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Burket, Indiana

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Population in 2022: 122 (0% urban, 100% rural).
Population change since 2000: -37.4%
 
Males: 56  (46.0%)
Females: 66  (54.0%)
Median resident age:

53.9 years
Indiana median age:

38.2 years

Zip code: 46508

Estimated median household income in 2022: $47,189 (it was $27,500 in 2000)
Burket:

$47,189
IN:

$66,785

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $33,277 (it was $13,098 in 2000)

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $115,753 (it was $46,800 in 2000)
Burket:

$115,753
IN:

$208,700

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $123,657; detached houses: $122,797

Median gross rent in 2022: $803.

March 2022 cost of living index in Burket: 85.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 8.5%
(8.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 16.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents)

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    • 18391.0%White alone
    • 84.0%Black alone
    • 63.0%Hispanic
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Ancestries: English (37.3%), German (25.4%), Scottish (10.4%), American (7.5%), European (3.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 860 feet

Land area: 0.07 square miles.

Population density: 1,680 people per square mile   (low).

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5 residents are foreign born (2.5% Latin America).

This town:

2.5%
Indiana:

5.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $573 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $470 (0.5%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Elkhart, IN (36.6 miles , pop. 51,874).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (44.2 miles , pop. 205,727).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (100.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities:

Mentone, IN (2.0 miles ),
Claypool, IN (2.2 miles ),
Silver Lake, IN (2.6 miles ),
Akron, IN (2.9 miles ),
Warsaw, IN (3.0 miles ),
Winona Lake, IN (3.0 miles ),
Etna Green, IN (3.1 miles ),
Sidney, IN (3.5 miles)

Latitude: 41.15 N, Longitude: 85.97 W

Area code: 574

Distribution of median household income in Burket, IN in 2022
Distribution of house value in Burket, IN in 2022

Burket satellite photo by USGS

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.9%
Indiana:

2.8%
Most common industries in Burket, IN (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (11.1%)
  • Furniture & related product manufacturing (10.1%)
  • Pharmacies & drug stores (8.1%)
  • Social assistance (8.1%)
  • Food (7.1%)
  • Chemicals (6.1%)
  • Construction (6.1%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Furniture & related product manufacturing (14.6%)
  • Construction (12.5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (12.5%)
  • Food (10.4%)
  • Pharmacies & drug stores (10.4%)
  • Printing & related support activities (8.3%)
  • Computer & electronic products (6.2%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Social assistance (15.7%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (9.8%)
  • Chemicals (7.8%)
  • Vending machine operators (7.8%)
  • Finance & insurance (7.8%)
  • Furniture & related product manufacturing (5.9%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, components (5.9%)
Most common occupations in Burket, IN (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (20.2%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (14.1%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11.1%)
  • Child care workers (8.1%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.1%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.1%)
  • Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (4.0%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (29.2%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (18.8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14.6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.2%)
  • Construction laborers (6.2%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6.2%)
  • Operations specialties managers, except financial managers (4.2%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (21.6%)
  • Child care workers (15.7%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (11.8%)
  • Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (7.8%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5.9%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5.9%)
  • Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5.9%)

Average climate in Burket, Indiana

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Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI NO2 SO2 Ozone PM2.5
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 98.4. This is worse than average.

City:

98.4
U.S.:

72.6
Nitrogen Dioxide Level

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2016 was 3.82. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 17.7 miles away from the city center.

City:

3.82
U.S.:

5.11
Sulfur Dioxide Level

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2016 was 0.373. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 17.7 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.373
U.S.:

1.515
Ozone Level
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 12.6. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 17.7 miles away from the city center.

City:

12.6
U.S.:

8.1

Tornado activity:

Burket-area historical tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 86% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.8 miles away from the Burket town center killed 31 people and injured 252 people.

On 4/11/1965, a category F4 tornado 31.8 miles away from the town center killed 36 people and injured 321 people.

Earthquake activity:

Burket-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 16% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 212.9 miles away from the city center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 190.7 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 212.9 miles away from Burket center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 230.7 miles away from the city center
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 93.9 miles away from Burket center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 79.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Kosciusko County (15) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Snowstorms: 2, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Burket topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Burket:

  • MILLER'S MERRY MANOR (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; WARSAW, IN)
  • PRAIRIE VIEW HEALTHCARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; WARSAW, IN)
  • WARSAW MEADOWS (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; WARSAW, IN)
  • FMC - NORTHEAST INDIANA KIDNEY CENTER-WARSAW (Dialysis Facility, about 9 miles away; WARSAW, IN)
  • CARDINAL CENTER INC (Hospital, about 10 miles away; WARSAW, IN)
  • HEALTH FORCE OF INDIANA (Home Health Center, about 10 miles away; WARSAW, IN)
  • VOCA CORPORATION OF INDIANA (Hospital, about 10 miles away; ETNA GREEN, IN)

Amtrak station near Burket:

  • 20 miles: NAPPANEE (252 S. MAIN ST.) . Services: free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Burket:

  • Indiana University-South Bend (about 38 miles; South Bend, IN; Full-time enrollment: 5,563)
  • University of Notre Dame (about 41 miles; Notre Dame, IN; FT enrollment: 12,214)
  • University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne (about 42 miles; Fort Wayne, IN; FT enrollment: 2,075)
  • Indiana Institute of Technology (about 45 miles; Fort Wayne, IN; FT enrollment: 4,320)
  • Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne (about 45 miles; Fort Wayne, IN; FT enrollment: 10,126)
  • Indiana Wesleyan University (about 47 miles; Marion, IN; FT enrollment: 13,681)
  • Indiana University-Kokomo (about 49 miles; Kokomo, IN; FT enrollment: 2,500)

Points of interest:

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Notable locations in Burket: Burket Firemans Training Center (A), Burket Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Kosciusko County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Average household size:
This town:

2.9 people
Indiana:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:

66.2%
Whole state:

66.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:

10.3%
Whole state:

6.9%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.5% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Burket:

Marital status in Burket, IN
  • Never married: 17.4%
  • Now married: 52.8%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 1.7%
  • Divorced: 28.1%

For population 25 years and over in Burket:

  • High school or higher: 64.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
  • Unemployed: 7.5%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.5 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

8.3
Indiana average:

11.3

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Burket, IN (based on Kosciusko County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant15,83094
Mainline Protestant5,62032
Catholic4,3564
Other4273
Black Protestant191
None51,106-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 8
Kosciusko County:

1.05 / 10,000 pop.
Indiana:

1.73 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Kosciusko County:

0.13 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.21 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
Kosciusko County:

0.53 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.50 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 30
Here:

3.94 / 10,000 pop.
Indiana:

3.57 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 61
This county:

8.02 / 10,000 pop.
Indiana:

6.78 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

8.8%
Indiana:

9.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Kosciusko County:

28.9%
Indiana:

29.0%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

18.6%
State:

14.3%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
This city:

43.8%
Indiana:

49.3%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Burket:

36.5%
State:

46.2%

Average BMI:
This city:

28.4
Indiana:

28.7

People feeling badly about themselves:
This city:

25.1%
Indiana:

21.3%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Here:

11.8%
Indiana:

10.6%

Average hours sleeping at night:
This city:

6.8
State:

6.8

Overweight people:
This city:

31.4%
Indiana:

33.9%

General health condition:
This city:

49.9%
Indiana:

56.1%

Average condition of hearing:
Burket:

74.4%
Indiana:

78.7%

More about Health and Nutrition of Burket, IN Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2022)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 0$0 1$510
Other Government Administration 0$0 3$2,200
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$679
Totals for Government 0$0 5$3,389

Burket government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):

  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $29,000 ($237.70)

Burket government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):

  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,000 ($16.39)
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $7,000 ($57.38)
    Other: $7,000 ($57.38)
    General Local Government Support: $4,000 ($32.79)
  • Tax - Property: $13,000 ($106.56)

Burket government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017 (per resident):

  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $256,000 ($2098.36)

Strongest AM radio stations in Burket:

  • WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WRSW (1480 AM; 1 kW; WARSAW, IN; Owner: GBC MEDIA, L.L.C.)
  • WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WDND (1620 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
  • WHLY (1580 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: TIMES COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WSBT (960 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WFRN (1270 AM; 5 kW; ELKHART, IN)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Burket:

  • WRSW-FM (107.3 FM; WARSAW, IN; Owner: GBC MEDIA, L.L.C.)
  • WLZQ (101.1 FM; SOUTH WHITLEY, IN; Owner: LARKO COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WHPZ (96.9 FM; BREMEN, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLRX (95.7 FM; NAPPANEE, IN; Owner: TALKING STICK COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WNSN (101.5 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
  • WBYT (100.7 FM; ELKHART, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WNDV-FM (92.9 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
  • WARU-FM (101.9 FM; ROANN, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • W300AL (107.9 FM; MISHAWAKA, IN; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WKUZ (95.9 FM; WABASH, IN; Owner: UPPER WABASH BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WAWC (103.5 FM; SYRACUSE, IN; Owner: WILLIAM ANDREW DIXON)
  • WZOC (94.3 FM; PLYMOUTH, IN; Owner: PLYMOUTH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WZOW (97.7 FM; GOSHEN, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
  • WROI (92.1 FM; ROCHESTER, IN; Owner: BAIR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W204BC (88.7 FM; WARSAW, IN; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Burket:

  • WMWB-LP (Channel 25; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WMWB-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHME-TV (Channel 46; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNIT (Channel 34; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNDU-TV (Channel 16; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA TELECASTING CORP.)
  • WSJV (Channel 28; ELKHART, IN; Owner: WSJV TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WSBT-TV (Channel 22; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
  • WBND-LP (Channel 57; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WBND-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Burket fatal accident list:

Aug 31, 2010 01:15 AM, Cr-700, Lat: 41.103997, Lon: -85.965700, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Mar 17, 1979 06:15 PM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 8Number of bridges
  • 39ft / 11.6mTotal length
  • 4,676Total average daily traffic
  • 444Total average daily truck traffic
  • 12,966Total future (year 2032) average daily traffic

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

4
  • Edward G Roach, 2152 W. County Road 350 South (Lat: 41.183444 Lon: -85.881417), Type: 79.2, Overall height: 76.2 m, Registrant: None

  • Edward G Roach, 2152 W. County Road 350 South (Lat: 41.183444 Lon: -85.881417), Type: 79.2, Overall height: 76.2 m, Registrant: None

  • Edward G Roach, 2152 W. County Road 350 South (Lat: 41.183444 Lon: -85.881417), Type: 79.2, Overall height: 76.2 m, Registrant: None

  • Edward G Roach, 2152 W. County Road 350 South (Lat: 41.183444 Lon: -85.881417), Type: 79.2, Structure height: 18085 m, Overall height: 76.2 m, Registrant: Sba Towers, LLC, Eroach@sbasite.Com, , Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 995-7670


FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:

1
  • Se Cor Jct Of 850s & 700w (Lat: 41.107556 Lon: -85.965278), Type: Tower, Structure height: 37 m, Overall height: 43 m, Call Sign: KSS702,
    Assigned Frequencies: 451.450 MHz, Grant Date: 11/03/2001, Expiration Date: 11/15/2011, Cancellation Date: 11/16/2010, Certifier: Dale R Streeter, Registrant: Frontier Communications Corporation, 250 South Franklin, Cookeville, TN 38501, Phone: (931) 528-1584, Fax: (931) 528-1581, Email:


FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

1
  • Burket Tower, Lat: 41.155250 Lon: -85.968556, Type: Silo, Structure height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WQML993,
    Assigned Frequencies: 3650.00 MHz, Grant Date: 09/21/2010, Expiration Date: 12/01/2019, Cancellation Date: 02/01/2020, Certifier: Roland E Houin Mr., Registrant: Fourway Computer Products, Inc., 51061 S.R. 933 North, South Bend, IN 46637, Phone: (574) 277-7720, Fax: (574) 277-1253, Email:


FAA Registered Aircraft:

2
  • Aircraft: BUNDY GLENN N JR BENSEN B8M (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: MCCULLOCH 4318A&E/0-100 (72 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 8176V, N8176V, N-8176V, Serial Number: GB005, Year manufactured: 1990, Airworthiness Date: 09/30/1991, Certificate Issue Date: 05/27/1989
    Registrant (Individual): Glenn N Jr Bundy, Po Box 146, Burket, IN 46508
  • Aircraft: BUNDY GLENN N JR BENSEN B7MC (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
    N-Number: 8176Z, N8176Z, N-8176Z, Serial Number: GB003, Certificate Issue Date: 05/27/1989
    Registrant (Individual): Glenn N Jr Bundy, 207 W South St, Burket, IN 46508
    Deregistered: Yes

Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Burket, IN
  • 97.8%Utility gas
  • 2.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Burket, IN
  • 81.8%Utility gas
  • 18.2%Electricity


Burket compared to Indiana state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
There are no pilots and 1 other airmen in this city.
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