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Population (year 2000): 6,071. Estimated population in July 2006: 6,152 (+1.3% change)
 

Males: 2,919  (48.1%)
Females: 3,152  (51.9%)

Clark County

Median resident age:  36.7 years
Indiana median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 47172.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,900 (it was $39,832 in 2000)
Sellersburg  $41,900
Indiana:  $43,993

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $115,900 (it was $89,600 in 2000)
Sellersburg  $115,900
Indiana:  $114,400

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Races in Sellersburg:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

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Ancestries: German (28.1%), Irish (18.4%), English (12.4%), United States (12.1%), French (4.3%), Italian (2.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 500 feet

Land area: 4.01 square miles.

Population density: 1505 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Sellersburg

  • High school or higher: 84.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sellersburg town

  • Never married: 18.0%
  • Now married: 58.9%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 6.7%
  • Divorced: 15.1%

77 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.3%
Indiana:  3.1%



According to our research there were 10 registered sex offenders living in Sellersburg, Indiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Sellersburg to the number of sex offenders is 603 to 1.

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

Sellersburg:  0.9% ($848)
Indiana:  0.9% ($868)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Louisville, KY (10.9 miles , pop. 256,231).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (272.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Clarksville, IN (5.2 miles ), Jeffersonville, IN (6.6 miles ), Memphis, IN (7.0 miles ), Oak Park, IN (7.2 miles ), New Albany, IN (7.3 miles ), Charlestown, IN (7.7 miles ), Utica, IN (7.9 miles ), Glenview, KY (9.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 7 buildings, average cost: $120,000
  • 1997: 12 buildings, average cost: $111,300
  • 1998: 13 buildings, average cost: $74,700
  • 1999: 20 buildings, average cost: $130,000
  • 2000: 31 buildings, average cost: $116,100
  • 2001: 37 buildings, average cost: $91,400
  • 2002: 24 buildings, average cost: $90,800
  • 2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $112,300
  • 2004: 20 buildings, average cost: $163,500
  • 2005: 40 buildings, average cost: $171,900
  • 2006: 13 buildings, average cost: $180,800
  • 2007: 14 buildings, average cost: $189,700

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Latitude: 38.39 N, Longitude: 85.76 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -569 (-9.4%)
Workers who live and work in this town: 451 (14.2%)


58 people in nursing homes

Area code: 812

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Population change in the 1990s: +28 (+0.5%).


Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (12%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (20%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (15%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


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Crime in Sellersburg (2001):
  • 1 murder (16.4 per 100,000)
  • 2 rapes (32.8 per 100,000)
  • 1 robbery (16.4 per 100,000)
  • 2 assaults (32.8 per 100,000)
  • 23 burglaries (376.7 per 100,000)
  • 93 thefts (1523.3 per 100,000)
  • 7 auto thefts (114.7 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 166.9 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.8)

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Sellersburg-area historical tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 90% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 17.3 miles away from the Sellersburg town center killed 6 people and injured 86 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.3 miles away from the town center killed 11 people and injured 190 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Sellersburg:
  • CLARK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; JEFFERSONVILLE, IN)
  • FLOYD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL & HEALTH SERV (about 8 miles; NEW ALBANY, IN)
  • SOUTHERN INDIANA REHAB HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; NEW ALBANY, IN)

Political contributions by individuals in Sellersburg, IN

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sellersburg:
  • LOUISVILLE INTL-STANDIFORD FIELD (about 16 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; ID: SDF)
  • COLUMBUS MUNI (about 60 miles; COLUMBUS, IN; ID: BAK)
  • MONROE COUNTY (about 79 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; ID: BMG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sellersburg:
  • CLARK COUNTY (about 4 miles; JEFFERSONVILLE, IN; ID: JVY)
  • HOLIDAY INN LAKEVIEW (about 8 miles; CLARKSVILLE, IN; ID: 1I6)
  • BOWMAN FIELD (about 14 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; ID: LOU)

Amtrak station near Sellersburg:
  • 6 miles: LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSONVILLE (JEFFERSONVILLE, 500 WILLINGER LANE). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, snack bar, taxi stand, intercity bus service.

College/University in Sellersburg:
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-SOUTH CENTRAL (Full-time enrollment: 1,022; Location: 8204 HWY 311; Public; Website: www.ivy.tec.in.us/sellersburg/)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sellersburg:
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTHEAST (about 8 miles; NEW ALBANY, IN; Full-time enrollment: 4,355)
  • JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 5,290)
  • SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,342)
  • BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,030)
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (about 15 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 15,514)
  • ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; FT enrollment: 2,217)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-BLOOMINGTON (about 76 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; FT enrollment: 33,835)
Public high school in Sellersburg:
  • SILVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 644; Location: 557 RENZ AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Sellersburg:
  • RESTORATION CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 290; Location: 11515 HIGHWAY 31; Grades: PK - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Sellersburg:
  • SILVER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 746; Location: 503 N INDIANA AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
  • SILVER CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 474; Location: 495 N INDIANA AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
Private elementary/middle school in Sellersburg:
  • ST PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 281; Location: 105 ST PAUL STREET; Grades: KG - 6)

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

Park in Sellersburg: Camp Chelan (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Charlestown Clark County Public Libraries (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 430 North Indiana Avenue).

Hotels: Ramada Inn (360 Triangle Drive), Comfort Inn (111 Enterprise Way), Days Inn (7618 Old State Road 60), Comfort Inn Sellersburg (111 Enterprise Way).

Courts: Indiana State - License Branch Auto- Sellersburg (304 Hunter Station Road), Sellersburg Town - Town Court (101 South New Albany Avenue).

 

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

Percentage of family households:
This town:  73.0%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.9%
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 1999:
This town:  5.3%
Whole state:  9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  2.4%
Whole state:  4.2%

Sellersburg compared to Indiana state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage 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.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Sellersburg (2007 data):
  • First Savings Bank, F.S.B.: Hunter Station Way Branch at 125 Hunter Station Way, branch established on 1996-06-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $207.2 mil, Deposits: $176.7 mil, headquarters in Clarksville, IN, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 7 total offices
  • The New Washington State Bank: Sellersburg Branch at 8509 Old State Road 60, branch established on 1998-12-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $215.8 mil, Deposits: $186.8 mil, headquarters in New Washington, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: New Independent Bancshares, Inc.
  • Your Community Bank: Sellersburg Branch at 102 Heritage Square, branch established on 1992-09-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $677.2 mil, Deposits: $448.5 mil, headquarters in New Albany, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 17 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bank Shares Of Indiana, Inc.
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: Hunter Station at 111 Hunter Station Way, branch established on 1972-08-07. Info updated 2006-12-27: Bank assets: $1,179,390.0 mil, Deposits: $650,614.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 3113 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
  • PNC Bank, National Association: Hamburg Plaza Branch at 7520 Highway 311, branch established on 1972-05-25. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $90,142.4 mil, Deposits: $65,279.9 mil, headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 836 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
  • Fifth Third Bank: Sellersburg Branch at 392 South Indiana Avenue, branch established on 1999-12-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $48,441.3 mil, Deposits: $39,126.0 mil, headquarters in Grand Rapids, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 751 total offices, Holding Company: Fifth Third Bancorp



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2004 Presidential Election results in Clark County Indiana:


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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 12$33,133$33,1330$0
Police - Other 5$9,540$22,8961$1,169
Streets and Highways 4$10,271$30,8130$0
Health 1$1,674$20,0880$0
Solid Waste Management 5$8,765$21,0360$0
Financial Administration 3$7,016$28,0640$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 5$3,021
Totals for Government 30$70,399$28,1606$4,190



8.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,787 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.27%
Indiana average:  6.54%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($171 average AGI)
Clark County:  0.04%
Indiana average:  0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Floyd County, IN  2.41% ($38,330 average AGI)
from Jefferson County, KY  2.03% ($32,389)
from Harrison County, IN  0.39% ($28,713)


6.78% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,995 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.78%
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 Floyd County, IN  1.90% ($33,059 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, KY  1.53% ($30,964)
to Harrison County, IN  0.28% ($36,150)


Strongest AM radio stations in Sellersburg:
  • WGTK (970 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
  • WKJK (1080 AM; 10 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WXLN (1570 AM; 2 kW; NEW ALBANY, IN; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WTMT (620 AM; 1 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: JEFFERSON B/CASTING CMPANY, INC.)
  • WAVG (1450 AM; 1 kW; JEFFERSONVILLE, IN; Owner: SUNNYSIDE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WFIA (900 AM; 1 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WXXA (790 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY)
  • WLOU (1350 AM; 2 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WLLV (1240 AM; 1 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSLM (1220 AM; 5 kW; SALEM, IN; Owner: DON H. MARTIN)
  • WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sellersburg:
  • WVEZ (106.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WFPK (91.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WUOL-FM (90.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WDJX (99.7 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • WFPL (89.3 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
  • WPTI (103.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WRKA (103.1 FM; ST. MATTHEWS, KY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WRVI (105.9 FM; VALLEY STATION, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
  • W284AD (104.7 FM; NEW ALBANY, IN; Owner: LIFETALK RADIO, INC.)
  • WFIA-FM (94.7 FM; NEW ALBANY, IN; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
  • WXMA (102.3 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • WJZL (93.1 FM; CLARKSVILLE, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBLO (104.3 FM; CHARLESTOWN, IN; Owner: NEW ALBANY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • WMJM (101.3 FM; JEFFERSONTOWN, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
  • WZKF (98.9 FM; SALEM, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSFR (107.7 FM; CORYDON, IN; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WQMF (95.7 FM; JEFFERSONVILLE, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAMZ (97.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTFX-FM (100.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJIE-FM (88.5 FM; OKOLONA, KY; Owner: EVANGEL SCHOOLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Sellersburg:
  • WLKY-TV (Channel 32; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: WLKY HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WHAS-TV (Channel 11; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BELO KENTUCKY, INC.)
  • W24BW (Channel 24; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: GREATER LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WDRB (Channel 41; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: INDEPENDENCE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WFTE (Channel 58; SALEM, IN; Owner: INDEPENDENCE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WKPC-TV (Channel 15; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUC'L. TV)
  • WJYL-CA (Channel 45; CLARKSVILLE, IN; Owner: JOHN W. SMITH, JR.)
  • WKMJ-TV (Channel 68; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WBNA (Channel 21; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WVHF-LP (Channel 5; JEFFERSONVILLE, ETC., IN; Owner: JOHN W. SMITH, JR.)
  • W50CI (Channel 50; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WAVE (Channel 3; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • WBXV-CA (Channel 13; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WBKI-CA (Channel 28; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WHAN-LP (Channel 17; SALEM, IN; Owner: REBECCA L. WHITE)

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