INDIANA FACT SHEET

in.gif (6122 bytes) Population
Per-capita income
Earnings per job
Poverty rate
Total number of jobs
Unemployment rate
Percent employment change
Farm & farm related jobs
Top export commodities
Farm characteristics
Farm financial indicators

 


POPULATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND INCOME


 
                                         State       Metro      Nonmetro
 Population
     1980                              5,490,214    3,884,724     1,605,490
     1990                              5,544,156    3,962,443     1,581,713
     Latest(1997)                      5,864,108    4,205,310     1,658,798
 
 Per-capita income (1996 dollars)
     1995                                 22,235       23,359        19,391
     1996                                 22,633       23,745        19,817
 Change                                      1.8%         1.7%          2.2%
 
 Earnings per job (1996 dollars)
     1995                                 27,335       28,747        23,188
     1996                                 27,620       28,957        23,658
 Change                                      1.0%         0.7%          2.0%
 
 Poverty rate
     1980                                    9.7          9.5          10.1
     1990                                   10.7         10.7          10.6
     Latest(1995-96)                         8.6           N/A           N/A
 
 Total Number of Jobs
     1995                              3,401,082    2,537,519       863,563
     1996                              3,436,732    2,569,454       867,278
 
 Unemployment Rate
     1996                                    4.1          3.9           4.8
     1997                                    3.5          3.3           4.2
 
 Percent employment change
     1994-95                                 3.0          3.0           3.2
     1995-96                                -1.5         -1.1          -2.6
     1996-97                                 1.5          1.9           0.4
 
 Percent of 1995 employment in farm and farm related jobs:
 
  Total                                     15.1         13.6          19.3
     Production                              2.5          1.4           5.9
     Farm Inputs                             0.4          0.2           0.8
     Proc. & Mark.                           1.4          1.2           2.3
     Whol.& Retail                          10.2         10.4           9.5
 


FARM CHARACTERISTICS


                           1992 Census of Agriculture
 
TOTAL LAND AREA (million acres)                                        23.0
   TOTAL FARMLAND (million acres)                                      15.6
      of total land area                                               68.0%
 
      CROPLAND (million acres)                                         13.4
         of total farmland                                             85.6%
            irrigated                                                   1.8%
            in pasture                                                  5.3%
            in Fed. farm program                                        1.9%
            in Conservation Reserve                                     1.6%
 
      WOODLAND (million acres)                                          1.3
         of total farmland                                              8.4%
            in pasture                                                 25.2%
 
      PASTURELAND (million acres)                                       0.4
         of total farmland                                              2.4%
 
      OTHER LAND (million acres)                                        0.6
         of total farmland                                              3.6%
 
AVERAGE FARM SIZE (acres)                                             249.0
 
FARMS BY SIZE
        1 to 99 acres                                                  48.7%
 
        100 to 499 acres                                               36.6%
 
        500 to 999 acres                                                9.6%
 
        1,000 to 1,999 acres                                            4.3%
 
        2,000 or more acres                                             0.8%
 
FARMS BY SALES
        Less than $50,000                                              70.1%
 
        $50,000 to $99,999                                             10.7%
 
        $100,000 to $499,999                                           17.1%
 
        More than $500,000                                              2.1%
 
TENURE OF FARMERS
     Full owner (farms)                                              35,868
        Percent of total                                               57.1%
 
     Part owner (farms)                                              20,504
        Percent of total                                               32.7%
 
     Tenant (farms)                                                   6,406
        Percent of total                                               10.2%
 
FARM ORGANIZATION
     Individuals/family corporations (farms)                         55,530
        Percent of total                                               88.5%
 
     Partnerships (farms)                                             6,721
        Percent of total                                               10.7%
 
     Non-family corporations (farms)                                    197
        Percent of total                                                0.3%
 
     Others (farms)                                                     330
        Percent of total                                                0.5%
 
Avg. Operator Age (yrs.)                                                 52
Perc. w/ farming as their                                              50.3%
     principal occupation

FARM FINANCIAL INDICATORS


 
Farm Income and Balance Sheet Statement
                    Year                                1995         1996
Number of farms                                        62,000        61,000
 
                                                           Million $
  Final crop output                                   3,075.9       3,780.1
+ Final animal output                                 1,711.7       1,895.7
+ Services and forestry                                 447.8         457.5
= Final agricultural sector output                    5,235.4       6,133.3
 
- Intermediate consumption outlays                    2,834.3       2,922.7
+ Net government transactions                            (2.8)        (34.3)
= Gross value added                                   2,398.4       3,176.3
 
- Capital consumption                                   672.3         667.9
 
= NET VALUE ADDED                                     1,726.1       2,508.4
 
- Factor payments                                     1,168.5       1,267.5
    Employee compensation (total hired labor)           216.0         210.3
    Net rent received by nonoperator landlords          552.8         638.6
    Real estate and nonreal estate interest             399.8         418.5
 
= NET FARM INCOME                                       557.6       1,241.0

 
Farm Balance Sheet as of December 31:                    1995          1996
 
FARM ASSETS                                          31,952.6      34,447.4
     Real estate                                     24,791.4      27,117.7
     Nonreal estate                                   7,161.3       7,329.7
 
FARM DEBT                                             4,756.2       4,938.8
     Real estate                                      3,039.9       3,082.7
     Nonreal estate                                   1,716.3       1,856.0
 
       EQUITY                                        27,196.4      29,508.6
 
 RATIOS                                                          Percent
     Debt/equity                                         17.5          16.7
     Debt/assets                                         14.9          14.3

 
 TOP 5 AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES, 1996
 
                                              % of State Tot.      % of US
Commodity                                     Farm Receipts        Tot.Val.
 
 1.   Corn                                               32.1           8.2
 2.   Soybean                                            26.1           8.9
 3.   Hogs                                               14.9           6.5
 4.   Chicken eggs                                        5.7           6.7
 5.   Dairy products                                      5.6           1.3
 
                                     All Commodities                    2.7
 
 
 TOP 5 AGRICULTURE EXPORTS, ESTIMATES, FY 1997
                                                     Rank Among
                                                       States       Value
  Commodity
                                                                   Million $
 1.   Soybeans and products                                 4         791.1
 2.   Feed grains and products                              6         587.2
 3.   Other                                                11         119.3
 4.   Wheat and products                                   18          99.1
 5.   Live animals and meat exc. poultry                   19          60.6
 
                                     Overall               10       1,852.7
 
 
 TOP 5 COUNTIES IN AGRICULTURAL SALES 1992
 
                                              Percent of State's
                                              Total Receipts       Million $
 
 1.   DUBOIS                                              3.0%        138.4
 2.   KOSCIUSKO                                           2.7%        125.5
 3.   DAVIESS                                             2.3%        106.1
 4.   WHITE                                               2.3%        104.6
 5.   CARROLL                                             2.2%        103.3
 
                                     State Total                    4,633.1