Indiana
State Government
Governor
Eric J. Holcomb (R)
State Senate
10
Democrats,
40
Republicans
State House
30
Democrats,
70
Republicans
Economic well-being - Indiana
Extreme poverty rate
0.1
Food insecurity
0.2
Minimum wage
7.3
Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line
0.3
Poverty rate
12.2%
Unemployment rate
3.6
Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Percent of individuals who are uninsured
7.5
Family - Indiana
Children in foster care
$10,563.00
Percent of children in immigrant families
13%
Percent of children living in single parent families
34%
Indiana Public Media, November 17, 2011: Students Increase Poverty Rate, Grant Money For Bloomington
"Bloomington has the third highest poverty rate in the nation according to U.S. Census data that ranked all cities with populations greater than 65,000. That number however is largely inflated by the city's student population, which is nearly half of the city's population."
South Bend Tribune, October 1, 2011: ND panel talks K-12 schooling
"The truth, she said, is that kids of poverty face huge problems at home and at school. And, unfortunately, their schools tend to not have the resources to level the playing field for them."
The Indianapolis Star, September 28, 2011: (Op-Ed) True to their schools
"'We have people who want to tell people poverty doesn't exist,' declared Eugene White, superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools. 'These are people who woke up on third base and thought they hit a triple.'"