| ECONOMY | Jay, Indiana | United States |
| | 3.0% | 3.7% |
| | -0.7% | 1.6% |
| | 22.2% | 33.5% |
| | 7.0% | 6.2% |
| | 5.7% | 4.6% |
| | $20,193 | $31,177 |
| | $42,878 | $57,652 |
| | $55,376 | $70,850 |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | |
| | 5.0% | 1.3% |
| | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| | 7.2% | 6.2% |
| | 34.3% | 10.4% |
| | 1.5% | 2.7% |
| | 9.7% | 11.6% |
| | 3.1% | 4.1% |
| | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| | 0.8% | 2.1% |
| | 1.8% | 4.7% |
| | 0.4% | 1.9% |
| | 1.4% | 6.7% |
| | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| | 2.5% | 4.3% |
| | 5.8% | 9.3% |
| | 11.9% | 13.8% |
| | 0.6% | 2.2% |
| | 6.0% | 7.4% |
| | 3.6% | 4.9% |
| | 2.9% | 4.8% |