Knox 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
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 37.1. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 11.1 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Monroe City and their reported violations in the past:
MONROE CITY WATER UTILITIES (Population served: 543, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JUL-2000 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-08-2001)
- OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JAN-01-2000 and AUG-03-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-03-2000)
- OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JUL-01-1999 and AUG-03-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-14-2000), St Compliance achieved (AUG-03-2000)
- OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JAN-01-1999 and AUG-03-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-14-2000), St Compliance achieved (AUG-03-2000)
- OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JUL-01-1998 and AUG-03-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-14-2000), St Compliance achieved (AUG-03-2000)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-01-1998)
- OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JAN-01-1994 and AUG-03-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-03-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial, Follow-up, or Routine SOWT M&R - Between JUL-01-1999 and JUL-20-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-20-2000)
- Initial Water Quality Parameter WQP M&R - Between JUL-1998 and DEC-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-14-2000)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 0.5%
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people | | Indiana: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 70.5% | | Whole state: | 71.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 0.9% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Monroe City, IN
3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Monroe City compared to Indiana state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above 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 Monroe City (2011 data):
- First Financial Bank, National Association: Monroe City Branch at 201 West First Street, branch established on 1978/10/02. Info updated 2012/01/04: Bank assets: $2,852.7 mil, Deposits: $2,227.7 mil, headquarters in Terre Haute, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 66 total offices, Holding Company: First Financial Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (83%)
- Electricity (16%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Knox County Indiana:
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Religion statistics for Monroe City (based on Knox County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 49.61%
| Here |  | 49.6% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | American Baptist Churches in the USA | United Church of Christ | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
| Adherents | 29.2% | 12.1% | 10.1% | 7.8% | 7.2% |
| Congregations | 7.7% | 21.8% | 5.1% | 3.8% | 10.3% |
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| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Lutheran Church | Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) | Other |
| Adherents | 4.7% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 3.2% | 17.5% |
| Congregations | 2.6% | 3.8% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 39.7% |
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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: 5 | Knox County: | 1.32 / 10,000 pop. | | Indiana: | 1.73 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.26 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4 | Knox County: | 1.05 / 10,000 pop. | | Indiana: | 0.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16 | Knox County: | 4.21 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 3.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 26 | Here: | 6.85 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 9.4% | | Indiana: | 9.2% |
Adult obesity rate: | Knox County: | 28.5% | | Indiana: | 29.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 13.3% | | 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 |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $406 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,360 |
| Sewerage |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,580 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $2,940 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 9 | $6,286 |
Monroe City government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,000 ($5.50)
- Charges - Sewerage: $118,000 ($216.51)
All Other: $25,000 ($45.87)
Regular Highways: $20,000 ($36.70)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $108,000 ($198.17)
Sewerage: $52,000 ($95.41)
General - Other: $30,000 ($55.05)
Regular Highways: $6,000 ($11.01)
- General - Interest on Debt: $55,000 ($100.92)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $920,000 ($1688.07)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $919,000 ($1686.24)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,000 ($1.83)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,000 ($5.50)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $275,000 ($504.59)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $106,000 ($194.50)
- Tax - Individual Income: $2,000 ($3.67)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $48,000 ($88.07)
4.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,254 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.95% | | 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:
5.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,561 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.90% | | 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 Monroe City:
- WAMW (1580 AM; 1 kW; WASHINGTON, IN; Owner: GREENE ELECTRONICS)
- WAOV (1450 AM; 1 kW; VINCENNES, IN; Owner: OLD NORTHWEST BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
- WVHI (1330 AM; 5 kW; EVANSVILLE, IN)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WGBF (1280 AM; 5 kW; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WAKO (910 AM; 1 kW; LAWRENCEVILLE, IL; Owner: LAWRENCEVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WRAY (1250 AM; 1 kW; PRINCETON, IN; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Monroe City:
- WAMW-FM (107.9 FM; WASHINGTON, IN; Owner: GREENE ELECTRONICS)
- WVUB (91.1 FM; VINCENNES, IN; Owner: VINCENNES UNIVERSITY)
- WZDM (92.1 FM; VINCENNES, IN; Owner: OLD NORTHWEST BROADCASTING INC.)
- WBHW (88.7 FM; LOOGOOTEE, IN; Owner: MUSIC MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WATI (89.9 FM; VINCENNES, IN; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WWBL (106.5 FM; WASHINGTON, IN; Owner: OLD NORTHWEST BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WUZR (105.7 FM; BICKNELL, IN; Owner: OLD NORTHWEST BROADCASTING INC.)
- WBTO-FM (102.3 FM; PETERSBURG, IN; Owner: THE ORIGINAL COMPANY, INC)
- WFML (96.7 FM; VINCENNES, IN; Owner: THE VINCENNES UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC.)
- WRZR (94.5 FM; LOOGOOTEE, IN; Owner: HEMBREE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WAKO-FM (103.1 FM; LAWRENCEVILLE, IL; Owner: LAWRENCEVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WRAY-FM (98.1 FM; PRINCETON, IN; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WSJD (100.5 FM; PRINCETON, IN; Owner: WSJD, INC.)
- WNIN-FM (88.3 FM; EVANSVILLE, IN; Owner: TRI-STATE PUBLIC TELEPLEX, INC.)
- WBGW (101.5 FM; FORT BRANCH, IN; Owner: MUSIC MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WQTY (93.3 FM; LINTON, IN; Owner: THE ORIGINAL COMPANY, INC.)
- WYNG (94.9 FM; MOUNT CARMEL, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WVJC (89.1 FM; MOUNT CARMEL, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS EASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGES)
- W201BO (88.1 FM; VINCENNES, IN; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Monroe City:
- WVUT (Channel 22; VINCENNES, IN; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE VINCENNES UNIV.)
- WBAK-TV (Channel 38; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: INDIANA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
- WJTS-LP (Channel 27; JASPER, IN; Owner: PAUL E. KNIES)
Monroe City fatal accident list:
Mar 8, 1981 04:30 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2 - Call Sign: N9CGL, Licensee ID: L00227812
Grant Date: 02/15/1996, Expiration Date: 02/15/2006, Cancellation Date: 01/10/2005, Certifier: Michael R Wissel
Registrant: Michael R Wissel, 8291 South State Road 61, Monroe City, IN 47557 - Call Sign: AB9KH, Previous Call Sign: N9CGL, Licensee ID: L00227812
Grant Date: 01/06/2006, Expiration Date: 02/15/2016, Certifier: Michael R Wissel
Registrant: Michael R Wissel, 8291 South State Road 61, Monroe City, IN 47557
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Monroe City
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Monroe City, IN
| Most common first names in Monroe City, IN among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Mary | 13 | 77.9 years |
| Robert | 8 | 77.8 years |
| James | 8 | 83.9 years |
| Charles | 6 | 76.5 years |
| Paul | 6 | 78.3 years |
| Gladys | 6 | 80.6 years |
| William | 6 | 84.3 years |
| John | 6 | 76.0 years |
| Cecil | 5 | 74.0 years |
| Bertha | 5 | 85.2 years |
| Most common last names in Monroe City, IN among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Like | 14 | 82.9 years |
| Stafford | 12 | 80.6 years |
| Mize | 11 | 78.3 years |
| Williams | 10 | 79.1 years |
| Parker | 9 | 88.9 years |
| Wyant | 9 | 80.5 years |
| Harrison | 8 | 73.0 years |
| Wilson | 8 | 77.6 years |
| Cockerham | 8 | 83.6 years |
| Mccoy | 8 | 81.0 years |
Monroe City on our top lists:
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Management of companies and enterprises"
- #43 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Architecture and engineering occupations:"
- #51 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Education, training, and library occupations:"
- #82 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Nonmetallic mineral products"
- #69 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
- #90 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
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