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Rocky Ripple, IN map Population (year 2000): 712. Estimated population in July 2006: 698 (-2.0% change)
 

Males: 337  (47.3%)
Females: 375  (52.7%)

Marion County

Median resident age:  40.1 years
Indiana median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 46208.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $46,200 (it was $44,464 in 2000)
Rocky Ripple  $46,200
Indiana:  $43,993

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $96,300 (it was $80,100 in 2000)
Rocky Ripple  $96,300
Indiana:  $114,400

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Races in Rocky Ripple:

  • White Non-Hispanic (86.4%)
  • Black (9.3%)
  • Two or more races (2.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.7%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)

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Ancestries: German (28.8%), Irish (17.0%), English (13.2%), United States (8.6%), French (5.8%), Italian (5.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 705 feet

Land area: 0.30 square miles.

Population density: 2286 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Rocky Ripple

  • High school or higher: 82.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 12.4%
  • Unemployed: 4.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rocky Ripple town

  • Never married: 29.0%
  • Now married: 50.8%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 7.0%
  • Divorced: 11.4%

17 residents are foreign born (1.1% Europe, 0.8% Latin America, 0.3% Asia).

This town:  2.4%
Indiana:  3.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

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

Rocky Ripple:  0.9% ($689)
Indiana:  0.9% ($868)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Indianapolis, IN (4.3 miles , pop. 781,870).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (172.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Crows Nest, IN (0.4 miles) , North Crows Nest, IN (1.5 miles) , Spring Hill, IN (1.7 miles) , Wynnedale, IN (2.1 miles ), Meridian Hills, IN (2.8 miles ), Williams Creek, IN (4.1 miles ), Indianapolis, IN (4.3 miles ), Speedway, IN (6.5 miles ).

Latitude: 39.85 N, Longitude: 86.17 W


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Population change in the 1990s: -41 (-5.4%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (18%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Computer specialists (5%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)


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Rocky Ripple-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 168% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/14/1972, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.3 miles away from the Rocky Ripple town center injured 20 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/11/1998, a category 4 tornado 16.0 miles away from the town center injured 4 people and caused $2 million in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Rocky Ripple:
  • WINONA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN)
  • ST VINCENT CHILDREN'S SPECIALITY HOSPI (about 4 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN)
  • ST VINCENT HOSPITAL & HEALTH SERVICES (about 4 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rocky Ripple:
  • INDIANAPOLIS INTL (about 12 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; ID: IND)
  • MOUNT COMFORT (about 21 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; ID: MQJ)
  • ANDERSON MUNICIPAL-DARLINGTON FIELD (about 44 miles; ANDERSON, IN; ID: AID)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rocky Ripple:
  • INDIANAPOLIS DOWNTOWN (about 8 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; ID: 8A4)
  • EAGLE CREEK AIRPARK (about 8 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; ID: EYE)
  • INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN (about 12 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; ID: UMP)

Amtrak station near Rocky Ripple:
  • 6 miles: INDIANAPOLIS (350 S. ILLINOIS ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rocky Ripple:
  • BUTLER UNIVERSITY (about 2 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Full-time enrollment: 3,721)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-INDIANAPOLIS (about 5 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 19,818)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-CENTRAL INDIANA (about 6 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 3,397)
  • UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS (about 12 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 2,784)
  • ANDERSON UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; ANDERSON, IN; FT enrollment: 2,116)
  • DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,197)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-BLOOMINGTON (about 52 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; FT enrollment: 33,835)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.2 people
Indiana:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  57.1%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  6.2%
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: 1.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.4%
Whole state:  9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  1.3%
Whole state:  4.2%

Rocky Ripple compared to Indiana state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers 1$2,435$29,2200$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 3$51
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$137
Financial Administration 0$0 1$120
Totals for Government 1$2,435$29,2205$308


Rocky Ripple government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $39,000
    Regular Highways: $28,000
    Police Protection: $0
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $14,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $101,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $23,000
    General Support: $3,000
  • Tax - NEC: $9,000
    Property: $5,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $36,000

6.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,689 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.90%
Indiana average:  6.54%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($230 average AGI)
Marion County:  0.09%
Indiana average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Hamilton County, IN  0.69% ($49,984 average AGI)
from Johnson County, IN  0.62% ($34,808)
from Hendricks County, IN  0.49% ($32,369)


7.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,396 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.00%
Indiana average:  6.56%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($313 average AGI)
Marion County:  0.05%
Indiana average:  0.03%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Hamilton County, IN  1.17% ($61,592 average AGI)
to Johnson County, IN  0.75% ($39,031)
to Hendricks County, IN  0.68% ($44,889)


Strongest AM radio stations in Rocky Ripple:
  • WXNT (1430 AM; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: MYSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WXLW (950 AM; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN)
  • WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WBRI (1500 AM; daytime; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN)
  • WNDE (1260 AM; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTLC (1310 AM; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: RADIO ONE OF INDIANA, LLC)
  • WNTS (1590 AM; 5 kW; BEECH GROVE, IN; Owner: S + M BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WSYW (810 AM; daytime; 0 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: CONTINENTAL BROADCAST GROUP, LLC)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WIOU (1350 AM; 5 kW; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rocky Ripple:
  • WFBQ (94.7 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRZX (103.3 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WTPI (107.9 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: MYSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WFYI-FM (90.1 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: METROPOLITAN IN. PUBLIC B/CING, INC.)
  • WHHH (96.3 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: RADIO ONE OF INDIANA, LLC)
  • WGLD (104.5 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: INDY LICO, 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)
  • WENS (97.1 FM; SHELBYVILLE, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WTLC-FM (106.7 FM; GREENWOOD, IN; Owner: RADIO ONE OF INDIANA, LLC)
  • WJEL (89.3 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: MET. SCH. DIST. OF WASH. TWP.)
  • WTTS (92.3 FM; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC.)
  • WYJZ (100.9 FM; LEBANON, IN; Owner: RADIO ONE OF INDIANA, LLC)
  • WGRL (93.9 FM; NOBLESVILLE, IN; Owner: INDY LICO, INC.)
  • WRDZ-FM (98.3 FM; PLAINFIELD, IN; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WEDM (91.1 FM; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: METROPOLITAN SCH. DIST. OF WARREN)
  • WKLU (101.9 FM; BROWNSBURG, IN; Owner: QUINN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEDJ (107.1 FM; DANVILLE, IN; Owner: CONTINENTAL BROADCAST GROUP, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Rocky Ripple:
  • WTBU-TV (Channel 69; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: BUTLER UNIVERSITY)
  • WXIN (Channel 59; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WISH-TV (Channel 8; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: INDIANA BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WHMB-TV (Channel 40; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRTV (Channel 6; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: MCGRAW-HILL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WBXI-CA (Channel 47; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WFYI (Channel 20; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: METROPOLITAN INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WIIH-CA (Channel 11; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: INDIANA BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WTHR (Channel 13; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: VIDEOINDIANA, 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)
  • WALV-CA (Channel 50; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: VIDEOHIO, INC..)
  • WIPX-LP (Channel 51; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WNDY-TV (Channel 23; MARION, IN; Owner: UPN STATIONS GROUP INC.)
  • WTTV (Channel 4; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: TRIBUNE BROADCAST HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WIPX (Channel 63; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: PAXSON INDIANAPOLIS LICENSE, INC.)
  • WCLJ (Channel 42; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF INDIANA, INC.)
  • WTTK (Channel 29; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: TRIBUNE BROADCAST HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WTIU (Channel 30; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: THE TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY)

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