Grant County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Ozone
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 37.1. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 22.9 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Gas City and their reported violations in the past:
GAS CITY WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 6500, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-29-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-29-2004), St Public Notif received (OCT-29-2004), St Compliance achieved (MAR-08-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between NOV-09-2005 and JUN-07-2006, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-09-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUN-07-2006)
- One minor monitoring violation
DELAWARE ACRES (Population served: 305, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-14-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-14-2006), St Boil Water Order (JUN-14-2006)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-28-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-28-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and APR-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-15-2000), St Compliance achieved (2 times from SEP-11-2000 to APR-01-2004)
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2000 and APR-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-15-2000), St Compliance achieved (2 times from SEP-15-2000 to APR-01-2004)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 29 regular monitoring violations
SMART MART (Population served: 212, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2011: 13.3%
(13.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 16.9% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.5 people | | Indiana: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 67.7% | | Whole state: | 66.9% |
| This city: | 7.7% | | Whole state: | 6.9% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gas City, IN
People in group quarters in Gas City in 2010:
- 56 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 8 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 4 people in workers’ group living quarters and job corps centers
Gas City compared to Indiana 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.
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Banks with branches in Gas City (2011 data):
- MutualBank: Gas City Branch at 1010 East Main Street, branch established on 1997/12/08. Info updated 2012/01/19: Bank assets: $1,424.6 mil, Deposits: $1,167.2 mil, headquarters in Muncie, IN, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 32 total offices
- STAR Financial Bank: Gas City Branch at 931 East Main Street, branch established on 1930/12/30. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $1,622.5 mil, Deposits: $1,346.4 mil, headquarters in Fort Wayne, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 48 total offices, Holding Company: Star Financial Group, Inc.
- Salin Bank and Trust Company: Gas City Branch at 716 East Main Street, branch established on 1974/06/24. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $851.0 mil, Deposits: $677.9 mil, headquarters in Indianapolis, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 23 total offices, Holding Company: Salin Bancshares, Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Gas City, Indiana:
- Best Western Gas City , 4936 S Kay Bee Dr, Gas City, IN 46933
 , Phone: (765) 998-2331, Fax: (765) 998-6275
- Super 8 , 5172 Kaybee Dr, Gas City, IN 46933 , Phone: (765) 998-6800, Fax: (765) 998-6810
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Gas City, Indiana
Educational Attainment (%) in 2011
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (72%)
- Electricity (26%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Presidential Elections Results
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Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Gas City (based on Grant County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 41.33%
| Here | | 41.3% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | The Wesleyan Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) |
|---|
| Adherents | 20.7% | 15.7% | 13.8% | 13.0% | 7.7% |
|---|
| Congregations | 14.4% | 3.2% | 1.6% | 20.8% | 4.8% |
|---|
| Name | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Friends (Quakers) | Church of the Nazarene | New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists | Other |
|---|
| Adherents | 3.0% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 18.4% |
|---|
| Congregations | 3.2% | 11.2% | 5.6% | 2.4% | 32.8% |
|---|
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: 9 | Grant County: | 1.31 / 10,000 pop. | | Indiana: | 1.73 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 6 | Grant County: | 0.87 / 10,000 pop. | | Indiana: | 0.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 46 | Grant County: | 6.69 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 3.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 44 | Here: | 6.40 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 9.7% | | Indiana: | 9.2% |
Adult obesity rate: | Grant County: | 30.1% | | Indiana: | 29.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 16.4% | | 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 |
2 | $6,094 | $36,564 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
3 | $8,437 | $33,748 | 1 | $1,141 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
11 | $39,716 | $43,327 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $758 | $9,096 | 0 | $0 |
| Correction |
12 | $40,474 | $40,474 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
4 | $10,051 | $30,153 | 1 | $403 |
| Solid Waste Management |
5 | $13,376 | $32,102 | 1 | $1,054 |
| Sewerage |
9 | $23,216 | $30,955 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $4,345 | $52,140 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
7 | $20,531 | $35,196 | 1 | $908 |
| Totals for Government |
55 | $166,998 | $36,436 | 4 | $3,506 |
Gas City government finances - Expenditure in 2002 (per resident):
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $3,512,000 ($594.35)
Sewerage: $836,000 ($141.48)
General - Other: $571,000 ($96.63)
Water Utilities: $561,000 ($94.94)
Police Protection: $550,000 ($93.08)
General Public Buildings: $242,000 ($40.95)
Regular Highways: $223,000 ($37.74)
Parks & Recreation: $197,000 ($33.34)
Solid Waste Management: $176,000 ($29.79)
Judicial and Legal Services: $130,000 ($22.00)
Fire Protection: $77,000 ($13.03)
Central Staff Services: $52,000 ($8.80)
Corrections - Other: $40,000 ($6.77)
Health Services - Other: $29,000 ($4.91)
Financial Administration: $7,000 ($1.18)
- General - Interest on Debt: $193,000 ($32.66)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $127,000 ($21.49)
Police Protection: $46,000 ($7.78)
General Public Building: $40,000 ($6.77)
Fire Protection: $28,000 ($4.74)
Judicial: $19,000 ($3.22)
Health - Other: $6,000 ($1.02)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,938,000 ($327.97)
Gas City government finances - Revenue in 2002 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $632,000 ($106.96)
Solid Waste Management: $126,000 ($21.32)
All Other: $91,000 ($15.40)
Parks & Recreation: $15,000 ($2.54)
Regular Highways: $1,000 ($0.17)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $109,000 ($18.45)
Water Utilities: $10,000 ($1.69)
Electric Utilities: $1,000 ($0.17)
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $95,000 ($16.08)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $277,000 ($46.88)
Interest Earnings: $75,000 ($12.69)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $3,351,000 ($567.10)
Water Utilities: $624,000 ($105.60)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $189,000 ($31.99)
Highways: $183,000 ($30.97)
All Other: $41,000 ($6.94)
Electric Utilities: $10,000 ($1.69)
- Tax - Property: $895,000 ($151.46)
Individual Income: $312,000 ($52.80)
Public Utilities: $16,000 ($2.71)
NEC: $3,000 ($0.51)
Gas City government finances - Debt in 2002 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,365,000 ($569.47)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $3,305,000 ($559.32)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $60,000 ($10.15)
Gas City government finances - Cash and Securities in 2002 (per resident):
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $355,000 ($60.08)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,131,000 ($191.40)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $21,000 ($3.55)
4.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,011 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.26% | | Indiana average: | 6.54% |
0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($160 average AGI)| Grant County: | 0.06% | | Indiana average: | 0.10% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.49% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,841 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.49% | | Indiana average: | 6.56% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($176 average AGI)| Grant County: | 0.05% | | Indiana average: | 0.03% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Gas City:
- WGOM (860 AM; 1 kW; MARION, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)
- WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WBAT (1400 AM; 1 kW; MARION, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WIOU (1350 AM; 5 kW; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
- WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Gas City:
- WMRI (106.9 FM; MARION, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)
- WHTY (93.5 FM; HARTFORD CITY, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
- W299AJ (107.7 FM; MARION, IN; Owner: FRIENDS OF CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
- WCJC (99.3 FM; VAN BUREN, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WBSW (90.9 FM; MARION, IN; Owner: BALL STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WTUR (89.7 FM; UPLAND, IN; Owner: TAYLOR UNIVERSITY, INC.)
- WWKI (100.5 FM; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WURK (101.7 FM; ELWOOD, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
- WLBC-FM (104.1 FM; MUNCIE, IN; Owner: MUNCIE SABRECOM, INC.)
- WHTI (96.7 FM; ALEXANDRIA, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
- WBSB (89.5 FM; ANDERSON, IN; Owner: BALL STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WCWC-LP (94.3 FM; MARION, IN; Owner: COLLEGE WESLEYAN CHURCH)
- WBST (92.1 FM; MUNCIE, IN; Owner: BALL STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WGNR-FM (97.9 FM; ANDERSON, IN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WKUZ (95.9 FM; WABASH, IN; Owner: UPPER WABASH BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WARU-FM (101.9 FM; ROANN, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WJOT-FM (105.9 FM; WABASH, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF WABASH, INC.)
- WERK (104.9 FM; MUNCIE, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Gas City:
- WIWU-LP (Channel 51; MARION, IN; Owner: IWU COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSOT-LP (Channel 57; MARION, IN; Owner: SUNNYCREST MEDIA, INC.)
- WTTK (Channel 29; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: TRIBUNE BROADCAST HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WNDY-TV (Channel 23; MARION, IN; Owner: UPN STATIONS GROUP INC.)
- WIPB (Channel 49; MUNCIE, IN; Owner: BALL STATE UNIVERSITY)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2011 (per 100,000 population)
Gas City, Indiana:
- Fatal accident count: 10
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 18
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 10
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 29
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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 Gas City fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2011 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 6
Total length: 28 meters (92ft)
Total average daily traffic: 58,224
Total average daily truck traffic: 6,984
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Gas City
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Gas City, IN
| Most common first names in Gas City, IN among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Mary | 58 | 79.0 years |
| Robert | 50 | 69.8 years |
| James | 46 | 69.9 years |
| William | 42 | 73.2 years |
| John | 40 | 70.3 years |
| Charles | 24 | 73.5 years |
| Dorothy | 19 | 81.3 years |
| Ruth | 18 | 79.5 years |
| Mildred | 17 | 81.3 years |
| Margaret | 17 | 78.5 years |
| Most common last names in Gas City, IN among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Jones | 31 | 72.4 years |
| Smith | 28 | 75.3 years |
| Miller | 23 | 68.9 years |
| Williams | 19 | 67.1 years |
| King | 13 | 69.9 years |
| Brown | 12 | 78.0 years |
| Atkinson | 12 | 75.0 years |
| Wilson | 10 | 73.9 years |
| Turner | 10 | 75.0 years |
| Nelson | 9 | 73.1 years |
| Businesses in Gas City, IN |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Arby's | 1 | | KFC | 1 |
| AutoZone | 1 | | Kmart | 1 |
| Best Western | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| Blockbuster | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Burger King | 1 | | Starbucks | 1 |
| CVS | 1 | | Subway | 2 |
| FedEx | 1 | | Super 8 | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| Jones New York | 1 | | UPS | 2 |
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (population 5,000+)"
- #15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (population 5,000+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (population 5,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Paper (population 5,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (population 5,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest ratio of murders to rapes between 2001 and 2006 (population 5,000+)"
- #81 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of murders in 2006 per 10,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data (population 5,000+)"
- #97 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest wind speed differences during a year (population 5,000+)"
- #92 (46933) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Australian first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
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