Carbon, Indiana

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Population in July 2007: 333. Population change since 2000: +0.6%

Males: 159	(47.9%)
Females: 174	(52.1%)

Median resident age:	29.9 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 47837.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,600 (it was $35,208 in 2000)

Carbon	$38,600
Indiana:	$47,448

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $46,900 (it was $38,800 in 2000)

Carbon	$46,900
Indiana:	$122,900

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Races in Carbon:

White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
Hispanic (1.2%)

2008 cost of living index in Carbon: 81.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (19.5%), German (12.0%), Irish (8.1%), French (3.0%), Danish (2.1%), English (1.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 687 feet

Land area: 0.16 square miles.

Population density: 2103 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Carbon

High school or higher: 75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 8.4%
Mean travel time to work: 35.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Carbon town

Never married: 17.3%
Now married: 64.2%
Separated: 3.7%
Widowed: 4.5%
Divorced: 10.3%

9 residents are foreign born (1.8% Asia, 0.9% Europe).

This town:	2.7%
Indiana:	3.1%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Carbon, Indiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Carbon to the number of sex offenders is 167 to 1.

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

Carbon:	0.5% ($199)
Indiana:	0.9% ($868)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Terre Haute, IN (21.4 miles , pop. 59,614).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Indianapolis, IN (67.3 miles , pop. 781,870).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (159.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Harmony, IN (5.0 miles ), Knightsville, IN (5.2 miles ), Brazil, IN (5.3 miles ), Staunton, IN (9.5 miles ), Rosedale, IN (12.0 miles ), Center Point, IN (12.8 miles ), Seelyville, IN (13.2 miles ), Rockville, IN (14.2 miles ).

Latitude: 39.60 N, Longitude: 87.11 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 812

Population change in the 1990s: -17 (-4.8%).

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (39%)
Construction (17%)
Public administration (10%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)
Wood products (5%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Transportation equipment (28%)
Health care (19%)
Educational services (9%)
Public administration (9%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Computer and electronic products (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
Assemblers and fabricators (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Painters and paperhangers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (13%)
Accountants and auditors (12%)
Assemblers and fabricators (12%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)

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Average climate in Carbon, Indiana

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Carbon-area historical tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 98% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/29/1963, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.6 miles away from the Carbon town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 33.4 miles away from the town center killed 28 people and injured 123 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Carbon:

ST VINCENT CLAY HOSPITAL INC (about 6 miles; BRAZIL, IN)
PUTNAM COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN)
HAMILTON CENTER INC (about 21 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN)

Political contributions by individuals in Carbon, IN

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Carbon:

TERRE HAUTE INTERNATIONAL-HULMAN FIELD (about 17 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; ID: HUF)
MONROE COUNTY (about 47 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; ID: BMG)
PURDUE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; LAFAYETTE, IN; ID: LAF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Carbon:

BRAZIL CLAY COUNTY (about 10 miles; BRAZIL, IN; ID: 0I2)
SKY KING (about 19 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; ID: 3I3)
PUTNAM COUNTY (about 22 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN; ID: 4I7)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Carbon:

DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,197)
INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 9,597)
IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-WABASH VALLEY (about 25 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,099)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-BLOOMINGTON (about 51 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; FT enrollment: 33,835)
PURDUE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 59 miles; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; FT enrollment: 36,407)
BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 3,721)
IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-CENTRAL INDIANA (about 67 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 3,397)

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Average household size:

This town:	2.7 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	70.5%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	9.0%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.8% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	14.8%
Whole state:	9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	0.9%
Whole state:	4.2%

Carbon compared to Indiana state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Carbon mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Clay County Indiana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Sewerage	0	$0		2	$745
Other Government Administration	0	$0		3	$1,530
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$635
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$337
Totals for Government	0	$0		7	$3,247

Carbon government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $19,000
Charges - Sewerage: $36,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $0
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $68,000
Sewerage: $22,000

General - Other: $19,000

Regular Highways: $6,000
General - Interest on Debt: $5,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $7,000
Highways: $4,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $270,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $96,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $262,000
Other, NEC: $94,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $8,000
Other, NEC: $2,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,000
Rents: $2,000

General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $209,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $109,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $11,000
General Support: $6,000
Tax - Property: $7,000
Public Utilities: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $25,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $13,000

5.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,867 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.89%
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 Vigo County, IN	1.73% ($31,103 average AGI)
from Putnam County, IN	0.73% ($26,822)
from Owen County, IN	0.38% ($23,711)

6.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,370 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.73%
Indiana average:	6.56%

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

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Vigo County, IN	2.07% ($29,843 average AGI)
to Putnam County, IN	0.61% ($29,306)
to Marion County, IN	0.38% ($26,821)

Strongest AM radio stations in Carbon:

WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WSDX (1130 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BRAZIL, IN)
WPFR (1480 AM; 5 kW; TERRE HAUTE, IN)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WGCL (1370 AM; 5 kW; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC,)
WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
WBAA (920 AM; 5 kW; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: PURDUE UNIVERSITY)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Carbon:

WSDM-FM (97.7 FM; BRAZIL, IN; Owner: CROSSROADS INVESTMENTS, LLC)
WAXI (104.9 FM; ROCKVILLE, IN; Owner: CROSSROADS INVESTMENTS, LLC)
WTHI-FM (99.9 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WPFR-FM (93.9 FM; CLINTON, IN; Owner: WORD POWER, INC.)
WBOW-FM (102.7 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: CROSSROADS INVESTMENTS, LLC)
WMGI (100.7 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: BRIGHT TOWER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WWSY (95.9 FM; SEELYVILLE, IN; Owner: BRIGHT TOWER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WISU (89.7 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: INDIANA STATE UNIV. BD. OF TRUSTEES)
WSKT (92.7 FM; SPENCER, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)
WMHD-FM (90.7 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: ROSE-HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY)
WSPM (89.1 FM; CLOVERDALE, IN; Owner: HOOSIER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WCRT (88.5 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE)
WGRE (91.5 FM; GREENCASTLE, IN; Owner: DEPAUW UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Carbon:

WTWO (Channel 2; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF THE MIDWEST, INC.)
WBAK-TV (Channel 38; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: INDIANA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
WTHI-TV (Channel 10; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
W43BV (Channel 43; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WTIU (Channel 30; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: THE TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY)

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