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Elkhart County

Population in 2010: 4,678. Population change since 2000: +15.4%
Males: 2,300  (49.2%)
Females: 2,378  (50.8%)

Median resident age:  41.1 years
Indiana median age:  39.9 years

Zip codes: 46514.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $50,840 (it was $56,539 in 2000)
Simonton Lake:

$50,840
Indiana:

$45,424
Estimated per capita income in 2009: $23,720

Simonton Lake CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $135,510 (it was $113,300 in 2000)
Simonton Lake:

$135,510
Indiana:

$123,100
Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $162,431; Detached houses: $163,151; Townhouses or other attached units: $128,264

Median gross rent in 2009: $840.

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Simonton Lake races chart
  • White alone - 3,984 (85.2%)
  • Hispanic - 221 (4.7%)
  • Black alone - 217 (4.6%)
  • Asian alone - 128 (2.7%)
  • Two or more races - 107 (2.3%)
  • American Indian alone - 15 (0.3%)
  • Other race alone - 6 (0.1%)

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Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Simonton Lake: 88.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (23.0%), Irish (10.8%), United States (10.2%), Italian (8.3%), English (7.4%), Polish (5.0%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 780 feet

Land area: 3.26 square miles.

Population density: 1435 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Simonton Lake:

  • High school or higher: 90.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
  • Unemployed: 3.1%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Simonton Lake CDP:

  • Never married: 20.4%
  • Now married: 65.2%
  • Separated: 0.2%
  • Widowed: 4.7%
  • Divorced: 9.6%

43 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.1%
Indiana:  3.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,264 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,683 (0.9%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Elkhart, IN (4.3 miles , pop. 51,874).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (63.7 miles , pop. 205,727).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (88.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Elkhart, IN (2.1 miles ), Edwardsburg, MI (2.6 miles ), Osceola, IN (2.8 miles ), Bristol, IN (2.8 miles ), Dunlap, IN (2.9 miles ), Granger, IN (3.0 miles ), Cassopolis, MI (3.4 miles ), Mishawaka, IN (3.4 miles ).

Latitude: 41.75 N, Longitude: 85.97 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 574

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Unemployment in August 2012:
Here:

8.8%
Indiana:

8.0%

Unemployment by year (%)

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Manufacturing (41%)
  • Retail trade (14%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Wholesale trade (4%)
  • Transportation and warehousing (4%)
  • Manufacturing (29%)
  • Retail trade (18%)
  • Health care and social assistance (11%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
  • Top executives (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)

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Tornado activity:

Simonton Lake-area historical tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 131% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.9 miles away from the Simonton Lake place center killed 31 people and injured 252 people.

On 4/11/1965, a category F4 tornado 16.5 miles away from the place center killed 36 people and injured 321 people.

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Elkhart County (9) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Tornado: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals/medical centers near Simonton Lake:

  • ELKHART GENERAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 3 miles away; ELKHART, IN)
  • SAINT JOSEPH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 12 miles away; MISHAWAKA, IN)
  • UNITY MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Proprietary, about 12 miles away; MISHAWAKA, IN)

Amtrak stations near Simonton Lake:

  • 5 miles: ELKHART (131 TYLER ST.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
  • 16 miles: NILES (598 DEY ST.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, call for taxi service.
  • 18 miles: SOUTH BEND (2702 W. WASHINGTON AVE.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Simonton Lake:

  • Indiana University-South Bend (about 15 miles; South Bend, IN; Full-time enrollment: 4,535)
  • University of Notre Dame (about 15 miles; Notre Dame, IN; FT enrollment: 11,690)
  • Ivy Tech Community College-Northcentral (about 16 miles; South Bend, IN; FT enrollment: 2,931)
  • Andrews University (about 26 miles; Berrien Springs, MI; FT enrollment: 2,408)
  • Kalamazoo Valley Community College (about 37 miles; Kalamazoo, MI; FT enrollment: 5,240)
  • Western Michigan University (about 42 miles; Kalamazoo, MI; FT enrollment: 18,067)
  • Purdue University-North Central Campus (about 49 miles; Westville, IN; FT enrollment: 2,761)

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Elkhart County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
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Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 38.5. This is worse than average.
City:

38.5
U.S.:

32.0
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 11.9. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 5.4 miles away from the city center.
City:

11.9
U.S.:

9.6
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 10.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 13.0 miles away from the city center.
City:

10.5
U.S.:

9.4
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2007 was 20.8. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 12.3 miles away from the city center.
City:

20.8
U.S.:

25.6


Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 14.1%
(7.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 27.6% for Black residents, 55.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 49.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
Indiana:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  72.3%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.3%
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: 0.2% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Simonton Lake, IN


Simonton Lake compared to Indiana state average:

  • Median household income above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age above 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 below state average.


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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Simonton Lake travel time to work - commute


Simonton Lake mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (91%)
  • Electricity (7%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)


2004 Presidential Election results in Elkhart County Indiana:




2008 Presidential Election results in Elkhart County Indiana:


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Religion statistics for Simonton Lake (based on Elkhart County data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 38.40%
Here38.4%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchMennonite Church USAUnited Methodist ChurchMissionary ChurchOld Order Amish
Adherents16.2%12.5%11.7%7.8%6.8%
Congregations1.4%12.1%7.1%6.4%21.7%
NameChurch of the BrethrenEvangelical Lutheran Church in America The (Ashland, Ohio) Brethren ChurchAssemblies of GodOther
Adherents5.5%4.9%2.5%2.5%29.7%
Congregations6.4%3.6%2.1%2.5%36.7%
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: 36
Elkhart County:

1.82 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.73 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 4
Here:

0.20 / 10,000 pop.
Indiana:

0.21 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
This county:

0.15 / 10,000 pop.
Indiana:

0.50 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 63
Elkhart County:

3.19 / 10,000 pop.
Indiana:

3.57 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 135
This county:

6.83 / 10,000 pop.
State:

6.78 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Elkhart County:

8.6%
Indiana:

9.2%
Adult obesity rate:
Elkhart County:

28.6%
State:

29.0%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

15.5%
State:

14.3%

5.32% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,851 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.32%
Indiana average:

6.54%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($172 average AGI)
Elkhart County:

0.06%
Indiana average:

0.10%


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from St. Joseph County, IN  1.10% ($38,696 average AGI)
from Cass County, MI  0.34% ($27,374)
from Kosciusko County, IN  0.33% ($45,622)


5.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,552 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

5.45%
Indiana average:

6.56%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($89 average AGI)
Elkhart County:

0.04%
Indiana average:

0.03%


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to St. Joseph County, IN  1.15% ($37,356 average AGI)
to Cass County, MI  0.33% ($37,619)
to Kosciusko County, IN  0.31% ($37,429)

Strongest AM radio stations in Simonton Lake:

  • WHLY (1580 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: TIMES COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WFRN (1270 AM; 5 kW; ELKHART, IN)
  • WTRC (1340 AM; 1 kW; ELKHART, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WSBT (960 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
  • WDND (1620 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
  • WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WKAM (1460 AM; 3 kW; GOSHEN, IN; Owner: FULMER COMMUNICATIONS LLC)
  • WMSH-FM (99 AM; 1 kW; STURGIS, MI; Owner: LAKE CITIES BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, 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.)
  • WGTO (910 AM; 1 kW; CASSOPOLIS, MI; Owner: LARRY LANGFORD, JR.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Simonton Lake:

  • WFRN-FM (104.7 FM; ELKHART, IN; Owner: PROGRESSIVE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WBYT (100.7 FM; ELKHART, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WNSN (101.5 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
  • WNDV-FM (92.9 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
  • WZOW (97.7 FM; GOSHEN, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
  • W300AL (107.9 FM; MISHAWAKA, IN; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WVPE (88.1 FM; ELKHART, IN; Owner: ELKHART COMMUNITY SCHOOLS CORP.)
  • WRBR-FM (103.9 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: HICKS BROADCASTING OF INDIANA, LLC)
  • WSND-FM (88.9 FM; NOTRE DAME, IN; Owner: VOICE OF THE FIGHTING IRISH, INC.)
  • WLRX (95.7 FM; NAPPANEE, IN; Owner: TALKING STICK COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WAOR (95.3 FM; NILES, MI; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WGCS (91.1 FM; GOSHEN, IN; Owner: GOSHEN COLLEGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W243AJ (96.5 FM; MISHAWAKA, IN; Owner: PROGRESSIVE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • W241AD (96.1 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: PROGRESSIVE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC)
  • WHME (103.1 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W207BF (89.3 FM; GOSHEN, IN; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WZOC (94.3 FM; PLYMOUTH, IN; Owner: PLYMOUTH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WETL (91.7 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: SOUTH BEND COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP.)
  • WUBU (106.3 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: PARTNERSHIP RADIO, LLC)
  • WHPZ (96.9 FM; BREMEN, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Simonton Lake:

  • WNIT (Channel 34; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSJV (Channel 28; ELKHART, IN; Owner: WSJV TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WMWB-LP (Channel 25; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WMWB-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHME-TV (Channel 46; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBND-LP (Channel 57; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WBND-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSBT-TV (Channel 22; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
  • WNDU-TV (Channel 16; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: MICHIANA TELECASTING CORP.)
  • WRDY-LP (Channel 69; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WEIGEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WYGN-LP (Channel 12; BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI; Owner: GOOD NEWS TELEVISION)


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED15$93,40716$99,21682$125,7202$99,9205$137,9066$27,532
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$79,5902$124,32010$107,2710$01$35,7801$73,600
APPLICATIONS DENIED5$105,3767$71,31732$115,7491$66,1203$79,5533$42,650
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$90,9703$80,43024$110,9100$02$74,2751$80,900
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$04$141,5600$00$00$0

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0016.00 , 0017.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 2 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED2$155,4553$186,683
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$57,4901$164,420
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$01$313,890
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$0

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0016.00 , 0017.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value


Simonton Lake on our top lists:

  • #65 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors"
  • #89 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Management of companies and enterprises"
  • #78 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop 50,000+)"
  • #90 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop 50,000+)"
  • #96 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Bush (Republican) in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"

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