.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (26k people) in Jennings County, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 445 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 311 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.3%

2022 Citizenship

99.3%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.3% of Jennings County, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Jennings County, IN was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Jennings County, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Jennings County, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
26k ± 76
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
445 ± 90.2
White (Hispanic)
311 ± 194

2.93%

Hispanic Population

808 people

2.93% of the people in Jennings County, IN are hispanic (808 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Jennings County, IN as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

1.18%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

325 people

1.18%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

325 people

As of 2022, 1.18% of Jennings County, IN residents (325 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Jennings County, IN was 1.18%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Jennings County, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
588 ± 124
Gulf War (2001-)
480 ± 180
Gulf War (1990s)
240 ± 84

Jennings County, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.23 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Jennings County, IN employs 13.1k people. The largest industries in Jennings County, IN are Manufacturing (3,494 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,894 people), and Retail Trade (1,694 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($71,667), Finance & Insurance ($67,602), and Utilities ($58,235).

Employment

Occupations

13.1k

2022 Value

± 943

−2.37%

1 Year decline

± 10.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Jennings County, IN declined at a rate of −2.37%, from 13.4k employees to 13.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Jennings County, IN, are Production Occupations (1,709 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,327 people), and Management Occupations (1,158 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Jennings County, IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

13.1k

2022 Value

± 943

−2.37%

1 Year decline

± 10.4%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Jennings County, IN declined at a rate of −2.37%, from 13.4k employees to 13.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Jennings County, IN, are Manufacturing (3,494 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,894 people), and Retail Trade (1,694 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Jennings County, IN, though some of these residents may live in Jennings County, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,700

Median earning men ± $5,246

$33,377

Median earning women ± $3,690

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($111,477), Wholesale Trade ($68,661), and Manufacturing ($59,772).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Construction ($62,738), Manufacturing ($41,850), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($39,688).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.21M people employed in Indiana. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Indiana.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

203
Manufacturing
185
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
85
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Jennings County, IN went to Donald J. Trump with 77.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (20.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.94%).

Todd Young and Mike Braun are the senators currently representing the state of Indiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (77.5%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (20.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.94%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Jennings County, IN for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Indiana

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Todd Young

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Mike Braun

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Todd Young and Mike Braun are the senators currently representing Indiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Indiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Indiana

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Indiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.799% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.781% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.75M), Some college (1.13M), and Bachelors Degree (879k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Jennings County, IN was $133,200 in 2022, which is 0.473 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $116,300 to $133,200, a 14.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Jennings County, IN is 81%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Jennings County, IN have an average commute time of 24.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Jennings County, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Jennings County, IN is $66,892. In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Jennings County, IN was Census Tract 9606 with a value of $81,607, followed by Census Tract 9603.01 and Census Tract 9602, with respective values of $80,859 and $65,616.

Property

$133,200

Median Property Value 2022

±$9,094

$8,469

Median Property Taxes

±$682

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Jennings County, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Jennings County, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

81%

Homeownership

2022

67%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 81% of the housing units in Jennings County, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 80.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Jennings County, IN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9606
Census Tract 9603.01
Census Tract 9602

In 2022, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Jennings County, IN was Census Tract 9606 with a value of $81,607, followed by Census Tract 9603.01 and Census Tract 9602, with respective values of $80,859 and $65,616.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Jennings County, IN colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$66,892

Median Household Income

± $4,481

10.5k

Number of Households

± 803

In 2022, the median household income of the 10.5k households in Jennings County, IN grew to $66,892 from the previous year's value of $63,612.

The following chart displays the households in Jennings County, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Jennings County, IN is from Indiana.

0.448

2022 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.449

2021 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2022, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.283% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Indiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (83.2%)
Carpooled (11.9%)
Worked At Home (3.72%)

In 2022, 83.2% of workers in Jennings County, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.9%) and those who worked at home (3.72%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Jennings County, IN have a shorter commute time (24.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.13% of the workforce in Jennings County, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Jennings County, IN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Jennings County, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Jennings County, IN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Jennings County, IN (3.75k out of 26.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Jennings County, IN is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

90.1% of the population of Jennings County, IN has health coverage, with 47.3% on employee plans, 16.8% on Medicaid, 13.7% on Medicare, 11% on non-group plans, and 1.39% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Jennings County, IN see 2501 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.793% decrease from the previous year (2521 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3916 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 945 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,501 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Jennings County, IN

Primary care physicians in Jennings County, IN see an average of 2,501 patients per year. This represents a 0.793% decrease from the previous year (2,521 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Jennings County, IN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.2% under 18 years, 19.5% between 18 and 34 years, 39.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.87%

Uninsured

47.3%

Employer Coverage

16.8%

Medicaid

13.7%

Medicare

11%

Non-Group

1.39%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Jennings County, IN declined by 9.06% from 10.8% to 9.87%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Jennings County, IN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 50.9 in Jennings County, IN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Jennings County, IN.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 41.7% in Jennings County, IN.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Jennings County, IN.