Tipton County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 36.9. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.8 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 8.9%
(8.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.7 people | | Indiana: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 74.0% | | Whole state: | 71.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 5.2% | | 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: 0.4% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sharpsville, IN
Sharpsville compared to Indiana state average:
- Median household income above state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of rooms per house above state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (90%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Tipton County Indiana:
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Religion statistics for Sharpsville (based on Tipton County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 44.88%
| Here |  | 44.9% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | United Methodist Church | The Wesleyan Church |
| Adherents | 20.5% | 19.6% | 15.4% | 10.8% | 7.9% |
| Congregations | 3.4% | 20.7% | 6.9% | 17.2% | 13.8% |
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| Name | Lutheran Church | Separate Baptists in Christ | American Baptist Churches in the USA | New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists | Other |
| Adherents | 7.4% | 4.1% | 3.7% | 3.3% | 7.2% |
| Congregations | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 24.1% |
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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: 2 | Tipton County: | 1.25 / 10,000 pop. | | Indiana: | 1.73 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Tipton County: | 0.62 / 10,000 pop. | | Indiana: | 0.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 4 | Tipton County: | 2.50 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 3.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 6 | Here: | 3.74 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 10.1% | | Indiana: | 9.2% |
Adult obesity rate: | Tipton County: | 28.9% | | Indiana: | 29.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 15.6% | | 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 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $1,891 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $1,672 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,962 | $35,544 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,227 | $26,724 | 1 | $1,007 |
| Sewerage |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $476 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $476 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $5,189 | $31,134 | 12 | $5,522 |
Sharpsville government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0 ($0.00)
- Charges - All Other: $24,000 ($39.60)
Solid Waste Management: $19,000 ($31.35)
Sewerage: $7,000 ($11.55)
- Current Operations - General - Other: $143,000 ($235.97)
Sewerage: $65,000 ($107.26)
Water Utilities: $30,000 ($49.50)
Judicial and Legal Services: $27,000 ($44.55)
Regular Highways: $19,000 ($31.35)
Solid Waste Management: $19,000 ($31.35)
Parks & Recreation: $11,000 ($18.15)
Fire Protection: $2,000 ($3.30)
Police Protection: $1,000 ($1.65)
- General - Interest on Debt: $23,000 ($37.95)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $42,000 ($69.31)
Highways: $5,000 ($8.25)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $305,000 ($503.30)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $295,000 ($486.80)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $10,000 ($16.50)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $89,000 ($146.86)
Rents: $13,000 ($21.45)
Interest Earnings: $6,000 ($9.90)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $25,000 ($41.25)
Police Protection: $11,000 ($18.15)
Regular Highways: $6,000 ($9.90)
Parks & Recreation: $3,000 ($4.95)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $437,000 ($721.12)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $37,000 ($61.06)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $76,000 ($125.41)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $23,000 ($37.95)
Highways: $22,000 ($36.30)
- Tax - Property: $85,000 ($140.26)
Individual Income: $13,000 ($21.45)
NEC: $1,000 ($1.65)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $103,000 ($169.97)
6.19% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,156 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.19% | | 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:
7.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,688 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.20% | | 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 Sharpsville:
- WIOU (1350 AM; 5 kW; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WXLW (950 AM; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WNDE (1260 AM; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBAA (920 AM; 5 kW; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: PURDUE UNIVERSITY)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WBRI (1500 AM; daytime; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sharpsville:
- WWKI (100.5 FM; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WZWZ (92.5 FM; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GRP OF KOKOMO, INC)
- WSHW (99.7 FM; FRANKFORT, IN; Owner: KASPAR BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WURK (101.7 FM; ELWOOD, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
- 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)
- 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)
- WGRL (93.9 FM; NOBLESVILLE, IN; Owner: INDY LICO, INC.)
- WMRI (106.9 FM; MARION, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)
- WIWC (91.7 FM; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WFRR (93.7 FM; WALTON, IN; Owner: CHRISTIAN FRIENDS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WGNR-FM (97.9 FM; ANDERSON, IN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WHTI (96.7 FM; ALEXANDRIA, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
- WBSB (89.5 FM; ANDERSON, IN; Owner: BALL STATE UNIVERSITY)
- W291AM (106.1 FM; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: THE TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY)
TV broadcast stations around Sharpsville:
- WTTK (Channel 29; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: TRIBUNE BROADCAST HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WNDY-TV (Channel 23; MARION, IN; Owner: UPN STATIONS GROUP INC.)
- WKGK-LP (Channel 48; KOKOMO, IN; Owner: KINGDOM OF GOD MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WTHR (Channel 13; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: VIDEOINDIANA, INC.)
- WISH-TV (Channel 8; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: INDIANA BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WXIN (Channel 59; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
- WRTV (Channel 6; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: MCGRAW-HILL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WHMB-TV (Channel 40; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WALV-CA (Channel 50; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: VIDEOHIO, INC..)
- WLFI-TV (Channel 18; LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: PRIMELAND TELEVISION, INC.)
- WBXI-CA (Channel 47; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
- WFYI (Channel 20; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: METROPOLITAN INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WIWU-LP (Channel 51; MARION, IN; Owner: IWU COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSOT-LP (Channel 57; MARION, IN; Owner: SUNNYCREST MEDIA, INC.)
Sharpsville fatal accident list:
Jan 16, 2009 06:15 AM, Us-31, Cr-100, Lat: 40.32495278, Lon: -86.12706111, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jul 8, 2006 12:48 AM, Cr- 200, Cr- 300, Lat: 40.347267, Lon: -86.050972, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 6, Fatalities: 1
Jul 30, 2006 03:15 AM, Cr- 400, Cr- 300, Lat: 40.246578, Lon: -86.069389, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jun 29, 1976 05:50 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4 - 4467 N - 200 W (Lat: 40.375028 Lon: -86.045833), Type: Mast, Structure height: 31 m, Call Sign: KRD861
Assigned Frequencies: 463.400 MHz Grant Date: 03/09/2004, Expiration Date: 11/25/2013
Registrant: M&k Henderson Family Farm. Inc., 4467 N - 200 W, Sharpsville, IN 46068-9183, Phone: (765) 963-6432, Email:
- Cr 700w & 200n E 1/2 Mi (Lat: 40.332250 Lon: -86.131389), Call Sign: KNDW603
Assigned Frequencies: 35.3600 MHz Grant Date: 07/01/1997, Expiration Date: 07/15/2002, Cancellation Date: 11/17/2002
Registrant: Terrell E Hoback, 6326 W 200 N, Sharpsville, IN 46068 - Corner Of 550 N & 250 W (Lat: 40.383361 Lon: -86.058333), Call Sign: KNFP754, Licensee ID: L00027177
Assigned Frequencies: 152.930 MHz Grant Date: 03/02/2002, Expiration Date: 04/01/2012
Registrant: Salsbery Pork Producers Inc, 2450 W 550 N, Sharpsville, IN 46068, Phone: (317) 963-5202 - Tipton Cr 500 N 200 W (Lat: 40.375000 Lon: -86.052222), Type: Tower, Structure height: 27.4 m, Overall height: 34.1 m, Call Sign: WPTV307
Assigned Frequencies: 464.675 MHz Grant Date: 12/20/2001, Expiration Date: 12/20/2011, Certifier: Gerald L Novak
Registrant: State Of The Art Communications LLC, 187 S Union St, Russiaville, IN 46979-0401, Phone: (765) 883-7886, Fax: (765) 883-4210
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 24 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Sharpsville)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 5 - Aircraft: CESSNA 550 (Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 8, Weight: 12,500 - 19,999 Pounds), Engine: P&W CANADA JT15D-4 (2500 Pounds of Thrust) (Turbo-fan)
N-Number: 19CP , Serial Number: 550-0003, Airworthiness Date: 12/18/2003
Registrant (Corporation): Rolling Thunder Aviation Inc, 8254 W 600 N, Sharpsville, IN 46068 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172L (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2863Q , Serial Number: 17259863, Year manufactured: 1971, Airworthiness Date: 06/30/1971
Registrant (Co-Owned): Randall E Salsbery, 1530 W 500 N, Sharpsville, IN 46068, Other Owners: Timothy K Salsbery, Patrick A Salsbery - Aircraft: CESSNA R182 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 111 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4937T , Serial Number: R18201795, Year manufactured: 1981, Airworthiness Date: 09/28/1981
Registrant (Corporation): Salsbery Enterprises Inc, 1530 W 500 N, Sharpsville, IN 46068 - Aircraft: RANS S-12XL (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: JABIRU 2200 (85 HP) (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 51120 , Serial Number: 06960730, Year manufactured: 1996, Airworthiness Date: 09/04/2007
Registrant (Individual): Gary L Tackett, 7206 W 600n, Sharpsville, IN 46068 - Aircraft: SALSBERY ROBERT TWINSTAR (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 83RS , Serial Number: TS-0068, Year manufactured: 1987, Airworthiness Date: 08/13/1987
Registrant (Individual): Robert Salsbery, 2450 W 550 N, Sharpsville, IN 46068
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Sharpsville, IN among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Mary | 19 | 77.9 years |
| James | 16 | 72.4 years |
| Robert | 15 | 77.6 years |
| William | 15 | 78.1 years |
| Charles | 12 | 81.7 years |
| Russell | 9 | 70.7 years |
| John | 9 | 69.3 years |
| Ralph | 8 | 70.8 years |
| Thomas | 8 | 76.1 years |
| Harold | 7 | 74.3 years |
| Most common last names in Sharpsville, IN among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Smith | 10 | 73.4 years |
| Henderson | 9 | 83.6 years |
| Duncan | 7 | 86.6 years |
| Kincaid | 7 | 73.1 years |
| Cole | 6 | 73.9 years |
| Williams | 6 | 64.0 years |
| Miller | 6 | 68.7 years |
| Hawkins | 6 | 82.4 years |
| Flick | 5 | 78.6 years |
| Ramseyer | 5 | 75.8 years |
Businesses in Sharpsville, IN
Sharpsville on our top lists:
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Vending machine operators"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Transportation equipment"
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Computer and electronic products"
- #74 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Office and administrative support occupations:"
- #77 on the list of "Top 100 low-educated but high-earning cities"
- #81 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other healthcare support occupations"
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