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Muncie Community Schools Overview

Ball State University located in Muncie Community Schools area. A total of 26,796 households are located in Muncie Community Schools area. Among them, 6,400 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.85 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 13,513 and 24,683 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1.77% (1,076) of residents are non-citizens and 4.20% (2,554) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Muncie Community Schools, Indiana
Household	26,796
Population	60,797
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	6,400 (23.88%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	13,513
Total Students	24,683
Pre-Kindergarten	756
Kindergarten	619
Grade 1-8	4,827
Grade 9-12	2,341
College/Graduate School	16,140
Veterans	56,312
Non-citizen	1,076
Non-English Home Language	2,554
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

57,871 residents are over the age of 16 and 33,165 people are in labor force. Among them, 33,143 people are in civilian labor force and 22 are in armed labor force. 30,499 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 8.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Muncie Community Schools area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	29,781	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	21,750	73.03%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,706	9.09%
Public transportation	873	2.93%
Walked	2,590	8.70%
Other method	863	2.90%
Worked from home	999	3.35%
Average Commute Time	19 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	30,499	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	9,323	30.57%
Service	7,604	24.93%
Sales and office	6,793	22.27%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,048	6.71%
Production, transportation, and material moving	4,731	15.51%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	30,499	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	194	0.64%
Construction	1,445	4.74%
Manufacturing	2,818	9.24%
Wholesale trade	377	1.24%
Retail trade	4,126	13.53%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	869	2.85%
Information	351	1.15%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,168	3.83%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,825	9.26%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	9,155	30.02%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	4,712	15.45%
Other services, except public administration	1,585	5.20%
Public administration	874	2.87%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	30,499	-
Private wage and salary workers	24,760	81.18%
Government workers	4,720	15.48%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,014	3.32%
Unpaid family workers	5	0.02%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $47,297 for the 26,796 households in Muncie Community Schools area, Indiana. The average income of a single worker is $16,549. 60,476 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.80%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	26,796	-
Less than $10,000	3,930	14.67%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,209	8.24%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,376	16.33%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,412	12.73%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,790	14.14%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,290	16.01%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,183	8.15%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,868	6.97%
$150,000 - $199,999	403	1.50%
More than $200,000	335	1.25%
Median Household Income	$33,083	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$47,297	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	13,504	-
Less than $10,000	1,492	11.05%
$10,000 - $14,999	564	4.18%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,421	10.52%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,636	12.11%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,859	13.77%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,984	22.10%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,614	11.95%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,306	9.67%
$150,000 - $199,999	392	2.90%
More than $200,000	236	1.75%

Median Family Income	$47,227	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$60,153	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$16,549	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$39,492	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$39,492	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	66,602	-
With health insurance coverage	60,476	90.80%
Public coverage	25,449	38.21%
Private health insurance	42,800	64.26%
Without health insurance coverage	6,126	9.20%

Housing

There are 31,962 housing units in Muncie Community Schools area, Indiana with 26,796 units (83.84%) occupied. 13,361 houses (49.86%) are occupied by owner and 13,435 houses (50.14%) are rented. The average housing value is $71,500 and the average rental cost is $716. 518 houses (1.62%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 11,239 houses (35.16%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	31,962	-
Occupied	26,796	83.84%
Owner Occupied	13,361	49.86%
Renter Occupied	13,435	50.14%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	20,854	65.25%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	433	1.35%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	9,535	29.83%
Mobile Homes	1,140	3.57%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	31,962	-
Built 2014 or later	518	1.62%
Built 2010 - 2013	157	0.49%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,698	5.31%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,535	7.93%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,385	7.46%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,672	11.49%
Built 1960 - 1969	4,237	13.26%
Built 1950 - 1959	5,521	17.27%
Built 1949 or earlier	11,239	35.16%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	31,962	-
1 room	714	2.23%
2 rooms	778	2.43%
3 rooms	2,690	8.42%
4 rooms	6,005	18.79%
5 rooms	8,282	25.91%
6 rooms	6,637	20.77%
7 rooms	3,241	10.14%
8 rooms	1,639	5.13%
9 rooms or more	1,976	6.18%
Median Number of Rooms	5.2 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	31,962	-
no bedroom	768	2.40%
1 bedroom	4,034	12.62%
2 bedrooms	10,894	34.08%
3 bedrooms	12,645	39.56%
4 bedrooms	2,832	8.86%
5 bedrooms or more	789	2.47%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	13,361	-
Less than $50,000	4,148	31.05%
$50,000 - $99,999	5,345	40.00%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,391	17.90%
$150,000 - $199,999	695	5.20%
$200,000 - $299,999	453	3.39%
$300,000 - $499,999	174	1.30%
$500,000 - $999,999	130	0.97%
$1,000,000 or more	25	0.19%
Median House Value	$71,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	12,746	-
Less than $500	2,391	18.76%
$500 - $999	8,015	62.88%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,768	13.87%
$1,500 - $1,999	369	2.90%
$2,000 - $2,499	173	1.36%
$2,500 - $2,999	18	0.14%
$3,000 or more	12	0.09%
Median Rental Costs	$716	-

Demographic

A total of 67,664 people lives in Muncie Community Schools area, Indiana with 32,543 male and 35,121 female. The males to female ratio is 48.09 to 51.91. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	67,664	-
Male	32,543	48.09%
Female	35,121	51.91%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	67,664	-
Under 5 years	3,313	4.90%
5 - 9 years	3,066	4.53%
10 - 14 years	3,007	4.44%
15 - 19 years	7,714	11.40%
20 - 24 years	13,345	19.72%
25 - 34 years	7,951	11.75%
35 - 44 years	6,256	9.25%
45 - 54 years	6,504	9.61%
55 - 59 years	3,478	5.14%
60 - 64 years	3,817	5.64%
65 - 74 years	5,100	7.54%
75 - 84 years	2,734	4.04%
85 years and older	1,379	2.04%
Median Age	28.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	67,664	-
One Race	65,441	96.71%
White	56,265	83.15%
Black or African American	7,613	11.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native	68	0.10%
Asian	1,059	1.57%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	59	0.09%
Other	377	0.56%

Two or more races	2,223	3.29%
White and Black or African American	1,299	1.92%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	362	0.53%
White and Asian	181	0.27%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%