Rural Indiana Stats is designed to provide individuals, leaders, organizations and agencies with access to a basic set of data that can used to guide and inform their program and investment activities. While the site is not intended to provide a full array of data items available at the county level, it is designed to offer users ready access to a core set of statistical data on Indiana’s 92 counties. These include information on the socioeconomic, housing, and the fiscal attributes of each county. An added benefit of the site is the typologies that are available to determine the geographic classification of Indiana’s 92 counties, such as their metropolitan or nonmetropolitan status.
An added component to the site is the Community Vitality Indicators that the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) is employing to: (1) benchmark the current vitality of counties in the state; and (2) track progress being made by counties over time on each of the measures that make up the index.
It is anticipated that new data items will be added in the future, so we invite you contact us to inform us of county-level data that you would recommend be added to the Rural Indiana Stats site in the future.
Team Members
Purdue Center for Regional Development
- Roberto Gallardo, PhD
- Director and Project Principal Investigator
- Indraneel Kumar, PhD
- Principal Regional Planner
- Andrey Zhalnin, PhD
- GIS & Data Analyst
- Ben St. Germain
- GIS Analyst
- Tyler Wright
- Lead Developer
Purdue University Department of Agricultural Economics
- Larry DeBoer, PhD
- Department of Agricultural Economics
- Elizabeth Dobis
- Graduate Research Assistant
Purdue University Extension
- Tamara Ogle
- Regional Community Development Educator
Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs
- Denny Spinner
- Director
- Matt Crouch
- Deputy Director
Acknowledgement & Contact
The Rural Indiana Stats site was developed by the Purdue Center for Regional Development in partnership with the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA). Funding for the development of the current site was provided, in part, by OCRA (Grant Numbers EDS#159-16-PSC-201 and EDS#159-16-PSC-205).
Please contact the Purdue Center for Regional Development if you have any questions about the Rural Indiana Stats website. Please call 765-494-7273 and ask for either Roberto Gallardo (robertog@purdue.edu) or Indraneel Kumar (ikumar@purdue.edu).
Sources
Housing Data
- Housing Stock
- Total Housing Units; 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Total Population in Occupied Housing Units by Tenure; 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Financial Characteristics
- Mortgage Status; 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Median Value; 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Gross Rent; 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Housing Units; 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Housing Value & Costs; 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Occupancy Characteristics
- Tenure (Hispanic or Latino Householder); 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Poverty Status; 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Tenure; 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Household & Families; 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Vacancy Status; 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Physical Characteristics
- Year Structure Built; 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Median Year Structure Built; 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Median Year Structure Built by Tenure; 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Household Type by Units in Structure; 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Rooms; 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Units in Structure; 2017-2021 American Community Survey
Fiscal Study
- Population; 2018 U.S Census Bureau Estimate
- Fiscal Measures
- Total Local Government Appropriations; Department of Local Government Finance
- Net Property Tax Revenue (after credits); Department of Local Government Finance County Abstracts
- Average Property Tax Rate (net after all credits);
- Share of Tax Cap Credits in Property Tax Revenue; Department of Local Government Finance County Abstracts
- Local Income Tax Revenue; State Budget Agency
- Local Income Tax Rate; State Budget Agency
- Capacity Cost Index
- Revenue Capacity Index;
- Taxable Assessed Value; Department of Local Government Finance
- Taxable Income; State Budget Agency
- State Formula School Aid; Indiana Department of Education
- State Formula Road Aid; Indiana State Auditor
- Services Cost Index
- Population in Cities and Towns (Total and pct of Pop); U.S. Bureau of Census
- School Enrollment (Total and pct of Pop); Indiana Department of Education
- Road Miles (Total and per 1,000); Indiana State Auditor
Socio-Economic Data
- Demography
- Educational Attainment; 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Post Secondary Schools; Indiana Commission for Higher Education, 2007
- Population Age & Sex; 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Prime Working Age; 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Race & Ethnicity; 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Poverty and Child Poverty; Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3), 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Migration; IRS, 2019
- Economy
- Industry Table
- Industry Jobs; Lightcast 2021
- Median Hourly Earnings; Lightcast 2021
- Occupation Table
- Occupation Jobs; Lightcast 2021
- Median Hourly Earnings; Lightcast 2021
- STEM Occupations; Lightcast 2021
- Labor Market Table
- Unemployment Rate; LAUS, BLS, 2021
- Labor Force; LAUS, BLS, 2021
- Gross Flow of Earnings; 2019 Bureau of Economic Analysis
- In commuters and out commuters; 2019 LEHD
- Establishments and per capita consumer expenditure; 2021 Census Business Builder
- Job Postings; Lightcast 2021
- Health
- Health Professional Shortage Areas Primary Care; Health Resources and Services Administration, 2020
- Child Mortality; Kids Count; The Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team, 2022
- Infant Mortality; Kids Count; The Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team, 2022
- Teen Birth; Kids Count; The Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team, 2020
- Drug Overdose Deaths; Countyhealthrankings.org, CDC, 2020
- Adult Smoking; Countyhealthrankings.org, 2019
- Adult Obesity; Countyhealthrankings.org, CDC, 2018
- Adult Disability; 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Deaths from Drug Poisoning (Age Adjusted Rates), 2020; Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH), Data Analysis Team; Division of Trauma and Injury Prevention
- Death from Drug Poisoning Involving Any Opioid, 2020; ISDH, Division of Trauma and Injury Prevention; Vital Records
- Non-Fatal Emergency Department Visits due to Any Opioid Overdoes, 2019; ISDH, Division of Trauma and Injury Prevention
- Naloxone Providers, 2019; ISDH optIN Registry
- Life Expectancy; Countyhealthrankings.org, CDC, 2020
- Cultural/Environmental Amenities
- Historic Places; Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, 2021
- Farmer’s Market; U.S. Department of Agriculture, 2021
- Trails; Indiana DNR, 2021
- Scenic Byways; INDOT, 2021
- Champion Tree; Indiana DNR, 2015
- State Parks; Indiana DNR, 2023
- Managed Lands; Indiana DNR, Indiana Natural Heritage Data Center, Indiana State Land Office, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Interior, Various local park and recreation agencies, 2021
- Industry Table
Community Vitality Indicators – County
- Indicators
- Population Estimates; 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Public School Enrollment as a % of Population Under 18 Years; 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Public High School Graduation Rate; KIDS Count, 2021
- Percent Population with Associates Degree or Higher; 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Gross Assessed Value Per Capita; DLGF and 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Gross Assessed Value; DLGF, 2022
- Per Capita Market Income; BEA, Census Population Estimates, 2021
- Per Capita Personal Income; BEA, 2021
- Population Change, 2017-2021 American Community Survey
Community Vitality Indicators – City / Town
- Indicator
- Population; 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Public School Enrollment as a % of Population; 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Percent Population with Associates Degree or Higher; 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Per capita income; 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Population Change; 2017-2021 American Community Survey, 2012-2016 American Community Survey
- Gross Assessed Value; DLGF 2022
- Gross Assessed Value Per Capita; DLGF 2022, 2017-2021 American Community Survey
Agriculture & Forestry
- Indicator
- Agricultural Commodities; USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture 2012
- Livestock; USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture 2012
- IDEM Permits; Indiana Department of Environmental Management 2016
- Cropland Area; National Agricultural Statistics Service 2021
- Cropland Dashboard; National Agricultural Statistics Service 2021
- Indiana Hardwood; D& B Hoovers 2022
Digital Inclusion
- Digital Divide Index
- Average Download Speed; Ookla 2021, 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Average Upload Speed; Ookla 2021, 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Population with no access to broadband 25/3; Ookla 2021 Community Survey, 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Households with broadband 100/20; Ookla 2021, 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Socioeconomic Score; Ookla 2021, 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Infrastructure Score; Ookla 2021, 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Digital Divide Score; Ookla 2021, 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Vulnerability; FCC Form 477, 2015-2019 American Community Survey
- Digital Distress
- Households; Ookla 2021, 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Cellular data only; Ookla 2021, 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- No internet access Ookla 2021, 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Mobile only; Ookla 2021, 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- No computer device; Ookla 2021, 2017-2021 American Community Survey
- Speed Test Profiles; FCC Form 477, M-Lab