Collegeville, Indiana

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Population in 2010: 330.
Population change since 2000: -61.8%
Males: 131  (39.9%)
Females: 199  (60.1%)
Median resident age:

20.4 years
Indiana median age:

38.2 years

Zip codes: 47978.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $79,917 (it was $44,821 in 2000)
Collegeville:

$79,917
IN:

$66,785

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $16,351 (it was $8,587 in 2000)

Collegeville CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $213,301 (it was $104,500 in 2000)
Collegeville:

$213,301
IN:

$208,700
March 2022 cost of living index in Collegeville: 91.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 0.0%

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  • Races in Collegeville, IN (2022)
    • 46282.2%White alone
    • 559.8%Hispanic
    • 183.2%Asian alone
    • 122.1%Black alone
    • 101.8%Two or more races

Races in Collegeville detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: German (40.2%), Irish (10.3%), European (9.8%), Scottish (5.2%), American (4.6%), Lithuanian (3.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 660 feet

Land area: 1.29 square miles.

Population density: 256 people per square mile   (very low).

Collegeville, Indiana map

5 residents are foreign born

This place:

0.9%
Indiana:

100.0%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Collegeville CDP:

0.6% ($662)
Indiana:

0.9% ($868)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lafayette, IN (37.9 miles , pop. 56,397).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (69.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities:

Rensselaer, IN (1.3 miles ),
Mount Ayr, IN (2.8 miles),
Remington, IN (3.2 miles ),
Brook, IN (3.4 miles ),
Wolcott, IN (3.5 miles ),
Goodland, IN (3.6 miles ),
Monon, IN (3.9 miles ),
Francesville, IN (3.9 miles )

Latitude: 40.91 N, Longitude: 87.16 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 219

Collegeville satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.0%
Indiana:

2.8%
Most common industries in Collegeville, IN (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Educational services (35.5%)
  • Accommodation & food services (6.8%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (3.9%)
  • Construction (3.7%)
  • Data processing, libraries, other information services (3.7%)
  • Machinery, equipment, supplies merchant wholesalers (3.4%)
  • Retail florists (3.4%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Educational services (38.7%)
  • Construction (6.8%)
  • Machinery, equipment, supplies merchant wholesalers (6.3%)
  • Motor vehicle & parts dealers (4.2%)
  • Retail florists (3.7%)
  • Data processing, libraries, other information services (3.7%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (3.7%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Educational services (31.7%)
  • Accommodation & food services (11.0%)
  • Broadcasting & telecommunications (6.7%)
  • Social assistance (6.7%)
  • Real estate & rental & leasing (6.1%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (4.3%)
  • Music stores (3.7%)
Most common occupations in Collegeville, IN (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (7.3%)
  • Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6.8%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (6.8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.1%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.8%)
  • Computer specialists (3.7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.7%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (10.5%)
  • Computer specialists (6.8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.8%)
  • Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6.3%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers, except child care workers (6.3%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6.3%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4.2%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (11.0%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (10.4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7.9%)
  • Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7.3%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.3%)
  • Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (6.1%)
  • Top executives (3.7%)

Average climate in Collegeville, Indiana

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Tornado activity:

Collegeville-area historical tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 85% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/17/1963, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 18.9 miles away from the Collegeville place center killed one person and injured 70 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category F4 tornado 28.7 miles away from the place center killed 18 people and injured 285 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Collegeville-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 51% 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 174.7 miles away from Collegeville 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 149.9 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 174.7 miles away from Collegeville center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 205.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 172.6 miles away from the city 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 254.0 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 Jasper County (16) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 8, Winter Storms: 5, Tornadoes: 3, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Collegeville topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Collegeville:

  • JASPER COUNTY HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 2 miles away; RENSSELAER, IN)
  • RENSSELAER CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; RENSSELAER, IN)
  • FAMILY HOME HEALTH SERVICES (Home Health Center, about 13 miles away; WOLCOTT, IN)

Amtrak station near Collegeville:

  • 2 miles: RENSSELAER (619 N. CULLEN ST.) . Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Collegeville:

  • Purdue University-Main Campus (about 36 miles; West Lafayette, IN; Full-time enrollment: 38,271)
  • Kankakee Community College (about 39 miles; Kankakee, IL; FT enrollment: 2,969)
  • Valparaiso University (about 39 miles; Valparaiso, IN; FT enrollment: 3,542)
  • Olivet Nazarene University (about 41 miles; Bourbonnais, IL; FT enrollment: 4,731)
  • Indiana University-Northwest (about 46 miles; Gary, IN; FT enrollment: 4,390)
  • Governors State University (about 48 miles; University Park, IL; FT enrollment: 4,043)
  • Purdue University-North Central Campus (about 49 miles; Westville, IN; FT enrollment: 3,682)

Points of interest:

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

Jasper County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.5 people
Indiana:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

81.5%
Whole state:

66.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

7.4%
Whole state:

6.9%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 3.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households
262 people in college/university student housing in 2010
654 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus) in 2000

For population 15 years and over in Collegeville:

Marital status in Collegeville, IN
  • Never married: 96.1%
  • Now married: 3.9%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 0.0%

For population 25 years and over in Collegeville:

  • High school or higher: 100.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 60.9%
  • Unemployed: 36.0%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 11.7 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

8.4
Indiana average:

11.3

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Collegeville, IN (based on Jasper County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant5,55443
Catholic4,3414
Mainline Protestant3,58710
Other1552
None19,841-
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: 6
Here:

1.86 / 10,000 pop.
Indiana:

1.73 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18
Here:

5.59 / 10,000 pop.
Indiana:

3.57 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 26
This county:

8.07 / 10,000 pop.
Indiana:

6.78 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Jasper County:

8.6%
Indiana:

9.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:

28.6%
State:

29.0%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Jasper County:

16.5%
Indiana:

14.3%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Here:

46.7%
State:

49.3%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Collegeville:

62.4%
Indiana:

46.2%

Average BMI:
Here:

21.4
Indiana:

28.7

People feeling badly about themselves:
Here:

9.5%
Indiana:

21.3%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Collegeville:

12.1%
Indiana:

10.6%

Average hours sleeping at night:
This city:

7.1
Indiana:

6.8

General health condition:
Collegeville:

67.8%
Indiana:

56.1%

Average condition of hearing:
Collegeville:

84.9%
State:

78.7%

More about Health and Nutrition of Collegeville, IN Residents

Strongest AM radio stations in Collegeville:

  • WRIN (1560 AM; daytime; 1 kW; RENSSELAER, IN)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, 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.)
  • WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WVIV (1200 AM; 20 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLXX-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WIND (560 AM; 5 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • WNDZ (750 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PORTAGE, IN; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Collegeville:

  • WPUM (90.5 FM; RENSSELAER, IN; Owner: ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE)
  • WLQI (97.7 FM; RENSSELAER, IN; Owner: BROTHERS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WIVR (101.7 FM; KENTLAND, IN; Owner: MILNER BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES, LLC)
  • WMRS (107.7 FM; MONTICELLO, IN; Owner: GERALD NORMAN QUINN)
  • WXXB (102.9 FM; DELPHI, IN; Owner: STAY TUNED BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLFF (95.3 FM; BROOKSTON, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Collegeville:

  • WYIN (Channel 56; GARY, IN; Owner: NORTHWEST INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W34CD (Channel 34; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 20Number of bridges
  • 154ft / 46.9mTotal length
  • $600,000Total costs
  • 175,650Total average daily traffic
  • 14,343Total average daily truck traffic
New bridges in Collegeville, IN - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 11920-1929
  • 111960-1969
  • 31980-1989
  • 41990-1999
  • 12000-2009
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Collegeville, IN
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
C) Refinancings
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$62,340
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2009 2004

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 9913.00

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Collegeville, IN
  • 100.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas


Collegeville compared to Indiana state average:

  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly above state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.

Collegeville on our top lists:

  • #2 on the list of "Top 100 cities with highest percentage of college students"
  • #40 on the list of "Top 100 cities with declining populations from 2000 to 2014"
  • #79 on the list of "Top 100 low-educated but high-earning cities"
  • #92 on the list of "Top 100 cities with youngest residents"
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