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Dearborn County

Population in July 2007: 5,803.
Males: 2,909  (50.1%)
Females: 2,894  (49.9%)

Median resident age:  34.4 years
Indiana median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 47025.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $76,649 (it was $63,813 in 2000)
Bright:  $76,649
Indiana:  $47,448

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $27,845
Bright:  $27,845
Indiana:  $23,805

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $199,152 (it was $145,200 in 2000)
Bright:  $199,152
Indiana:  $122,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $234,257; Detached houses: $234,167; Townhouses or other attached units: $151,330; In 2-unit structures: $175,717; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $222,006; Mobile homes: $74,737

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Races in Bright:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Bright: 81.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (39.5%), United States (13.0%), Irish (10.9%), English (10.2%), French (3.2%), Dutch (3.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 931 feet

Land area: 14.3 square miles.

Population density: 406 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Bright

  • High school or higher: 88.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.9%
  • Unemployed: 3.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bright CDP

  • Never married: 19.7%
  • Now married: 70.1%
  • Separated: 0.2%
  • Widowed: 2.5%
  • Divorced: 7.5%

81 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.5%
Indiana:  3.1%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bright:  0.8% ($1,097)
Indiana:  0.9% ($868)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Cincinnati, OH (20.1 miles , pop. 331,285).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (234.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: West Harrison, IN (1.9 miles ), Hidden Valley, IN (1.9 miles ), Harrison, OH (2.0 miles ), Greendale, IN (2.6 miles ), Cleves, OH (2.7 miles ), St. Leon, IN (2.7 miles ), Grandview, OH (2.8 miles ), North Bend, OH (2.8 miles ).

Latitude: 39.22 N, Longitude: 84.86 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -2,414 (-44.7%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 224 (7.9%)

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (14%)
  • Machinery (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Machinery (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)



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Bright-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 164% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 12.5 miles away from the Bright place center killed 3 people and injured 210 people.

On 6/2/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 3.1 miles away from the place center injured 37 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Bright-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Indiana state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 85.9 miles away from Bright center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 91.4 miles away from the city center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB) earthquake occurred 94.9 miles away from the city center
On 9/12/2004 at 13:05:19, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 MW, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 56.3 miles away from Bright center
On 2/19/1995 at 12:57:06, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, 3.6 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 75.0 miles away from the city center
On 12/20/1990 at 14:04:17, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 99.7 miles away from Bright center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Bright:
  • COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INC (about 7 miles; LAWRENCEBURG, IN)
  • DEARBORN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; LAWRENCEBURG, IN)
  • MERCY FRANCISCAN HOSPITAL - MT AIRY (about 13 miles; CINCINNATI, OH)

Political contributions by individuals in Bright, IN

Amtrak station near Bright:
  • 20 miles: CINCINNATI (1301 WESTERN AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, taxi stand.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bright:
  • CINCINNATI STATE TECHNICAL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; Full-time enrollment: 3,972)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI-MAIN CAMPUS (about 18 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; FT enrollment: 22,355)
  • MIAMI UNIVERSITY-OXFORD (about 21 miles; OXFORD, OH; FT enrollment: 15,704)
  • XAVIER UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; CINCINNATI, OH; FT enrollment: 4,977)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI-RAYMOND WALTERS COLLEGE (about 26 miles; BLUE ASH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,266)
  • NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY; FT enrollment: 9,668)
  • WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 49 miles; DAYTON, OH; FT enrollment: 11,734)

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Cemetery: Georgetown Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Soapstone Creek (A), Turkey Fork (B), Camp Ground Branch (C), Little Jameson Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  3.0 people
Indiana:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  84.4%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.9%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  1.7%
Whole state:  9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  0.6%
Whole state:  4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bright, IN



Bright compared to Indiana state average:

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  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Dearborn County Indiana:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (41%)
  • Electricity (37%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Bright

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAChristian Churches and Churches of ChristLutheran Church
Adherents43.0%10.5%9.8%8.0%7.2%
Congregations11.3%16.1%14.5%11.3%6.5%
Name Non-Charismatic Churches IndependentEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaNew Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental BaptistsPresbyterian Church (USA)Other religions
Adherents6.0%5.4%2.5%2.4%5.2%
Congregations1.6%6.5%3.2%6.5%22.6%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


6.93% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,266 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.93%
Indiana average:  6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Hamilton County, OH  2.64% ($48,148 average AGI)
from Ripley County, IN  0.73% ($29,964)
from Ohio County, IN  0.38% ($32,597)


6.67% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,301 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.67%
Indiana average:  6.56%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($163 average AGI)
Dearborn County:  0.05%
Indiana average:  0.03%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Hamilton County, OH  1.47% ($32,675 average AGI)
to Ripley County, IN  0.90% ($31,527)
to Ohio County, IN  0.41% ($31,935)


Strongest AM radio stations in Bright:
  • WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKRC (550 AM; 5 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WCKY (1360 AM; 5 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBOB (1160 AM; 5 kW; FLORENCE, KY; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCIN (1480 AM; 5 kW; CINCINNATI, OH)
  • WCNW (1560 AM; daytime; 5 kW; FAIRFIELD, OH)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WNOP (740 AM; 1 kW; NEWPORT, KY; Owner: SACRED HEART RADIO, INC.)
  • WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WTSJ (1050 AM; 1 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bright:
  • WJYC (90.1 FM; DELHI HILLS, OH; Owner: LIFETALK RADIO, INC.)
  • WNLT (104.3 FM; HARRISON, OH; Owner: VERNON R. BALDWIN, INC.)
  • WGRR (103.5 FM; HAMILTON, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WMOJ (94.9 FM; FAIRFIELD, OH; Owner: WVAE LICO, INC.)
  • WOFX-FM (92.5 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WEBN (102.7 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WVMX (94.1 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WGUC (90.9 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: CINCINNATI CLASSICAL PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WRRM (98.5 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: WRRM LICO, INC)
  • WUBE-FM (105.1 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WKRQ (101.9 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WKFS (107.1 FM; MILFORD, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WVXU (91.7 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: XAVIER UNIVERSITY)
  • WAKW (93.3 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: PILLAR OF FIRE)
  • WSCH (99.3 FM; AURORA, IN; Owner: COLUMBUS RADIO, INC.)
  • WIZF (100.9 FM; ERLANGER, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • WYGY (96.5 FM; LEBANON, OH; Owner: WVAE LICO, INC.)
  • WMUB (88.5 FM; OXFORD, OH; Owner: THE PRES.& TRUSTEES OF MIAMI UNIV.)
  • WAIF (88.3 FM; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: STEPCHILD RADIO OF CINCINNATI, INC.)
  • WOXY (97.7 FM; OXFORD, OH; Owner: BALOGH BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bright:
  • WLWT (Channel 5; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: OHIO/OKLAHOMA HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC)
  • WXIX-TV (Channel 19; NEWPORT, KY; Owner: RAYCOM NATIONAL, INC.)
  • WCPO-TV (Channel 9; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSTR-TV (Channel 64; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: WSTR LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WCET (Channel 48; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: THE GREATER CINCINNATI TV EDUC'L. FOUNDATION)
  • WPTO (Channel 14; OXFORD, OH; Owner: GREATER DAYTON PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WKRC-TV (Channel 12; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS CO.)
  • WBQC-CA (Channel 25; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: ELLIOTT B. BLOCK)
  • WOTH-LP (Channel 35; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: ELLIOTT B. BLOCK)
  • WKOI (Channel 43; RICHMOND, IN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF INDIANA, INC.)
  • WCVN-TV (Channel 54; COVINGTON, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)


FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1
  • 88 Bond Road, Call Sign: KNKO680
    Assigned Frequencies : 931.712 MHz
    Grant Date: 07/31/2003, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009
    Registrant: Maximum Communications, Inc., 117 Williams Street, Cincinnati, OH 45215, Phone: (513) 489-3414, Fax: (513) 489-3432, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: KB8DXN, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00749132
    Grant Date: 09/30/2003, Expiration Date: 12/14/2013
    Registrant: Thomas A Steuver, 2342 Gibson Dr, Bright, IN 47025



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED5$164,53877$161,684102$148,87515$50,4221$521,9608$201,5592$72,215
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$05$128,40217$155,0784$70,5280$01$78,5401$76,060
APPLICATIONS DENIED2$105,5959$135,37464$155,9889$48,0200$04$114,3152$83,320
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$07$137,96724$154,0592$87,0450$02$85,2300$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$02$134,6759$156,7960$00$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0801.02 , 0802.02

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED21$164,16511$193,8121$91,350
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$134,7704$211,5950$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$210,6900$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$02$198,5500$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0801.02 , 0802.02

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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