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Chalmers, IN map Population (year 2000): 513. Estimated population in July 2006: 483 (-5.8% change)
 

Males: 245  (47.8%)
Females: 268  (52.2%)

White County

Median resident age:  32.9 years
Indiana median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 47929.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $52,200 (it was $51,591 in 2000)
Chalmers  $52,200
Indiana:  $43,993

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $88,900 (it was $78,700 in 2000)
Chalmers  $88,900
Indiana:  $114,400

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Races in Chalmers:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)

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Ancestries: German (28.8%), United States (18.5%), English (12.3%), Irish (10.3%), Dutch (8.6%), Polish (3.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 705 feet

Land area: 0.25 square miles.

Population density: 1948 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Chalmers

  • High school or higher: 89.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
  • Unemployed: 9.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chalmers town

  • Never married: 24.3%
  • Now married: 57.0%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 7.8%
  • Divorced: 9.4%

6 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.2%
Indiana:  3.1%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Chalmers, Indiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Chalmers to the number of sex offenders is 486 to 1.

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

Chalmers:  0.8% ($608)
Indiana:  0.9% ($868)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lafayette, IN (17.4 miles , pop. 56,397).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Indianapolis, IN (78.0 miles , pop. 781,870).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (98.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Brookston, IN (4.2 miles ), Reynolds, IN (6.1 miles ), Monticello, IN (9.1 miles ), Yeoman, IN (9.9 miles) , Battle Ground, IN (10.7 miles ), Norway, IN (10.7 miles ), Wolcott, IN (13.7 miles ), Monon, IN (13.9 miles ).

Latitude: 40.66 N, Longitude: 86.87 W


Area code commonly used in this area: 765

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Population change in the 1990s: -2 (-0.4%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Transportation equipment (20%)
  • Machinery (12%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (19%)
  • Health care (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (14%)
  • Transportation equipment (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (15%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Woodworkers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Top executives (4%)


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Chalmers-area historical tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 116% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/26/1994, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.9 miles away from the Chalmers town center killed 3 people and injured 70 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/20/1976, a category 4 tornado 11.0 miles away from the town center injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Chalmers:
  • WHITE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; MONTICELLO, IN)
  • LAFAYETTE HOME HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; LAFAYETTE, IN)
  • ST ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; LAFAYETTE, IN)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chalmers:
  • PURDUE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; LAFAYETTE, IN; ID: LAF)
  • GRISSOM ARB (about 50 miles; PERU, IN; ID: GUS)
  • PORTER COUNTY MUNI (about 55 miles; VALPARAISO, IN; ID: VPZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chalmers:
  • WHITE COUNTY (about 8 miles; MONTICELLO, IN; ID: MCX)
  • DELPHI MUNI (about 17 miles; DELPHI, IN; ID: 1I9)
  • BOYER FLIGHT PARK (about 19 miles; BURNETTSVILLE, IN; ID: 7W7)

Amtrak station near Chalmers:
  • 17 miles: LAFAYETTE (DEPOT AT 200 NORTH ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chalmers:
  • PURDUE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 17 miles; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 36,407)
  • VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; VALPARAISO, IN; FT enrollment: 3,376)
  • PURDUE UNIVERSITY-NORTH CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 62 miles; WESTVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,500)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-NORTHWEST (about 69 miles; GARY, IN; FT enrollment: 2,432)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-NORTHWEST (about 70 miles; GARY, IN; FT enrollment: 3,208)
  • DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,197)
  • BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 3,721)
Public high school in Chalmers:
  • FRONTIER JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 396; Location: 1 FALCON DR; Grades: 07 - 12)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Chalmers and their reported violations in the past:

CHALMERS WATER WORKS (Population served: 513, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.8 people
Indiana:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  71.9%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.3%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.6%
Whole state:  9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  3.2%
Whole state:  4.2%

Chalmers compared to Indiana state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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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
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 1$852
Water Supply 1$3,292$39,5040$0
Electric Power 3$7,795$31,1807$1,478
Financial Administration 1$1,459$17,5080$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$458
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$166
Streets and Highways 1$3,044$36,5280$0
Totals for Government 6$15,591$31,18214$2,954



6.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,957 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.51%
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 Tippecanoe County, IN  1.55% ($29,541 average AGI)
from Carroll County, IN  0.67% ($27,328)
from Jasper County, IN  0.51% ($27,959)


7.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,075 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.61%
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 Tippecanoe County, IN  2.23% ($28,786 average AGI)
to Carroll County, IN  0.69% ($25,209)
to Marion County, IN  0.42% ($27,293)


Strongest AM radio stations in Chalmers:
  • WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WBAA (920 AM; 5 kW; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: PURDUE UNIVERSITY)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, 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.)
  • WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WVIV (1200 AM; 20 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLXX-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WASK (1450 AM; 1 kW; LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: WASK, INC.)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Chalmers:
  • WMRS (107.7 FM; MONTICELLO, IN; Owner: GERALD NORMAN QUINN)
  • WLFF (95.3 FM; BROOKSTON, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC)
  • WXXB (102.9 FM; DELPHI, IN; Owner: STAY TUNED BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WGLM (106.7 FM; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: KVB BROADCASTING)
  • WASK-FM (98.7 FM; BATTLE GROUND, IN; Owner: WASK, INC.)
  • WKOA (105.3 FM; LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: WASK, INC.)
  • WAZY-FM (96.5 FM; LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS L.P.)
  • WSHP (95.7 FM; ATTICA, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, L.P.)
  • WBAA-FM (101.3 FM; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: PURDUE UNIVERSITY)
  • WKHY (93.5 FM; LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: STAY TUNED BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHPL (89.9 FM; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)

TV broadcast stations around Chalmers:
  • WLFI-TV (Channel 18; LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: PRIMELAND TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W57DC (Channel 57; LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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