For population 15 years and over in Grissom AFB CDP:
Never married: 24.6%
Now married: 57.2%
Separated: 3.9%
Widowed: 0.6%
Divorced: 13.8%
20 residents are foreign born
This place:
1.2%
Indiana:
3.1%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $343 (0.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $-1 (100.0%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lafayette, IN (41.9 miles , pop. 56,397).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (60.7 miles , pop. 205,727).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (113.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Grissom AFB-area historical tornado activity is above Indiana state average. It is 214% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/11/1965, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.6 miles away from the Grissom AFB place center injured 44 people.
On 4/11/1965, a category F4 tornado 22.2 miles away from the place center killed 25 peopleand injured 835 peopleand causedbetween $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Grissom AFB-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Indiana state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 94.1 miles away from the city center On 9/12/2004 at 13:05:19, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 MW, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 76.8 miles away from Grissom AFB center On 4/14/2000 at 03:54:20, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 70.4 miles away from the city center On 12/20/1990 at 14:04:17, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 80.9 miles away from the city center On 12/17/1990 at 05:24:59, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 62.7 miles away from Grissom AFB center On 4/17/1990 at 10:27:34, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 70.0 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Tipton County (11) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7 Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 3, Winter Storms: 2, Storm: 1, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Grissom AFB:
DUKES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 7 miles away; PERU, IN)
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Federal, provides emergency services, about 13 miles away; LOGANSPORT, IN)
HOWARD REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 15 miles away; KOKOMO, IN)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grissom AFB:
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 36.4. This is about average.
City:
36.4
U.S.:
32.0
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.1. This is about average.Closest monitor was 12.9 miles away from the city center.
City:
11.1
U.S.:
9.6
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 20.6%
(16.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 34.7% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 69.7% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
This place:
2.8 people
Indiana:
2.6 people
Percentage of family households:
This place:
69.3%
Whole state:
71.0%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:
8.8%
Whole state:
5.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Religion statistics for Grissom AFB (based on Tipton County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 44.88%
Here
44.9%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
United Methodist Church
The Wesleyan Church
Adherents
20.5%
19.6%
15.4%
10.8%
7.9%
Congregations
3.4%
20.7%
6.9%
17.2%
13.8%
Name
Lutheran Church
Separate Baptists in Christ
American Baptist Churches in the USA
New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists
Other
Adherents
7.4%
4.1%
3.7%
3.3%
7.2%
Congregations
3.4%
3.4%
3.4%
3.4%
24.1%
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: 2
Tipton County:
1.25 / 10,000 pop.
Indiana:
1.73 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
Tipton County:
0.62 / 10,000 pop.
Indiana:
0.50 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 4
Tipton County:
2.50 / 10,000 pop.
State:
3.57 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 6
Here:
3.74 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.78 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
10.1%
Indiana:
9.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Tipton County:
28.9%
Indiana:
29.0%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
15.6%
State:
14.3%
6.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,156 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
6.19%
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 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors"
#8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Secretaries and administrative assistants"
#11 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Rail transportation"
#64 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Office supplies and stationery stores"
#67 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations"
#76 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Secretaries and administrative assistants"
