Jackson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2006 was 0.0270. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 21.0 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Medora and their reported violations in the past:
MEDORA WATER DEPARTMENT (Population served: 900, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 23.0%
(23.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people | | Indiana: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 67.4% | | Whole state: | 71.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 5.9% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Medora, IN
Medora compared to Indiana state average:
- Median house value below 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.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Medora (2011 data):
- State Bank of Medora: State Bank Of Medora at 24 E Main St, branch established on 1933/09/19. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $60.2 mil, Deposits: $48.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 1 total offices
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (65%)
- Electricity (28%)
- Wood (3%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Jackson County Indiana:
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Religion statistics for Medora (based on Jackson County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 57.17%
| Here |  | 57.2% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Lutheran Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Church of the Nazarene | United Methodist Church |
| Adherents | 30.7% | 17.1% | 9.5% | 9.2% | 7.7% |
| Congregations | 11.3% | 20.0% | 10.0% | 7.5% | 16.3% |
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| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Other |
| Adherents | 6.2% | 5.2% | 4.7% | 2.1% | 7.6% |
| Congregations | 2.5% | 3.8% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 26.3% |
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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: 10 | Jackson County: | 2.38 / 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): 2 | Jackson County: | 0.48 / 10,000 pop. | | Indiana: | 0.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 24 | Jackson County: | 5.71 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 3.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 22 | Here: | 5.24 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 9.1% | | Indiana: | 9.2% |
Adult obesity rate: | Jackson County: | 30.2% | | Indiana: | 29.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 18.5% | | 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 |
1 | $1,434 | $17,208 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $341 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,016 | $24,192 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $1,955 | $23,460 | 1 | $1,001 |
| Electric Power |
1 | $1,700 | $20,400 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
4 | $7,105 | $21,315 | 4 | $1,342 |
Medora government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $78,000 ($111.91)
- Construction - Water Utilities: $16,000 ($22.96)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $85,000 ($121.95)
Central Staff Services: $71,000 ($101.87)
Sewerage: $48,000 ($68.87)
Regular Highways: $36,000 ($51.65)
General - Other: $9,000 ($12.91)
- General - Interest on Debt: $15,000 ($21.52)
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $7,000 ($10.04)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $465,000 ($667.14)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $308,000 ($441.89)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $12,000 ($17.22)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $440,000 ($631.28)
Other, NEC: $320,000 ($459.11)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $25,000 ($35.87)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,000 ($10.04)
Rents: $4,000 ($5.74)
Property Sale Other: $1,000 ($1.43)
General Revenue, NEC: $1,000 ($1.43)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $395,000 ($566.71)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $135,000 ($193.69)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $45,000 ($64.56)
Highways: $23,000 ($33.00)
Water Utilities: $16,000 ($22.96)
All Other: $1,000 ($1.43)
- Tax - Property: $45,000 ($64.56)
Individual Income: $2,000 ($2.87)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $53,000 ($76.04)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $30,000 ($43.04)
5.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,045 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.19% | | Indiana average: | 6.54% |
0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($337 average AGI)| Jackson County: | 0.06% | | Indiana average: | 0.10% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,400 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.75% | | 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 Medora:
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSLM (1220 AM; 5 kW; SALEM, IN; Owner: DON H. MARTIN)
- WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKJK (1080 AM; 10 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WGCL (1370 AM; 5 kW; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC,)
- WGTK (970 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
- WBIW (1340 AM; 1 kW; BEDFORD, IN; Owner: AD-VENTURE MEDIA, INC.)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WZZB (1390 AM; 1 kW; SEYMOUR, IN)
- WXXA (790 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Medora:
- WQKC (93.7 FM; SEYMOUR, IN; Owner: S.C.I. BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSLM-FM (97.9 FM; SALEM, IN; Owner: REBECCA L. COOMER)
- WQRK (105.5 FM; BEDFORD, IN; Owner: AD-VENTURE MEDIA, INC.)
- WTTS (92.3 FM; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC.)
- WMBL (88.1 FM; MITCHELL, IN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- W205BB (88.9 FM; BEDFORD, IN; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WFIU (103.7 FM; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY)
- WWEG (102.5 FM; MITCHELL, IN; Owner: MITCHELL COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CO.)
- WJLR (91.5 FM; SEYMOUR, IN; Owner: MIDWEST MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WJCP (92.7 FM; AUSTIN, IN; Owner: PIERATT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- W210AV (89.9 FM; MITCHELL, IN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WVNI (95.1 FM; NASHVILLE, IN; Owner: BROWN COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WFPK (91.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- WUOL-FM (90.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- WMPI (105.3 FM; SCOTTSBURG, IN; Owner: D.R. RICE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJAA (96.3 FM; AUSTIN, IN; Owner: MIDLAND MEDIA, INC.)
- WDJX (99.7 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
- WKKG (101.5 FM; COLUMBUS, IN; Owner: WHITE RIVER BROADCASTING CO. INC.)
- WVEZ (106.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WKLO (96.9 FM; HARDINSBURG, IN; Owner: WKLO, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Medora:
- WTIU (Channel 30; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: THE TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY)
- WAVE (Channel 3; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- WHAN-LP (Channel 17; SALEM, IN; Owner: REBECCA L. WHITE)
- WHAS-TV (Channel 11; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BELO KENTUCKY, INC.)
- W24BW (Channel 24; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: GREATER LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WTTV (Channel 4; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: TRIBUNE BROADCAST HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WDRB (Channel 41; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: INDEPENDENCE TELEVISION COMPANY)
- WFTE (Channel 58; SALEM, IN; Owner: INDEPENDENCE TELEVISION COMPANY)
- WLKY-TV (Channel 32; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: WLKY HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
- WIPX (Channel 63; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: PAXSON INDIANAPOLIS LICENSE, INC.)
- WCLJ (Channel 42; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF INDIANA, INC.)
- WJYL-CA (Channel 45; CLARKSVILLE, IN; Owner: JOHN W. SMITH, JR.)
Medora fatal accident list:
Apr 29, 1996 08:45 PM, Perry St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 4 meters (13ft)
Total costs: $82,000
Total average daily traffic: 900
Total average daily truck traffic: 85
Total future (year 2029) average daily traffic: 1,275
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 - Curry Road & Sr 50 (Lat: 38.880889 Lon: -86.188306), Type: Tower, Structure height: 118.8 m, Overall height: 121.9 m, Call Sign: KNKN926
Assigned Frequencies: 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz Grant Date: 11/29/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4 - Lisa M Minney, Curry Road & Sr 50 (Lat: 38.880889 Lon: -86.188306), Type: Tower, Structure height: 118.8 m, Overall height: 121.9 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:
- Lisa M Minney, Curry Road & Sr 50 (Lat: 38.880889 Lon: -86.188306), Type: Tower, Structure height: 118.8 m, Overall height: 121.9 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:
- Monica A Gaudio, Curry Road & Sr 50 (Lat: 38.880889 Lon: -86.188306), Type: Tower, Structure height: 117.3 m, Overall height: 121.9 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:
- Monica A Gaudio, Curry Road & Sr 50 (Lat: 38.880889 Lon: -86.188306), Type: Tower, Structure height: 117.3 m, Overall height: 121.9 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - MEDORA, Lat: 38.819389 Lon: -86.211889, Call Sign: WQIW230
Assigned Frequencies: 956.393 MHz Grant Date: 05/30/2008, Expiration Date: 05/30/2018, Certifier: Melvin Hunsucker
Registrant: Sensus, 450 N. Gallatin Avenue, Uniontown, PA 15401, Phone: (800) 638-3748, Fax: (800) 888-2403, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4 - Call Sign: K9LWB, Licensee ID: L01383943
Grant Date: 03/28/2008, Expiration Date: 01/14/2018
Registrant: Larry W Bennett, 1245 S County Rd 925 W, Medora, IN 47260 - Call Sign: KB9ENK, Licensee ID: L00657427
Grant Date: 04/07/2003, Expiration Date: 04/13/2013
Registrant: Mark A Hill, 5096 S County Rd 740 W, Medora, IN 47260 - Call Sign: KB9FDG
Grant Date: 05/18/1993, Expiration Date: 05/18/2003, Cancellation Date: 05/19/2005
Registrant: Timothy E Hill, 11203 W County Rd 325 S, Medora, IN 47260 - Call Sign: KB9VIA, Licensee ID: L00162357
Grant Date: 07/28/2009, Expiration Date: 10/12/2019, Certifier: Evan D Hill
Registrant: Evan D Hill, 5096 S Cr 740 W, Medora, IN 47260
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents: See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Medora, IN
| Most common first names in Medora, IN among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| William | 18 | 67.8 years |
| John | 16 | 70.7 years |
| James | 13 | 66.3 years |
| Mary | 11 | 74.5 years |
| Robert | 10 | 68.3 years |
| Charles | 9 | 73.8 years |
| Kenneth | 7 | 68.7 years |
| Clarence | 7 | 76.8 years |
| Ralph | 6 | 77.8 years |
| George | 6 | 70.2 years |
| Most common last names in Medora, IN among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Reynolds | 18 | 70.2 years |
| Brown | 14 | 77.6 years |
| Smith | 12 | 74.1 years |
| Persinger | 10 | 78.7 years |
| Davis | 9 | 74.3 years |
| Johnson | 9 | 81.8 years |
| Hall | 9 | 78.0 years |
| Lane | 8 | 77.2 years |
| Goen | 8 | 75.2 years |
| Shelton | 8 | 74.8 years |
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing"
- #47 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks"
- #53 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Transportation equipment"
- #70 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Construction and extraction occupations:"
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