Population
Floyd County, Indiana is one of about 3,140 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 148 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 478.5 people per square mile. In 2003 the total population of Floyd County was estimated to be 71,148 while the population of the entire state of Indiana was estimated at 6,195,643. In the period from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 its population is estimated to have changed by 0.5% while the state changed by 1.9%. Note that official recorded population counts of the 2000 census are 70,823 and 6,080,485 for the county and state respectively. In the decade prior to the last census (1990 to 2000) Floyd County's total population changed by 10.0% while Indiana changed 9.7%.
Demographics
On the 2000 census, 93.2% of the population reported to be White and 4.4% African-American. Other races tallied; Native American: 0.2%, Asian: 0.5%, and Hawaiian/Pacific Island origin: Z. The Hispanic population (any origin) of Floyd County is 1.1%. 2.9% of the county's population spoke a language other than English while at home and foreign-born persons represented 1.2%. Of those that were age 25 and over at the time of the census 82.4% were high school graduates and 20.4% had a college Bachelor's degree or higher. 25.8% were under 18 years old while 12.3% were of retirement age, 65 years old and over. The number of persons reporting a disability was 11,710.
Floyd County had 27,511 households in 2000 with a median household income of $44,022 as compared to the Indiana state-wide median family income of $41,567. The average income per person was $21,852 versus Indiana's $20,397. Poverty levels for the county and state were 8.7% and 9.5%, respectively.
Home Owners - Real Estate
In 2002 there were 29,885 housing units in Floyd County with 19.9% of them in multi-unit structures. The home ownership rate was 72.5% and the median value of an owner-occupied home was $104,300. Across the entire state of Indiana the the median value of an owner-occupied home was $94,300. In 2002, 341 building permits were authorized for home and/or apartment construction.
Business and Jobs
Residents of the county have an average commute time to work of 21.5 minutes. As of 2001 there were 1,723 private, non-farm, payroll-generating businesses in Floyd County. The total number of private, non-farm jobs was 26,827 which changed 0.3% in the period between 2000-2001. In 1997 Floyd County retail sales were 331,015,000. The total value of manufacturing shipments was 1,243,176,000.