Martin County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Ozone
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 40.4. This is worse than average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 12.3. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 19.5 miles away from the city center.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2006 was 0.0270. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 15.6 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Shoals and their reported violations in the past:
EAST FORK WATER (Population served: 3267, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2000 and APR-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-15-2000), St Compliance achieved (2 times from NOV-15-2000 to APR-01-2004)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 31.3%
(32.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.0 people | | Indiana: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 50.3% | | Whole state: | 71.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 4.8% | | 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: 0.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Shoals, IN
48 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Shoals compared to Indiana state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage 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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Banks with branches in Shoals (2011 data):
- Old National Bank: Martin County Branch at 201 South Main Street, branch established on 1887/01/01. Info updated 2011/08/01: Bank assets: $8,467.9 mil, Deposits: $6,653.1 mil, headquarters in Evansville, IN, positive income, 195 total offices, Holding Company: Old National Bancorp
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (66%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Martin County Indiana:
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Religion statistics for Shoals (based on Martin County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 59.38%
| Here |  | 59.4% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Old Order Amish |
| Adherents | 42.7% | 18.5% | 16.5% | 6.0% | 4.8% |
| Congregations | 11.8% | 23.5% | 8.8% | 2.9% | 11.8% |
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| Name | Churches of Christ | The Wesleyan Church | Assemblies of God | Southern Baptist Convention | Other |
| Adherents | 4.4% | 2.8% | 1.8% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Congregations | 14.7% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 2.9% | 5.9% |
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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: 3 | Martin County: | 2.99 / 10,000 pop. | | Indiana: | 1.73 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Martin County: | 1.00 / 10,000 pop. | | Indiana: | 0.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 5 | Martin County: | 4.98 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 3.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 10 | Here: | 9.96 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 9.5% | | Indiana: | 9.2% |
Adult obesity rate: | Martin County: | 29.2% | | Indiana: | 29.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 9.3% | | 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 |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $3,682 | $22,092 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $1,284 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,180 | $26,160 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $4,240 | $25,440 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,706 | $32,472 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $500 |
| Totals for Government |
6 | $12,808 | $25,616 | 5 | $1,784 |
Shoals government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $24,000 ($31.70)
- Charges - Sewerage: $114,000 ($150.59)
All Other: $22,000 ($29.06)
- Current Operations - General - Other: $241,000 ($318.36)
Sewerage: $110,000 ($145.31)
Water Utilities: $77,000 ($101.72)
Regular Highways: $37,000 ($48.88)
Parks & Recreation: $10,000 ($13.21)
- General - Interest on Debt: $10,000 ($13.21)
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $7,000 ($9.25)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $160,000 ($211.36)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $106,000 ($140.03)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $54,000 ($71.33)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $35,000 ($46.24)
Interest Earnings: $5,000 ($6.61)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $39,000 ($51.52)
Regular Highways: $12,000 ($15.85)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $334,000 ($441.22)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $98,000 ($129.46)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $24,000 ($31.70)
General Support: $22,000 ($29.06)
All Other: $5,000 ($6.61)
- Tax - Property: $113,000 ($149.27)
Individual Income: $49,000 ($64.73)
NEC: $1,000 ($1.32)
Public Utilities: $1,000 ($1.32)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $157,000 ($207.40)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
5.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,077 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.35% | | 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:
5.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,133 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.73% | | 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 Shoals:
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WSLM (1220 AM; 5 kW; SALEM, IN; Owner: DON H. MARTIN)
- WKJK (1080 AM; 10 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WGCL (1370 AM; 5 kW; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC,)
- WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WITZ (990 AM; 1 kW; JASPER, IN; Owner: JASPER ON THE AIR, INC.)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
- WBIW (1340 AM; 1 kW; BEDFORD, IN; Owner: AD-VENTURE MEDIA, INC.)
- WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Shoals:
- WRZR (94.5 FM; LOOGOOTEE, IN; Owner: HEMBREE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WFLQ (100.1 FM; FRENCH LICK, IN; Owner: WILLTRONICS BROADCASTING)
- WWBL (106.5 FM; WASHINGTON, IN; Owner: OLD NORTHWEST BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WWEG (102.5 FM; MITCHELL, IN; Owner: MITCHELL COMMUNITY BROADCASTING CO.)
- WMBL (88.1 FM; MITCHELL, IN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- W210AV (89.9 FM; MITCHELL, IN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
- WBHW (88.7 FM; LOOGOOTEE, IN; Owner: MUSIC MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WKLO (96.9 FM; HARDINSBURG, IN; Owner: WKLO, LLC)
- WITZ-FM (104.7 FM; JASPER, IN; Owner: JASPER ON THE AIR, INC.)
- WUME-FM (95.3 FM; PAOLI, IN; Owner: IRONIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WQRK (105.5 FM; BEDFORD, IN; Owner: AD-VENTURE MEDIA, INC.)
- W205BB (88.9 FM; BEDFORD, IN; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- W209AY (89.7 FM; JASPER, IN; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WFHB (91.3 FM; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: BLOOMINGTON COMMUNITY RADIO INC)
TV broadcast stations around Shoals:
- WTIU (Channel 30; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: THE TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY)
- WJTS-LP (Channel 27; JASPER, IN; Owner: PAUL E. KNIES)
Shoals, Indiana:
- Fatal accident count: 8
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 11
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 10
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 18
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Indiana average:
- Fatal accident count: 107
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 165
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 34
- Fatalities: 117
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 269
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 11
See more detailed statistics of Shoals fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 26 meters (85ft)
Total average daily traffic: 13,562
Total average daily truck traffic: 1,227
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 21,751
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Shoals)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 32 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 6 - Martin County Jail (Lat: 38.669500 Lon: -86.797222), Call Sign: KWL545, Licensee ID: L00073853
Assigned Frequencies: 154.445 MHz Grant Date: 02/26/1997, Expiration Date: 05/11/2002, Cancellation Date: 04/23/2003
Registrant: Shoals, Town Of, Shoals, IN 47581, Phone: (812) 247-2110 - Martin State Forest (Lat: 38.702556 Lon: -86.727222), Structure height: 17 m, Call Sign: KFV866, Licensee ID: L01307679
Assigned Frequencies: 159.240 MHz, 159.345 MHz Grant Date: 05/13/2003, Expiration Date: 07/07/2013
Registrant: State Of Indiana, 402 W Washington St Rm 255c, Indianapolis, IN 46204, Phone: (812) 247-3491 - Lat: 38.666944 Lon: -86.793611, Call Sign: WPEZ263
Assigned Frequencies: 451.312 MHz, 451.412 MHz Grant Date: 05/20/2004, Expiration Date: 06/01/2014
Registrant: Atlas License Company, 1725-A North Shadeland Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46219, Phone: (317) 351-4865, Fax: (317) 351-4870, Email:
- Rr Bridge 143/86 Over Beaver Crk 1896 N (Lat: 38.675056 Lon: -86.741111), Call Sign: KNJN999, Licensee ID: L00003681
Assigned Frequencies: 160.230 MHz Grant Date: 12/06/2003, Expiration Date: 02/02/2014
Registrant: Csx Transportation Inc., 6735 Southpoint Drive South, Jacksonville, FL 32216, Phone: (904) 332-5965, Fax: (904) 332-6048, Email:
- Lat: 38.668556 Lon: -86.794583, Call Sign: WQAC216
Assigned Frequencies: 453.162 MHz, 458.162 MHz Grant Date: 05/03/2004, Expiration Date: 05/03/2014, Certifier: Rob Street
Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc., Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:
- HB, Clae Mp 245.2 (Lat: 38.795722 Lon: -86.750306), Type: Bant, Structure height: 3 m, Overall height: 4 m, Call Sign: WQFA511
Assigned Frequencies: 161.535 MHz Grant Date: 06/01/2006, Expiration Date: 06/01/2016, Certifier: John Cummings
Registrant: Atlas License Company, 1725a N Shadeland Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46219, Phone: (317) 351-4865, Fax: (317) 351-4870, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3 - SHOALS, State Road 450 (Lat: 38.692222 Lon: -86.807417), Type: Tower, Structure height: 86.8 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, Call Sign: WQGZ895
Assigned Frequencies: 10577.5 MHz Grant Date: 06/06/2007, Expiration Date: 06/06/2017, Certifier: Pamelia Y Hoof
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- GYPSUM, Us 50 East Of Shoals To Sr 650 (Lat: 38.686167 Lon: -86.727750), Type: Tower, Structure height: 86.8 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, Call Sign: WQGZ898
Assigned Frequencies: 10642.5 MHz Grant Date: 06/06/2007, Expiration Date: 06/06/2017, Certifier: Pamelia Y Hoof
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- STATION, 100ft S Of Us Hwy 50 0.4 Mi W Of Jct In Hwy 450 Near (Lat: 38.681972 Lon: -86.811639), Overall height: 57.9 m, Call Sign: WIA575
Assigned Frequencies: 959.350 MHz Grant Date: 10/16/1999, Expiration Date: 11/03/2009, Cancellation Date: 01/09/2010
Registrant: Phone: (812) 254-1870
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 48 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Shoals)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: FLIGHTSTAR FLIGHTSTAR II-SL (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 503 (52 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 547R , Serial Number: 145, Year manufactured: 1998, Airworthiness Date: 07/15/2007
Registrant (Individual): Melvin R Albright, 11244 Old Paths Ln, Shoals, IN 47581
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Shoals, IN
| Most common first names in Shoals, IN among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| William | 38 | 74.4 years |
| Charles | 33 | 77.2 years |
| Mary | 30 | 79.1 years |
| James | 29 | 74.4 years |
| John | 26 | 75.5 years |
| Robert | 22 | 67.7 years |
| George | 20 | 78.9 years |
| Helen | 18 | 81.3 years |
| Henry | 14 | 78.7 years |
| Donald | 13 | 64.1 years |
| Most common last names in Shoals, IN among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Jones | 42 | 74.8 years |
| Holt | 28 | 66.0 years |
| Wininger | 19 | 82.7 years |
| Taylor | 14 | 71.1 years |
| Allbright | 14 | 79.6 years |
| Salmon | 14 | 76.9 years |
| Johnson | 14 | 78.3 years |
| Tow | 12 | 65.9 years |
| Sherfick | 12 | 72.8 years |
| Baker | 12 | 71.4 years |
Businesses in Shoals, IN
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Nonmetallic mineral products"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks"
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)"
- #41 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Special education teachers"
- #68 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Management occupations:"
- #87 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers"
- #99 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Furniture and related products"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest lead air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
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