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Population in July 2007: 1,848. Population change since 2000: -0.1%
 

Males: 896  (48.5%)
Females: 952  (51.5%)
Median resident age:  35.4 years
Indiana median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 46051.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,500 (it was $41,389 in 2000)
Lapel  $45,500
Indiana:  $47,448

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $98,700 (it was $82,900 in 2000)
Lapel  $98,700
Indiana:  $122,900

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Races in Lapel:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Lapel: 83.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (27.6%), German (19.4%), Irish (9.7%), English (8.5%), French (3.0%), Dutch (2.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 858 feet

Land area: 0.77 square miles.

Population density: 2412 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Lapel

  • High school or higher: 84.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
  • Unemployed: 2.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lapel town

  • Never married: 20.5%
  • Now married: 58.1%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 8.2%
  • Divorced: 12.6%

10 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.5%
Indiana:  3.1%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Lapel, Indiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Lapel to the number of sex offenders is 924 to 1.

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

Lapel:  0.7% ($617)
Indiana:  0.9% ($868)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Anderson, IN (11.6 miles , pop. 59,734).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Indianapolis, IN (28.2 miles , pop. 781,870).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (175.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Edgewood, IN (8.1 miles ), Ingalls, IN (8.3 miles ), Pendleton, IN (8.3 miles ), River Forest, IN (8.6 miles) , Fortville, IN (9.2 miles ), Woodlawn Heights, IN (11.0 miles) , Anderson, IN (11.6 miles ), Country Club Heights, IN (11.7 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 21 buildings, average cost: $112,900
  • 1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $144,500
  • 1998: 14 buildings, average cost: $118,900
  • 1999: 15 buildings, average cost: $132,500
  • 2000: 13 buildings, average cost: $122,900
  • 2001: 11 buildings, average cost: $136,200
  • 2002: 10 buildings, average cost: $147,100
  • 2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $112,600
  • 2004: 8 buildings, average cost: $202,500
  • 2005: 11 buildings, average cost: $201,500
  • 2006: 9 buildings, average cost: $201,500
  • 2007: 6 buildings, average cost: $201,500

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Latitude: 40.07 N, Longitude: 85.85 W


Area code: 765

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Population change in the 1990s: +66 (+3.7%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (15%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (14%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)


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Lapel-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 169% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.8 miles away from the Lapel town center killed 28 people and injured 123 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 6/11/1998, a category 4 tornado 19.0 miles away from the town center injured 4 people and caused $2 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Lapel:
  • COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ANDERSON & MADSN CO (about 9 miles; ANDERSON, IN)
  • SAINT JOHNS HEALTH SYSTEM (about 9 miles; ANDERSON, IN)
  • RIVERVIEW HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; NOBLESVILLE, IN)

Political contributions by individuals in Lapel, IN

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lapel:
  • MOUNT COMFORT (about 17 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; ID: MQJ)
  • ANDERSON MUNICIPAL-DARLINGTON FIELD (about 18 miles; ANDERSON, IN; ID: AID)
  • DELAWARE COUNTY - JOHNSON FIELD (about 35 miles; MUNCIE, IN; ID: MIE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lapel:
  • NOBLESVILLE (about 9 miles; NOBLESVILLE, IN; ID: I80)
  • ELWOOD (about 13 miles; ELWOOD, IN; ID: 3I1)
  • ACE AIRPARK (about 14 miles; ANDERSON, IN; ID: 3AE)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lapel:
  • ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; ANDERSON, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,116)
  • BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 3,721)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-INDIANAPOLIS (about 30 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 19,818)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-CENTRAL INDIANA (about 31 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 3,397)
  • BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; MUNCIE, IN; FT enrollment: 17,039)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 33 miles; MUNCIE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,013)
  • UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS (about 34 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 2,784)
Public high school in Lapel:
  • LAPEL JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 461; Location: 2883 S SR 13; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Lapel:
  • LAPEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 435; Location: 2865 S SR 13; Grades: PK - 06)

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Hotel: Kati-Scarlet Bed and Breakfast (1037 North Main).

 

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

LAPEL MUNICIPAL WATER COMPANY (Population served: 1825, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • OCCT Study Recommendation - Between APR-01-2001 and MAY-24-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-20-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAY-24-2001)
  • Public Education - Between JAN-01-2001 and MAY-24-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-20-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAY-24-2001)
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2001 and APR-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-20-2001), St Compliance achieved (2 times from DEC-04-2001 to APR-01-2004)
  • Initial, Follow-up, or Routine SOWT M&R - Between JAN-01-2001 and MAY-24-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-20-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAY-24-2001)
  • 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-27-2000 to APR-01-2004)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In FEB-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-23-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-23-2000)
  • Initial Water Quality Parameter WQP M&R - Between JAN-2000 and DEC-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-20-2001), St Compliance achieved (MAY-24-2001)
  • 24 regular monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  71.4%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.9%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  5.7%
Whole state:  9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.1%
Whole state:  4.2%

Lapel compared to Indiana state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Lapel (2007 data):
  • The Madison Community Bank, National Association: Lapel Branch at 1011 North Main Street, branch established on 1898-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $308.3 mil, Deposits: $241.2 mil, headquarters in Anderson, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: First Merchants Corporation
  • Community Bank: Lapel Branch at 825 Main Street, branch established on 1988-06-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $233.0 mil, Deposits: $196.4 mil, headquarters in Noblesville, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bancshares, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Gas Supply 1$2,746$32,9520$0
Streets and Highways 1$1,860$22,3200$0
Sewerage 1$2,684$32,2080$0
Parks and Recreation 2$3,233$19,3980$0
Water Supply 2$4,385$26,3100$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$4,898
Financial Administration 1$1,838$22,0560$0
Police Protection - Officers 4$12,180$36,5400$0
Firefighters 0$0 35$2,261
Fire - Other 1$1,683$20,1960$0
Totals for Government 13$30,609$28,25442$7,159



Lapel government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $415,000
    Solid Waste Management: $79,000
    All Other: $79,000
    Parks & Recreation: $15,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $841,000
    Water Utilities: $429,000
    Gas Utilities: $66,000
  • Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $802,000
    General - Other: $470,000
    Sewerage: $227,000
    Water Utilities: $156,000
    Police Protection: $145,000
    Financial Administration: $118,000
    Solid Waste Management: $79,000
    Regular Highways: $41,000
    Parks & Recreation: $35,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $76,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $836,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,268,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $645,000
    Water Utilities: $436,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,875,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,257,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $38,000
    Water Utilities: $15,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $91,000
    Interest Earnings: $16,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $105,000
    Regular Highways: $98,000
    Police Protection: $14,000
    Parks & Recreation: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,655,000
  • Revenue - Gas Utilities: $796,000
    Water Utilities: $312,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $471,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $237,000
    Highways: $82,000
    General Support: $47,000
  • Tax - Property: $187,000
    Individual Income: $64,000
    NEC: $5,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,119,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $50,000

5.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,194 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.06%
Indiana average:  6.54%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($128 average AGI)
Madison County:  0.05%
Indiana average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Marion County, IN  0.75% ($35,303 average AGI)
from Hamilton County, IN  0.64% ($38,606)
from Delaware County, IN  0.60% ($28,544)


5.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,206 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.44%
Indiana average:  6.56%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($189 average AGI)
Madison County:  0.02%
Indiana average:  0.03%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Marion County, IN  0.81% ($31,120 average AGI)
to Hamilton County, IN  0.75% ($42,617)
to Delaware County, IN  0.47% ($27,758)


Strongest AM radio stations in Lapel:
  • WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WNDE (1260 AM; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WHBU (1240 AM; 1 kW; ANDERSON, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WGNR (1470 AM; 1 kW; ANDERSON, IN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WBRI (1500 AM; daytime; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN)
  • WXLW (950 AM; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXNT (1430 AM; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: MYSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WIOU (1350 AM; 5 kW; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WNTS (1590 AM; 5 kW; BEECH GROVE, IN; Owner: S + M BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTLC (1310 AM; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: RADIO ONE OF INDIANA, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lapel:
  • WGNR-FM (97.9 FM; ANDERSON, IN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WGRL (93.9 FM; NOBLESVILLE, IN; Owner: INDY LICO, INC.)
  • WQME (98.7 FM; ANDERSON, IN; Owner: ANDERSON UNIVERSITY, INC.)
  • WNOU (93.1 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WFMS (95.5 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: WFMS LICO, INC)
  • WYXB (105.7 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WZPL (99.5 FM; GREENFIELD, IN; Owner: MYSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WFBQ (94.7 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHTI (96.7 FM; ALEXANDRIA, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WBSB (89.5 FM; ANDERSON, IN; Owner: BALL STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WENS (97.1 FM; SHELBYVILLE, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WRZX (103.3 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WURK (101.7 FM; ELWOOD, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
  • WTPI (107.9 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: MYSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WEEM (91.7 FM; PENDLETON, IN; Owner: SOUTH MADISON COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP.)
  • WHHH (96.3 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: RADIO ONE OF INDIANA, LLC)
  • WGLD (104.5 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: INDY LICO, INC)
  • WFYI-FM (90.1 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: METROPOLITAN IN. PUBLIC B/CING, INC.)
  • WWKI (100.5 FM; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Lapel:
  • WNDY-TV (Channel 23; MARION, IN; Owner: UPN STATIONS GROUP INC.)
  • WTTK (Channel 29; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: TRIBUNE BROADCAST HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WTHR (Channel 13; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: VIDEOINDIANA, INC.)
  • WXIN (Channel 59; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WISH-TV (Channel 8; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: INDIANA BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WRTV (Channel 6; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: MCGRAW-HILL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WHMB-TV (Channel 40; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WALV-CA (Channel 50; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: VIDEOHIO, INC..)
  • WBXI-CA (Channel 47; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WFYI (Channel 20; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: METROPOLITAN INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKOG-LP (Channel 31; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: KINGDOM OF GOD MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WDNI-LP (Channel 65; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: RADIO ONE OF INDIANA, LLC)
  • WIIH-CA (Channel 11; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: INDIANA BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WIPX-LP (Channel 51; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WTBU-TV (Channel 69; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: BUTLER UNIVERSITY)




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