Portland, Indiana

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Population in July 2008: 6,158. Population change since 2000: -4.3%

Males: 2,881	(46.8%)
Females: 3,277	(53.2%)

Median resident age:	38.4 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 47371.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,049 (it was $31,045 in 2000)

Portland:	$34,049
Indiana:	$47,448

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,875

Portland:	$20,875
Indiana:	$23,805

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $81,731 (it was $62,700 in 2000)

Portland:	$81,731
Indiana:	$122,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $86,123; Detached houses: $86,345; Townhouses or other attached units: $79,893; In 2-unit structures: $76,955; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $83,246; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $110,782; Mobile homes: $35,147

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Races in Portland:

White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
Hispanic (3.4%)
Other race (1.8%)
Two or more races (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Portland: 75.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (20.0%), German (18.0%), Irish (7.9%), English (7.5%), Dutch (1.6%), Italian (1.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 908 feet

Land area: 4.11 square miles.

Population density: 1499 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Portland

High school or higher: 77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
Unemployed: 5.5%
Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Portland city

Never married: 21.0%
Now married: 54.3%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 10.7%
Divorced: 12.4%

214 residents are foreign born (2.1% Latin America, 1.0% Asia).

This city:	3.3%
Indiana:	3.1%

According to our research there were 9 registered sex offenders living in Portland, Indiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Portland to the number of sex offenders is 684 to 1.

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

Portland:	0.8% ($500)
Indiana:	0.9% ($868)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Muncie, IN (27.2 miles , pop. 67,430).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (45.2 miles , pop. 205,727).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (171.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Salamonia, IN (2.6 miles) , Bryant, IN (2.6 miles ), Pennville, IN (3.1 miles ), Ridgeville, IN (3.2 miles ), Redkey, IN (3.3 miles ), Fort Recovery, OH (3.3 miles ), Geneva, IN (3.3 miles ), Dunkirk, IN (3.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 12 buildings, average cost: $63,100
1998: 15 buildings, average cost: $102,600
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 40.43 N, Longitude: 84.98 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,048 (+31.8%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,814 (59.5%)

Area code: 260

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Portland, Indiana business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -207 (-3.1%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (13%)
Transportation equipment (11%)
Food (9%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Machinery (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (13%)
Computer and electronic products (8%)
Educational services (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Food (5%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (15%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

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Crime in Portland by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	48.8
Robberies	1	0	0	0	2	1	0
per 100,000	15.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	31.8	16.0	0.0
Assaults	9	5	2	0	3	0	0
per 100,000	139.0	76.7	31.6	0.0	47.7	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	16	20	7	34	34	19	25
per 100,000	247.2	306.7	110.5	536.3	541.1	304.9	406.6
Thefts	259	225	198	187	240	250	252
per 100,000	4001.2	3450.9	3124.5	2949.5	3819.8	4011.6	4098.2
Auto thefts	2	0	5	2	4	4	7
per 100,000	30.9	0.0	78.9	31.5	63.7	64.2	113.8
Arson	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	15.4	15.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	212.3	174.8	145.3	158.0	214.9	191.8	240.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 17 (13 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.11
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Portland, Indiana

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Portland-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 171% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.3 miles away from the Portland city center killed one person and injured 12 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 tornado 22.5 miles away from the city center killed 4 people and injured 125 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Portland-area historical earthquake activity is near Indiana state average. It is 88% 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 32.8 miles away from Portland 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 72.4 miles away from the city center
On 4/17/1990 at 10:27:34, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 7.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospital/medical center in Portland:

JAY COUNTY HOSPITAL (500 W VOTAW ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Portland:

MERCER CO JOINT TOWNSHIP COMM HOSP (about 16 miles; COLDWATER, OH)
ST VINCENT RANDOLPH HOSPITAL INC (about 19 miles; WINCHESTER, IN)
BLACKFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; HARTFORD CITY, IN)

Political contributions by individuals in Portland, IN

Airports located in Portland:

Portland Municipal Airport (Runways: 2, Air Taxi Ops: 125, Itinerant Ops: 3,685, Local Ops: 6,142, Military Ops: 2,323)
Windy P Ridge Airport (Runways: 1)

See detailed data for Airports located in Portland, IN

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Portland:

BALL STATE UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; MUNCIE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 17,039)
IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-EAST CENTRAL (about 30 miles; MUNCIE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,013)
INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; MARION, IN; FT enrollment: 6,684)
ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; ANDERSON, IN; FT enrollment: 2,116)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE (about 47 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,385)
WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 61 miles; DAYTON, OH; FT enrollment: 11,734)
SINCLAIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; DAYTON, OH; FT enrollment: 10,577)

Public high school in Portland:

JAY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,087; Location: 2072 W SR 67; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Portland:

EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 450; Location: 705 E TALLMAN ST; Grades: KG - 06)
EAST JAY COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 414; Location: 225 E WATER ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
GENERAL SHANKS ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 398; Location: 414 FLORAL AVE; Grades: KG - 06)
JUDGE HAYNES ELEMENTARY SCH (Students: 269; Location: 800 HIGH ST; Grades: KG - 06)

See full list of schools located in Portland, School District: JAY SCHOOL CORPORATION

Library in Portland:

JAY COUNTY PL (Operating income: $687,760; Location: 315 N SHIP ST; 80,151 books; 3,789 audio materials; 5,419 video materials; 243 serial subscriptions)

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Cemeteries: Green Park Cemetery (1), Jaque Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Millers Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Portland: Haynes Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Jay County Historical Society (Museums; 903 East Main Street), Jay County Visitors & Tourism Bureau (411 North Meridian Street), Museum of the Soldier Inc (510 East Arch Street).

Hotels: Budget Inn (1411 Us 27 North), Hoosier Inn (1620 North Meridian Street).

Courts: Portland City Court (1616 North Franklin Street), Jay County - Cooperative Extension Agent Court House (Floor 1), Jay County - Cooperative Extension Agent Court House- Court Probation (Floor 1), Jay County - Jay Circuit Court (Floor FL), Jay County - Jay Superior Court (Floor FL).

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

PAK-A-SAK 37 PWS (Serves OH, Population served: 350, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2003 and SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-02-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-02-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUN-2003 and AUG-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-07-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-07-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2002 and SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-23-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-23-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2002 and JUN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-26-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-26-2002)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2001 and SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-05-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-05-2001), St Public Notif received (AUG-02-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2000 and SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-14-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-14-2000), St Public Notif received (JUL-31-2000)

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

One minor monitoring violation

One regular monitoring violation

PARADISE POINTE R.V. RESORT (CENTER WELL (Population served: 140, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-15-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-15-1999)

Past monitoring violations:

3 routine major monitoring violations

One minor monitoring violation

One regular monitoring violation

PARADISE POINTE R.V. RESORT (WEST WELL) (Population served: 140, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-15-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-15-1999)

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

One regular monitoring violation

WESTCHESTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (Population served: 126, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

PLEASANT HILL CHURCH (Population served: 95, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-05-2000), St Public Notif requested (SEP-05-2000)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-30-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-30-1999)

Past monitoring violations:

9 routine major monitoring violations

One minor monitoring violation

One regular monitoring violation

REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH (Population served: 60, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-02-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-02-2005), St Boil Water Order (SEP-02-2005)

Past monitoring violations:

3 routine major monitoring violations

PORTLAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (Population served: 30, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-10-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-10-2001)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-28-2001), St Public Notif requested (JUN-28-2001)

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

NEW COVENANT FELLOWSHIP CHURCH (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUN-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-09-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-09-2004)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-28-2000), St Public Notif requested (AUG-28-2000)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-04-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-04-2001)

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-12-2001), St Public Notif requested (JAN-12-2001), St Public Notif received (JAN-24-2001)

5 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	63.9%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.3%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	9.6%
Whole state:	9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	3.6%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Portland, IN

People in group quarters in Portland

94 people in nursing homes
38 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
35 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
22 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Portland compared to Indiana state average:

Portland, Indiana environmental map by EPA

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Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above 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 Portland (2009 data):

First Merchants Bank National Association: Drive-In Branch, Portland Branch, The Marsh Branch, Supercenter Branch. Info updated 2007-04-25: Bank assets: $2,041.2 mil, Deposits: $1,625.1 mil, headquarters in Muncie, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 43 total offices, Holding Company: First Merchants Corporation
MainSource Bank: Portland North Branch, Portland Branch, East Main Street Branch. Info updated 2008-11-18: Bank assets: $2,483.6 mil, Deposits: $1,716.2 mil, headquarters in Greensburg, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 73 total offices, Holding Company: Mainsource Financial Group, Inc.
Pacesetter Bank: North Meridan Street Branch at 1221 North Meridan Street, branch established on 1990-03-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $111.7 mil, Deposits: $96.8 mil, headquarters in Hartford City, IN, positive income, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Town Financial Corporation
First Bank of Berne: Portland Branch at 185 Industrial Drive, branch established on 2000-03-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $406.5 mil, Deposits: $285.9 mil, headquarters in Berne, IN, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: First Berne Financial Corporation
Bank of Geneva: Portland Branch at 1451 North Meridian Street, branch established on 2005-09-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $121.3 mil, Deposits: $96.0 mil, headquarters in Geneva, IN, positive income, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Limberlost Bancshares, Inc.
Old National Bank: Portland Branch at 910 North Meridian, branch established on 1889-01-01. Info updated 2009-03-31: Bank assets: $7,712.9 mil, Deposits: $5,454.0 mil, headquarters in Evansville, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 191 total offices, Holding Company: Old National Bancorp

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Portland, Indiana

Super 8 Motel, 1147 N US Hwy 27, Portland, IN 47371, Phone: (260) 726-8888
Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 100 Holiday Dr, Portland, IN 47371, Phone: (260) 726-6688

All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Portland, Indiana

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Portland mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Jay County Indiana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (72%) Electricity (24%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Religion statistics for Portland

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Church of the Nazarene	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists
Adherents	21.8%	18.7%	12.3%	8.3%	8.1%
Congregations	4.8%	27.0%	9.5%	7.9%	4.8%

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Presbyterian Church (USA)	General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Friends (Quakers)	Other religions
Adherents	7.8%	3.2%	3.0%	2.5%	14.2%
Congregations	4.8%	1.6%	1.6%	6.3%	31.7%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	3	$7,517	$30,068	1	$1,235
Other Government Administration	2	$7,204	$43,224	7	$1,895
Judicial and Legal	1	$1,855	$22,260	3	$1,249
Police Protection - Officers	13	$43,412	$40,073	8	$2,052
Police - Other	4	$11,469	$34,407	4	$1,479
Firefighters	8	$24,082	$36,123	19	$11,345
Streets and Highways	7	$20,477	$35,103	0	$0
Health	0	$0		1	$213
Solid Waste Management	3	$7,913	$31,652	0	$0
Sewerage	8	$23,944	$35,916	0	$0
Housing and Community Development(Local)	0	$0		1	$1,235
Water Supply	7	$21,009	$36,015	0	$0
Totals for Government	56	$168,882	$36,189	44	$20,703

Portland government finances in 2002:

Charges - Air Transportation: $23,000
Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
Charges - Sewerage: $1,007,000
All Other: $215,000

Solid Waste Management: $99,000

Parks & Recreation: $31,000

Regular Highways: $2,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $1,355,000
Sewerage: $1,241,000

Central Staff Services: $892,000

Regular Highways: $702,000

Police Protection: $662,000

Fire Protection: $345,000

General - Other: $272,000

Solid Waste Management: $93,000

Parks & Recreation: $92,000

Air Transportation: $60,000

Housing & Community Development: $39,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $32,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $37,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $732,000
Highways: $43,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $2,890,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $2,620,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $270,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $209,000
General Revenue, NEC: $191,000

Rents: $11,000

Property Sale Other: $3,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $159,000
General - Other: $137,000

Police Protection: $59,000

Sewerage: $50,000

Fire Protection: $46,000

Parks & Recreation: $44,000

Air Transportation: $12,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,199,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,487,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $587,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $526,000
Highways: $184,000

All Other: $50,000

Housing & Community Development: $20,000
Tax - Property: $1,764,000
NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,001,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $157,000

4.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,419 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.38%
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:

from Delaware County, IN	0.68% ($22,852 average AGI)
from Randolph County, IN	0.57% ($25,711)
from Adams County, IN	0.43% ($22,147)

5.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,604 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.07%
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:

to Delaware County, IN	0.95% ($23,974 average AGI)
to Randolph County, IN	0.55% ($25,795)
to Adams County, IN	0.52% ($25,659)

Strongest AM radio stations in Portland:

WPGW (1440 AM; 1 kW; PORTLAND, IN)
WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WONO (1380 AM; 5 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
WRFD (880 AM; daytime; 23 kW; COLUMBUS-WORTHINGTON, OH; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF OHIO, INC.)
WDFN (1130 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Portland:

WPGW-FM (100.9 FM; PORTLAND, IN; Owner: WPGW, INC.)
WBSJ (91.7 FM; PORTLAND, IN; Owner: BALL STATE UNIVERSITY)
WZBD (92.7 FM; BERNE, IN; Owner: ADAMS COUNTY RADIO, INC)
WDJO (106.5 FM; GREENVILLE, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WIMT (102.1 FM; LIMA, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WHTY (93.5 FM; HARTFORD CITY, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
WTGR (97.5 FM; UNION CITY, OH; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC. OF OHIO)
WMLX (103.3 FM; ST. MARYS, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WKKI (94.3 FM; CELINA, OH; Owner: SONSHINE CORP.)
WJYW (88.9 FM; UNION CITY, IN; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC)
WLBC-FM (104.1 FM; MUNCIE, IN; Owner: MUNCIE SABRECOM, INC.)
WNUY (100.1 FM; BLUFFTON, IN; Owner: WELLS COUNTY RADIO CORP.)
WDPG (89.9 FM; GREENVILLE, OH; Owner: DAYTON PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
WZZY (98.3 FM; WINCHESTER, IN; Owner: RODGERS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Portland:

WLMO-LP (Channel 65; LIMA, OH; Owner: METRO VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, INC.)
WIPB (Channel 49; MUNCIE, IN; Owner: BALL STATE UNIVERSITY)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Portland, Indiana:

Fatal accident count: 12
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 22
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 13
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 31
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Indiana average:

Fatal accident count: 105
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 161
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 33
Fatalities: 114
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 262
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 10

See more detailed statistics of Portland fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 7
Total length: 27 meters (89ft)
Total costs: $18,000
Total average daily traffic: 22,994
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,147
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 32,174

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Portland)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 15 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Portland, IN)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 64 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Portland)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 26 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Portland)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 49
Hazardous Condition: 26
Good Intent Call: 8

Incident types - Portland

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Portland, IN

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