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People QuickFactsJay CountyIndiana
Population, 2003 estimate 21,732 6,195,643
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 -0.3% 1.9%
Population, 2000 21,806 6,080,485
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 1.4% 9.7%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 78.5% 82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 9.9% 19.4%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 22.3 22.6 
Housing units, 2002 9,218 2,615,750
Homeownership rate, 2000 77.7% 71.4%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 8.5% 19.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $62,500 $94,300 
Households, 2000 8,405 2,336,306
Persons per household, 2000 2.57 2.53
Median household income, 1999 $35,700 $41,567
Per capita money income, 1999 $16,686 $20,397

Business QuickFactsJay CountyIndiana
Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001 436 145,580
Private nonfarm employment, 2001 6,860 2,601,738
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001 -0.7% -1.8%
Nonemployer establishments, 2000 1,250 319,415
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 539,091 142,270,702
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 115,043 57,241,650
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $5,308 $9,748
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002 59 39,596
Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) 116,174 34,199,922

Geography QuickFactsJay CountyIndiana
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 384 35,867
Persons per square mile, 2000 56.8 169.5
Metropolitan Area None  
FIPS Code 075 18

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