Pottawattamie Park, Indiana

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Population in July 2007: 300.

Males: 144	(48.0%)
Females: 156	(52.0%)

Median resident age:	45.5 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 46360.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $41,789 (it was $37,500 in 2000)

Pottawattamie Park:	$41,789
Indiana:	$45,424

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $28,688

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Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $179,285 (it was $137,900 in 2000)

Pottawattamie Park:	$179,285
Indiana:	$123,100

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $216,386; Detached houses: $216,386

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White alone - 236 (78.7%)
Black alone - 49 (16.3%)
Two or more races - 5 (1.7%)
Hispanic - 5 (1.7%)
Other race alone - 3 (1.0%)
Asian alone - 2 (0.7%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Pottawattamie Park: 90.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (28.3%), English (14.0%), Polish (7.3%), Arab (6.3%), French (5.0%), Irish (5.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 0.25 square miles.

Population density: 1197 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Pottawattamie Park:

High school or higher: 88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 19.6%
Unemployed: 1.9%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pottawattamie Park town:

Never married: 20.4%
Now married: 66.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 8.0%
Divorced: 5.6%

24 residents are foreign born (4.0% Europe, 2.0% Asia, 1.3% North America).

This town:	8.0%
Indiana:	3.1%

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

Pottawattamie Park town:	1.1% ($1,577)
Indiana:	0.9% ($868)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gary, IN (26.5 miles , pop. 102,746).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (42.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Michigan City, IN (1.1 miles ), Trail Creek, IN (1.3 miles ), Long Beach, IN (1.4 miles ), Michiana Shores, IN (1.9 miles ), Michiana, MI (2.0 miles) , Town of Pines, IN (2.2 miles ), Grand Beach, MI (2.3 miles ), Beverly Shores, IN (2.6 miles ).

Latitude: 41.72 N, Longitude: 86.87 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 219

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Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:	9.7%
Indiana:	8.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries (%)

Males Females

Health care (12%)
Metal and metal products (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
Construction (9%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
Textile mills and textile products (5%)

Educational services (16%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (14%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (14%)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (12%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
Social assistance (9%)
Metal and metal products (7%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Operations specialties managers except financial managers (10%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Engineers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Religious workers (5%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (16%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (14%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Religious workers (7%)
Secondary school teachers (7%)
Waiters and waitresses (7%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (7%)

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Tornado activity:

Pottawattamie Park-area historical tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 125% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/12/1976, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.5 miles away from the Pottawattamie Park town center injured 7 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/21/1967, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 35.3 miles away from the town center killed 33 people and injured 500 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Pottawattamie Park:

FRANCISCAN ST ANTHONY HEALTH - MICHIGAN CITY (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 2 miles away; MICHIGAN CITY, IN)
LAPORTE HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 15 miles away; LA PORTE, IN)
"PORTER, VALPARAISO HOSPITAL" (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 22 miles away; VALPARAISO, IN)

Amtrak stations near Pottawattamie Park:

2 miles: MICHIGAN CITY (100 WASHINGTON ST.) . Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
9 miles: NEW BUFFALO (WHITAKER & RAILROAD TRACKS) . Services: public payphones, snack bar, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pottawattamie Park:

Purdue University-North Central Campus (about 9 miles; Westville, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,761)
Valparaiso University (about 21 miles; Valparaiso, IN; FT enrollment: 3,607)
Ivy Tech Community College-Northwest (about 27 miles; Gary, IN; FT enrollment: 3,581)
Indiana University-Northwest (about 27 miles; Gary, IN; FT enrollment: 3,251)
Andrews University (about 32 miles; Berrien Springs, MI; FT enrollment: 2,408)
Ivy Tech Community College-Northcentral (about 33 miles; South Bend, IN; FT enrollment: 2,931)
University of Notre Dame (about 33 miles; Notre Dame, IN; FT enrollment: 11,690)

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LaPorte County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 34.2. This is about average.

City:	34.2
U.S.:	32.0

Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂) [ppb] level in 2010 was 1.99. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 2.1 miles away from the city center.

City:	1.99
U.S.:	2.43

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 18.8. This is about average. Closest monitor was 1.0 miles away from the city center.

City:	18.8
U.S.:	22.1

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 10.2. This is about average. Closest monitor was 1.6 miles away from the city center.

City:	10.2
U.S.:	9.6

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	71.9%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	4.1%
Whole state:	5.3%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.8% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

This town:	8.6%
Whole state:	9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

This town:	7.0%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Pottawattamie Park, IN

13 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Pottawattamie Park compared to Indiana state average:

Median house value above state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Pottawattamie Park travel time to work - commute

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (93%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Electricity (2%)

2008 Presidential Election results in LaPorte County Indiana:

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Religion statistics for Pottawattamie Park (based on LaPorte County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 44.86%

Here		44.9%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	Lutheran Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents	51.2%	7.7%	6.2%	6.2%	5.3%
Congregations	11.0%	8.3%	4.6%	11.9%	7.3%

Name	United Church of Christ	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Assemblies of God	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Other
Adherents	3.1%	3.0%	2.1%	1.7%	13.5%
Congregations	2.8%	2.8%	4.6%	2.8%	44.0%

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: 22

LaPorte County:	2.00 / 10,000 pop.
State:	1.73 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1

Here:	0.09 / 10,000 pop.
Indiana:	0.21 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5

This county:	0.45 / 10,000 pop.
Indiana:	0.50 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 45

LaPorte County:	4.08 / 10,000 pop.
Indiana:	3.57 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 89

This county:	8.07 / 10,000 pop.
State:	6.78 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

LaPorte County:	10.5%
Indiana:	9.2%

Adult obesity rate:

LaPorte County:	29.5%
State:	29.0%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Here:	14.0%
State:	14.3%

Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Financial Administration	0	$0	1	$355
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0	1	$571
Totals for Government	0	$0	2	$926

Pottawattamie Park government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - General - Other: $81,000 ($270.00)
Regular Highways: $22,000 ($73.33)
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $6,000 ($20.00)
Miscellaneous - Rents: $2,000 ($6.67)
Interest Earnings: $2,000 ($6.67)

General Revenue, NEC: $1,000 ($3.33)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $124,000 ($413.33)
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $14,000 ($46.67)
General Support: $12,000 ($40.00)
Tax - Property: $56,000 ($186.67)
Individual Income: $5,000 ($16.67)

NEC: $1,000 ($3.33)

Public Utilities: $1,000 ($3.33)
Total Salaries & Wages: $13,000 ($43.33)

4.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,346 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.57%
Indiana average:	6.54%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($169 average AGI)
LaPorte County:
0.04%
Indiana average:
0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Porter County, IN	0.97% ($37,095 average AGI)
from Lake County, IN	0.45% ($32,098)
from St. Joseph County, IN	0.43% ($33,401)

4.92% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,375 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.92%
Indiana average:	6.56%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($126 average AGI)
LaPorte County:
0.03%
Indiana average:
0.03%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Porter County, IN	0.70% ($38,212 average AGI)
to St. Joseph County, IN	0.50% ($34,892)
to Lake County, IN	0.30% ($32,190)

Strongest AM radio stations in Pottawattamie Park:

WIMS (1420 AM; 5 kW; MICHIGAN CITY, IN; Owner: ST. GEORGE BROADCASTING, LLC, ROBERT J. MACCINI, RECEIVER)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WNDZ (750 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PORTAGE, IN; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
WVIV (1200 AM; 20 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLXX-AM LICENSE CORP.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WIND (560 AM; 5 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
WDND (1620 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Pottawattamie Park:

WBEW (89.5 FM; CHESTERTON, IN; Owner: THE WBEZ ALLIANCE, INC.)
WEFM (95.9 FM; MICHIGAN CITY, IN; Owner: MICHIGAN CITY FM BROADCASTERS, INC.)
W203AJ (88.5 FM; MICHIGAN CITY, IN; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
W295AF (106.9 FM; LA PORTE, IN; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WLJE (105.5 FM; VALPARAISO, IN; Owner: PORTER COUNTY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WCKG (105.9 FM; ELMWOOD PARK, IL; Owner: INFINITY HOLDINGS CORPORATION OF ORLANDO)
WLIT-FM (93.9 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WJMK (104.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF ILLINOIS)
WNUA (95.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WTMX (101.9 FM; SKOKIE, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WBBM-FM (96.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WKSC-FM (103.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WFMT (98.7 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS)
WGCI-FM (107.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WZZN (94.7 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC CHICAGO FM RADIO,INC.)
WBEZ (91.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: THE WBEZ ALLIANCE, INC.)
WKQX (101.1 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WLUP-FM (97.9 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WNND (100.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WOJO (105.1 FM; EVANSTON, IL; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))

TV broadcast stations around Pottawattamie Park:

W18CF (Channel 18; ELKHART, IN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WLS-TV (Channel 7; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS TELEVISION, INC.)
WMAQ-TV (Channel 5; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WMAQ-TV), INC.)
WTTW (Channel 11; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WGBO-TV (Channel 66; JOLIET, IL; Owner: WGBO LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
WGN-TV (Channel 9; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WBBM-TV (Channel 2; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
WYIN (Channel 56; GARY, IN; Owner: NORTHWEST INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
WPWR-TV (Channel 50; GARY, IN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WXFT (Channel 60; AURORA, IL; Owner: TELEFUTURA CHICAGO LLC)
WCPX (Channel 38; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: PAXSON CHICAGO LICENSE, INC.)
WCIU-TV (Channel 26; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WCIU-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W04CQ (Channel 4; CHESTERTON, IN; Owner: AQUA-LAND COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WSNS-TV (Channel 44; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF CHICAGO, INC.)
WFLD (Channel 32; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
W68DO (Channel 68; PALATINE, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WFBT-CA (Channel 23; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: CHANNEL 23 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WJYS (Channel 62; HAMMOND, IN; Owner: JOVON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WBND-LP (Channel 57; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WBND-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WRDY-LP (Channel 69; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WEIGEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
W24AW (Channel 24; VALPARAISO, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
W54BK (Channel 54; CHESTERTON, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WNDU-TV (Channel 16; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA TELECASTING CORP.)
WSBT-TV (Channel 22; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
WOCH-LP (Channel 28; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: KM LPTV OF CHICAGO-28, L.L.C.)

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$64,810	2	$371,985	14	$253,400	1	$118,890	1	$806,920	8	$287,786
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0	1	$331,580	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0	3	$301,930	0	$0	0	$0	1	$349,130
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0	1	$377,300	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0411.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$111,870
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0

Choose year: 2008 2006

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0411.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

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