Switz City, Indiana
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Population change since 2000: -7.1%
Males: 152 | |
Females: 137 |
Median resident age: | 33.6 years |
Indiana median age: | 38.0 years |
Zip codes: 47465.
Switz City: | $29,797 |
IN: | $57,603 |
Estimated per capita income in 2019: $21,376 (it was $13,493 in 2000)
Switz City town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $86,972 (it was $37,500 in 2000)
Switz City: | $86,972 |
IN: | $156,000 |
Mean prices in 2019: all housing units: $98,351; detached houses: $104,862; mobile homes: $26,765
Median gross rent in 2019: $565.
(36.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Switz City, IN
- 31691.3%White alone
- 216.1%Two or more races
- 41.2%Hispanic
- 20.6%Black alone
Races in Switz City detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of Indiana and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in Switz City, Indiana as of February 01, 2023.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Switz City is 267 to 1.

Latest news from Switz City, IN collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
Ancestries: English (30.6%), American (26.4%), German (12.5%), Scotch-Irish (6.9%), Irish (4.2%), Scottish (4.2%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 523 feet
Land area: 0.22 square miles.
Population density: 1,289 people per square mile (low).

2 residents are foreign born
This town: | 0.6% |
Indiana: | 3.1% |
Switz City town: | 1.2% ($440) |
Indiana: | 0.9% ($868) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bloomington, IN (29.6 miles
, pop. 69,291).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Indianapolis, IN (71.3 miles
, pop. 781,870).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (196.9 miles
, pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 39.03 N, Longitude: 87.05 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 812


Here: | 4.4% |
Indiana: | 4.9% |

- Health care (12.8%)
- Construction (10.7%)
- Food & beverage stores (8.1%)
- Metal & metal products (6.7%)
- Public administration (6.7%)
- Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (6.0%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (6.0%)

- Construction (17.7%)
- Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (11.4%)
- Public administration (8.9%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (7.6%)
- Utilities (7.6%)
- Metal & metal products (6.3%)
- Finance & insurance (6.3%)

- Health care (27.1%)
- Food & beverage stores (14.3%)
- Educational services (11.4%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (8.6%)
- Metal & metal products (7.1%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (4.3%)
- Public administration (4.3%)

- Other production occupations, including supervisors (10.1%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.4%)
- Financial managers (5.4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (5.4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.7%)
- Extraction workers (4.7%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.0%)

- Other production occupations, including supervisors (10.1%)
- Extraction workers (8.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.6%)
- Financial managers (6.3%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6.3%)
- Construction laborers (6.3%)
- Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (5.1%)

- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (12.9%)
- Health technologists and technicians (11.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (10.0%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7.1%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7.1%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.7%)
- Cashiers (5.7%)
Average climate in Switz City, Indiana
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2018 was 52.5. This is significantly better than average.
City: | 52.5 |
U.S.: | 74.2 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2018 was 29.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 4.8 miles away from the city center.
City: | 29.3 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2006 was 0.0270. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 18.7 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.0270 |
U.S.: | 0.0098 |
Tornado activity:
Switz City-area historical tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 72% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/29/1963, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.1 miles away from the Switz City town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 6/2/1990, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 33.3 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 51 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Switz City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 140% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 60.3 miles away from Switz City center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 60.3 miles away from the city center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 47.1 miles away from the city center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 82.4 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 57.6 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:17, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MW, Depth: 9.6 mi) earthquake occurred 59.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Greene County (16) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 10, Tornadoes: 8, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Switz City:
- LINTON NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; LINTON, IN)
- COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES SW IN (Hospital, about 6 miles away; LINTON, IN)
- GREENE COUNTY REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; BLOOMFIELD, IN)
- GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY SHAKAMAK RETIREMENT COMM (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; JASONVILLE, IN)
- BERTHA D GARTEN KETCHAM MEM CENTER (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; ODON, IN)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Switz City:
- Indiana University-Bloomington (about 30 miles; Bloomington, IN; Full-time enrollment: 39,039)
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (about 35 miles; Terre Haute, IN; FT enrollment: 2,123)
- Vincennes University (about 35 miles; Vincennes, IN; FT enrollment: 9,876)
- Indiana State University (about 36 miles; Terre Haute, IN; FT enrollment: 10,925)
- DePauw University (about 44 miles; Greencastle, IN; FT enrollment: 2,360)
- Wabash Valley College (about 58 miles; Mount Carmel, IL; FT enrollment: 2,142)
- Eastern Illinois University (about 68 miles; Charleston, IL; FT enrollment: 9,414)
Public high school in Switz City:
- WHITE RIVER VALLEY JR/SR HIGH SCH (Students: 414, Location: 5644 W SR 54, Grades: 7-12)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Switz City Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Birthplace of: AJ Graves - College basketball player (Butler Bulldogs).
Drinking water stations with addresses in Switz City that have no violations reported:
- NEWBERRY WATER UTILITY (Population served: 207, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
This town: | 2.4 people |
Indiana: | 2.5 people |
This town: | 70.7% |
Whole state: | 66.9% |
This town: | 2.4% |
Whole state: | 6.9% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
For population 15 years and over in Switz City:
- Never married: 34.7%
- Now married: 47.5%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 6.7%
- Divorced: 8.2%
For population 25 years and over in Switz City:
- High school or higher: 80.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.3 minutes
Here: | 8.9 |
Indiana average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Switz City, IN (based on Greene County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 7,562 | 59 |
Mainline Protestant | 3,689 | 24 |
Catholic | 746 | 3 |
Other | 374 | 2 |
None | 20,794 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Greene County: | 2.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Indiana: | 1.73 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.31 / 10,000 pop. |
Indiana: | 0.21 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.31 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.50 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 5.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Indiana: | 3.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Greene County: | 6.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Indiana: | 6.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 10.3% |
Indiana: | 9.2% |
Greene County: | 28.6% |
Indiana: | 29.0% |
Greene County: | 13.4% |
Indiana: | 14.3% |
Health and Nutrition:
This city: | 49.3% |
Indiana: | 49.3% |
Switz City: | 42.8% |
State: | 46.2% |
Switz City: | 29.1 |
Indiana: | 28.7 |
Switz City: | 17.5% |
Indiana: | 21.3% |
This city: | 8.2% |
State: | 10.6% |
Here: | 6.9 |
Indiana: | 6.8 |
This city: | 27.2% |
State: | 33.9% |
Switz City: | 58.5% |
Indiana: | 56.1% |
Here: | 74.3% |
State: | 78.7% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Switz City, IN Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2017) | |||||
Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Other and Unallocable | 0 | $0 | 1 | $587 | |
Other Government Administration | 0 | $0 | 5 | $1,623 | |
Totals for Government | 0 | $0 | 6 | $2,209 |
Switz City government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $127,000 ($439.45)
Sewerage: $71,000 ($245.67)
Local Fire Protection: $54,000 ($186.85)
Central Staff Services: $39,000 ($134.95)
- General - Interest on Debt: $52,000 ($179.93)
Switz City government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $153,000 ($529.41)
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,000 ($3.46)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $798,000 ($2761.25)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $10,000 ($34.60)
General Local Government Support: $7,000 ($24.22)
Other: $6,000 ($20.76)
- Tax - Property: $72,000 ($249.13)
Public Utilities Sales: $1,000 ($3.46)
Switz City government finances - Debt in 2017 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,802,000 ($6235.29)
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,802,000 ($6235.29)
Switz City government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017 (per resident):
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $9,000 ($31.14)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $326,000 ($1128.03)
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $213,000 ($737.02)
5.61% of this county's 2015 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2016 ($38,396 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.61% |
Indiana average: | 6.25% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2015 and 2016.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2015 and 2016:
to Monroe County, IN | |
to Sullivan County, IN | |
to Vigo County, IN |
Businesses in Switz City, IN
- The Room Place: 1
Strongest AM radio stations in Switz City:
- WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WGCL (1370 AM; 5 kW; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC,)
- WBTO (1600 AM; 1 kW; LINTON, IN)
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WPFR (1480 AM; 5 kW; TERRE HAUTE, IN)
- WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
- KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Switz City:
- WQTY (93.3 FM; LINTON, IN; Owner: THE ORIGINAL COMPANY, INC.)
- WSKT (92.7 FM; SPENCER, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)
- WHCC (105.1 FM; ELLETTSVILLE, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, L.P.)
- WWBL (106.5 FM; WASHINGTON, IN; Owner: OLD NORTHWEST BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBOW-FM (102.7 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: CROSSROADS INVESTMENTS, LLC)
- WFIU (103.7 FM; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY)
- WNDI-FM (95.3 FM; SULLIVAN, IN; Owner: J T M BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WFHB (91.3 FM; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: BLOOMINGTON COMMUNITY RADIO INC)
- WUZR (105.7 FM; BICKNELL, IN; Owner: OLD NORTHWEST BROADCASTING INC.)
- WRZR (94.5 FM; LOOGOOTEE, IN; Owner: HEMBREE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Switz City:
- WTWO (Channel 2; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF THE MIDWEST, INC.)
- WBAK-TV (Channel 38; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: INDIANA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
- WTIU (Channel 30; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: THE TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY)
- WTHI-TV (Channel 10; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
Switz City fatal accident list:
Jan 22, 2014 06:15 AM, Sr-54, Lat: 39.038128, Lon: -87.089658, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Jul 2, 2012 02:15 PM, Sr-54, Lat: 39.034478, Lon: -87.030414, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 4, 2007 06:00 PM, Sr-57, Cr-100, Lat: 39.009097, Lon: -87.016211, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 20, 2007 06:05 PM, Sr-67, Sr-54, Lat: 39.035003, Lon: -87.057381, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Oct 30, 2007 07:57 PM, Sr-57, Cr-400, Lat: 38.960264, Lon: -87.016625, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jan 17, 2006 08:50 PM, Sr-67, Cr-200, Lat: 39.052940, Lon: -87.036460, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 15Number of bridges
- 95ft / 28.9mTotal length
- $4,497,000Total costs
- 14,386Total average daily traffic
- 1,418Total average daily truck traffic
- 20,554Total future (year 2031) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11900-1909
- 21920-1929
- 11930-1939
- 11940-1949
- 11950-1959
- 31960-1969
- 21970-1979
- 21980-1989
- 12000-2009
- 12010-2018
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
7- Call Sign: N3VGQ, Licensee ID: L01014311, Grant Date: 03/05/2015, Expiration Date: 05/04/2025, Certifier: Robert F Gage Ii, Registrant: Robert F Gage Ii, 6131 W 100 N, Switz City, IN 47465
- Call Sign: KC9BGW, Licensee ID: L00481022, Grant Date: 02/13/2012, Expiration Date: 03/11/2022, Certifier: Robert T Meier, Registrant: Robert T Meier, Rr 1 Box 12, Switz City, IN 47465
- Call Sign: K9RKL, Previous Call Sign: KC9JZZ, Licensee ID: L00372465, Grant Date: 05/31/2017, Expiration Date: 08/18/2027, Certifier: Rodger K League, Registrant: Rodger K League, 5479 W.State Rd.54, Switz City, IN 47465
- Call Sign: K9PIT, Previous Call Sign: KC9LEW, Licensee ID: L01262382, Grant Date: 07/25/2017, Expiration Date: 09/14/2027, Certifier: Chad A Ray, Registrant: Chad A Ray, 5492 West State Road 54, Switz City, IN 47465
- Call Sign: KC9OUG, Licensee ID: L01451755, Grant Date: 12/11/2008, Expiration Date: 12/11/2018, Cancellation Date: 12/12/2020, Certifier: Timothy W Farris, Registrant: Timothy W Farris, Rr 1 Box 88a, Switz City, IN 47465
- Call Sign: KD9AMM, Licensee ID: L01844585, Grant Date: 02/24/2014, Expiration Date: 02/24/2024, Certifier: Carl R Conner, Registrant: Carl R Conner, 187 Charlotte Ave, Switz City, IN 47465
- Call Sign: KD9EPD, Licensee ID: L01971448, Grant Date: 09/21/2015, Expiration Date: 09/21/2025, Certifier: Steven P Shadoin, Registrant: Steven P Shadoin, Switz City, IN 47465
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Switz City, IN
- 6441.6%Outside Fires
- 5233.8%Structure Fires
- 2818.2%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 106.5%Other
Most common first names in Switz City, IN among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
James | 11 | 75.6 years |
Mary | 7 | 82.0 years |
Robert | 6 | 79.8 years |
Clarence | 5 | 77.0 years |
John | 5 | 78.0 years |
William | 4 | 77.7 years |
Edna | 4 | 90.8 years |
Martha | 4 | 75.3 years |
Elizabeth | 4 | 81.5 years |
Carl | 3 | 79.3 years |
Most common last names in Switz City, IN among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Miller | 6 | 81.2 years |
Johnson | 5 | 81.6 years |
Frye | 5 | 82.2 years |
Hutcherson | 4 | 72.5 years |
Graves | 4 | 84.2 years |
Beck | 4 | 85.2 years |
Scott | 4 | 78.3 years |
Terrell | 4 | 72.0 years |
Swaby | 4 | 71.7 years |
Fulk | 4 | 77.7 years |
- 66.3%Utility gas
- 30.0%Electricity
- 2.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 53.3%Electricity
- 46.7%Utility gas
Switz City compared to Indiana state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.