Dubois County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 39.7. This is worse than average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 24.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.1 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 12.0. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 7.8 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2004 was 5.49. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 14.1 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2001 was 7.01. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 17.8 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Ferdinand and their reported violations in the past:
FERDINAND WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 2318, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2000 and APR-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-20-2000), St Compliance achieved (2 times from NOV-28-2000 to APR-01-2004)
- One minor monitoring violation
- 6 regular monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 20.8%
(21.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.4 people | | Indiana: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 68.8% | | Whole state: | 71.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 2.6% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ferdinand, IN
People in group quarters in Ferdinand:
- 160 people in religious group quarters
- 69 people in nursing homes
- 16 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Ferdinand compared to Indiana state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Ferdinand (2011 data):
- German American Bancorp: Ferdinand Branch at 1020 Main Street, branch established on 1980/03/17. Info updated 2011/02/01: Bank assets: $1,866.8 mil, Deposits: $1,578.2 mil, headquarters in Jasper, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 36 total offices, Holding Company: German American Bancorp, Inc.
- Old National Bank: Ferdinand Branch at 1155 Main Street, branch established on 1885/07/25. Info updated 2011/08/01: Bank assets: $8,467.9 mil, Deposits: $6,653.1 mil, headquarters in Evansville, IN, positive income, 195 total offices, Holding Company: Old National Bancorp
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (85%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Dubois County Indiana:
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Religion statistics for Ferdinand (based on Dubois County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 81.32%
| Here |  | 81.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Church of Christ | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | United Methodist Church |
| Adherents | 71.4% | 7.9% | 6.4% | 3.7% | 3.5% |
| Congregations | 20.4% | 13.0% | 11.1% | 13.0% | 5.6% |
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| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Church of the Nazarene | International Church of the Foursquare Gospel | Assemblies of God | Other |
| Adherents | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 2.4% |
| Congregations | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 22.2% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 11 | Dubois County: | 2.67 / 10,000 pop. | | Indiana: | 1.73 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.24 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Dubois County: | 0.24 / 10,000 pop. | | Indiana: | 0.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 18 | Dubois County: | 4.37 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 3.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 44 | Here: | 10.69 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 8.4% | | Indiana: | 9.2% |
Adult obesity rate: | Dubois County: | 27.1% | | Indiana: | 29.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 15.4% | | State: | 14.3% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $8,761 | $35,044 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $2,526 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $3,447 | $41,364 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
4 | $21,715 | $65,145 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 32 | $3,979 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $9,095 | $36,380 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $11,072 | $44,288 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $2,843 | $34,116 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,522 | $30,264 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
2 | $7,603 | $45,618 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
18 | $67,058 | $44,705 | 36 | $6,505 |
Ferdinand government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $690,000 ($319.89)
- Charges - Sewerage: $313,000 ($145.11)
All Other: $39,000 ($18.08)
Solid Waste Management: $21,000 ($9.74)
Parks & Recreation: $9,000 ($4.17)
- Construction - General: $606,000 ($280.95)
Sewerage: $2,000 ($0.93)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $1,810,000 ($839.13)
General - Other: $411,000 ($190.54)
Sewerage: $309,000 ($143.25)
Water Utilities: $298,000 ($138.15)
Regular Highways: $268,000 ($124.25)
Parks & Recreation: $67,000 ($31.06)
Solid Waste Management: $21,000 ($9.74)
- General - Interest on Debt: $180,000 ($83.45)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $8,000 ($3.71)
Regular Highways: $1,000 ($0.46)
- Intergovernmental to State - General: $202,000 ($93.65)
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $24,000 ($11.13)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $95,000 ($44.04)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,857,000 ($1788.13)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $184,000 ($85.30)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $3,561,000 ($1650.90)
Water Utilities: $90,000 ($41.72)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $112,000 ($51.92)
Water Utilities: $5,000 ($2.32)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $134,000 ($62.12)
General Revenue, NEC: $19,000 ($8.81)
Rents: $4,000 ($1.85)
Property Sale Other: $2,000 ($0.93)
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $79,000 ($36.62)
Fire Protection: $55,000 ($25.50)
General - Other: $53,000 ($24.57)
Regular Highways: $42,000 ($19.47)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,658,000 ($1232.27)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $2,164,000 ($1003.25)
Water Utilities: $587,000 ($272.14)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $350,000 ($162.26)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $109,000 ($50.53)
General Support: $108,000 ($50.07)
All Other: $6,000 ($2.78)
- Tax - Property: $424,000 ($196.57)
Individual Income: $375,000 ($173.85)
NEC: $5,000 ($2.32)
Public Utilities: $5,000 ($2.32)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $632,000 ($293.00)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $3,000 ($1.39)
4.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,775 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.36% | | 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:
4.69% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($49,383 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.69% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Ferdinand:
- WITZ (990 AM; 1 kW; JASPER, IN; Owner: JASPER ON THE AIR, INC.)
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WKCM (1160 AM; 3 kW; HAWESVILLE, KY; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WVJS (1420 AM; 5 kW; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
- WKJK (1080 AM; 10 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WGBF (1280 AM; 5 kW; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WVHI (1330 AM; 5 kW; EVANSVILLE, IN)
- WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
- WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Ferdinand:
- WBDC (100.9 FM; HUNTINGBURG, IN; Owner: DUBOIS COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WGZB-FM (96.5 FM; CORYDON, IN; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
- WQKZ (98.5 FM; FERDINAND, IN; Owner: GEM COMMUNICATIONS LLP)
- WAXL (103.3 FM; SANTA CLAUS, IN; Owner: DUBOIS COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WITZ-FM (104.7 FM; JASPER, IN; Owner: JASPER ON THE AIR, INC.)
- W209AY (89.7 FM; JASPER, IN; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WNIN-FM (88.3 FM; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: TRI-STATE PUBLIC TELEPLEX, INC.)
- WYXY (107.1 FM; BOONVILLE, IN; Owner: BOONVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WSTO (96.1 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: TSB III, LLC)
- WBKR (92.5 FM; OWENSBORO, KY; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF EVANSVILLE/OWENSBORO, INC.)
- WKDQ (99.5 FM; HENDERSON, KY; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF EVANSVILLE/OWENSBORO, INC.)
- WBHW (88.7 FM; LOOGOOTEE, IN; Owner: MUSIC MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WTCJ-FM (105.7 FM; TELL CITY, IN; Owner: HANCOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WWBL (106.5 FM; WASHINGTON, IN; Owner: OLD NORTHWEST BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRZR (94.5 FM; LOOGOOTEE, IN; Owner: HEMBREE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Ferdinand:
- WJTS-LP (Channel 27; JASPER, IN; Owner: PAUL E. KNIES)
- WNIN (Channel 9; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: TRI-STATE PUBLIC TELEPLEX, INC.)
- WTVW (Channel 7; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: QUORUM OF INDIANA LICENSE, LLC)
- K55HL (Channel 55; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Ferdinand, Indiana:
- Fatal accident count: 9
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 13
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 11
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 18
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Indiana average:
- Fatal accident count: 107
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 165
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 34
- Fatalities: 117
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 269
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 11
See more detailed statistics of Ferdinand fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 22 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Ferdinand)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - 4th & Carolina St (Lat: 38.219500 Lon: -86.861111), Call Sign: WZX729
Assigned Frequencies: 154.130 MHz Grant Date: 06/30/2004, Expiration Date: 06/26/2014
Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:
- Ferdinand State Forest 6583 E Sr 264 (Lat: 38.256444 Lon: -86.771111), Structure height: 18 m, Call Sign: KGV259, Licensee ID: L01307679
Assigned Frequencies: 159.240 MHz, 159.345 MHz Grant Date: 05/13/2003, Expiration Date: 07/09/2013
Registrant: State Of Indiana, 402 W Washington St Rm 255c, Indianapolis, IN 46204, Phone: (812) 367-1524
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - FERDINAND, 2.1 Mi E Of Int Of I 64 And Sr 162 (Lat: 38.207806 Lon: -86.828028), Overall height: 79.9 m, Call Sign: WMR785
Assigned Frequencies: 2124.80 MHz Grant Date: 02/13/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancellation Date: 06/12/2003, Certifier: Kellye E Abernathy
Registrant: Bellsouth Personal Communications, LLC, 17330 Preston Rd. Suite 100a, Dallas, TX 75252, Phone: (972) 733-2000, Fax: (972) 733-8141 - Various Locations (Lat: 38.274472 Lon: -86.826083), Overall height: 2.4 m, Call Sign: WPNM913
Assigned Frequencies: 956.281 MHz Grant Date: 08/14/2008, Expiration Date: 06/08/2018
Registrant: Phone: (412) 430-3974
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 11 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Ferdinand)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 2 - Aircraft: CESSNA 560XL (Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 13, Weight: 12,500 - 19,999 Pounds), Engine: P&W CANADA PW545 SER (3952 Pounds of Thrust) (Turbo-fan)
N-Number: 397BC , Serial Number: 560-5291, Year manufactured: 2002, Airworthiness Date: 11/01/2002
Registrant (Corporation): Best Air Inc, 1 Best Dr, Ferdinand, IN 47532 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-34-200T (Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 7, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER (225 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 888EW , Serial Number: 34-8170027, Year manufactured: 1980, Airworthiness Date: 10/29/1980
Registrant (Corporation): Wilmes Window Mfg Co Inc, 234 W 23rd St, Ferdinand, IN 47532
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents: See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Ferdinand, IN
| Most common first names in Ferdinand, IN among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Mary | 42 | 78.7 years |
| Leo | 24 | 80.2 years |
| Robert | 20 | 75.3 years |
| Joseph | 19 | 79.3 years |
| William | 18 | 77.8 years |
| Albert | 17 | 79.2 years |
| John | 17 | 76.4 years |
| Edward | 15 | 74.9 years |
| Rose | 14 | 86.4 years |
| Marie | 12 | 84.3 years |
| Most common last names in Ferdinand, IN among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Weyer | 35 | 81.0 years |
| Schipp | 20 | 81.6 years |
| Mehling | 14 | 80.4 years |
| Begle | 13 | 69.3 years |
| Uebelhor | 13 | 78.6 years |
| Luebbehusen | 13 | 76.4 years |
| Oser | 11 | 81.6 years |
| Olinger | 11 | 72.8 years |
| Lueken | 11 | 83.5 years |
| Hoffman | 11 | 82.4 years |
| Businesses in Ferdinand, IN |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| CVS | 1 | | True Value | 1 |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | | Wendy's | 1 |
| Subway | 1 | | YMCA | 1 |
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Furniture and related products"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Furniture and related products"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in religious group quarters"
- #89 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in homes for the mentally retarded"
- #31 (47532) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of German first ancestries (pop 1,000+)"
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
- #73 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
- #90 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
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