Jay County, Indiana

Jay County is a county located in the United States of Indiana. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 21806 inhabitants. The July 2008 population estimate is 21412, It is the 24th smallest in terms of population. It has total area of 383.82 mi˛ (994.09 square kilometre), of which, 383.64 square miles (993.62 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.18 square miles (0.47 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 59th largest by area in the U.S. state of Indiana.

Jay County Indiana
Map of Jay County, Indiana

As of the census of 2000, there were 21806 people, 8405 households, and 6016 families residing in the county. The population density was 56.8 people per square mile (21.93/km˛), it is the 24th least populated county in terms of population density. There were 9074 housing units at an average density of 23.7 per square mile (9.15/km˛). The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.06. In the county Age distribution was 27% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 103.9 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 108.1 females. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 21412, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 98% White, 0.48% Black or African American, 0.21% American Indian, 0.64% Asian, 0.03% Native Hawaiian, and 0.64% from two or more races.

Jay County Indiana Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Jay County Indiana School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Jay County Indiana GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $35700, it is the 17th lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Indiana. The median income for a family in the county was $41850, making it the 17th poorest county by median family income among the Indiana. The per capita income for the county was $16686, it would be the 12th lowest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Indiana.

In 2000, 5006 pupils and students, of which 2471 are male and 2535 are female, 22.96% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 278 nursery or pri school, 278 kindergarten, 2734 elementary school, 1190 high school and 526 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Bryant TownJay County0.30.30272897.91341634821
2Dunkirk CityJay County, Blackford County1.131.13026462351.41512833750
3Pennville TownJay County0.390.39070618001418229688
4Portland CityJay County4.114.110.0164371566.81837531045
5Redkey TownJay County0.940.93014271526.81390630732
6Salamonia TownJay County0.370.370158429.91173436458
YearPopulation
April 2000 census21806
April 2000 Estimate21806
July 2000 Estimate21793
July 2001 Estimate21692
July 2002 Estimate21635
July 2003 Estimate21549
July 2004 Estimate21479
July 2005 Estimate21380
July 2006 Estimate21419
July 2007 Estimate21474
July 2008 Estimate21412
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school119159278
Kindergarten145133278
Elementary school146312712734
High school5666241190
College or graduate school178348526
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Jay County, Indiana$35700$41850$16686
Indiana, United States$41567$50261$20397
United States$41994$50046$21587