Average household size:
| This town: |  2.3 people | | Indiana: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 58.3% | | Whole state: | 68.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 0.0% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This town: | 0.0% | | Whole state: | 9.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This town: | 0.0% | | Whole state: | 4.2% |
Vera Cruz compared to Indiana state average:
- Median household income below 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 below 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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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Wells County Indiana:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (67%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
- Electricity (13%)
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Religion statistics for Vera Cruz
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 60.27%
| Here | | 60.3% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Inc. Apostolic Christian Church of America | The Wesleyan Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
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| Adherents | 29.4% | 14.5% | 13.1% | 5.8% | 5.5% |
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| Congregations | 6.7% | 35.6% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 6.7% |
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| Name | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | United Church of Christ | Lutheran Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other |
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| Adherents | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 14.0% |
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| Congregations | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 24.4% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $102 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $230 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $332 |
Vera Cruz government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $38,000
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $22,000
General - Other: $4,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $2,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $36,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $22,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $14,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $55,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $5,000
All Other: $1,000
General Support: $1,000
- Tax - Property: $1,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $3,000
5.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,750 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.50% | | 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:
5.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,453 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.96% | | 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 Vera Cruz:
- WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WONO (1380 AM; 5 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WGL (1250 AM; 2 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TRAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WFCV (1090 AM; daytime; 3 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WDFN (1130 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Vera Cruz:
- WNUY (100.1 FM; BLUFFTON, IN; Owner: WELLS COUNTY RADIO CORP.)
- WZBD (92.7 FM; BERNE, IN; Owner: ADAMS COUNTY RADIO, INC)
- WQHK-FM (105.1 FM; DECATUR, IN; Owner: JAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WBYR (98.9 FM; VAN WERT, OH; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WLAB (88.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: INDIANA DISTTRICT OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH - MO SYNOD, INC.)
- WBCL (90.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TAYLOR UNIVERSITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WAJI (95.1 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC.)
- WMEE (97.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WBNI-FM (89.1 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PUBLIC BROADCASTING OF NE IN., INC.)
- WIMT (102.1 FM; LIMA, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNHT (96.3 FM; CHURUBUSCO, IN; Owner: TRAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WFWI (92.3 FM; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WJFX (107.9 FM; NEW HAVEN, IN; Owner: FORT WAYNE RADIO CORP.)
- WHTY (93.5 FM; HARTFORD CITY, IN; Owner: INDIANA SABRECOM, INC.)
- WMRI (106.9 FM; MARION, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)
- WXKE (102.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, IN; Owner: TAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WCKZ (94.1 FM; ROANOKE, IN; Owner: TRAVIS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WBSJ (91.7 FM; PORTLAND, IN; Owner: BALL STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WPGW-FM (100.9 FM; PORTLAND, IN; Owner: WPGW, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Vera Cruz:
- WANE-TV (Channel 15; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: INDIANA BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WFFT-TV (Channel 55; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: QUOROM OF FT. WAYNE LICENSE, LLC)
- WPTA (Channel 21; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: WPTA-TV LICENSE, INC.)
- WISE-TV (Channel 33; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: NVG-FORT WAYNE II, LLC)
- WFWA (Channel 39; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: FORT WAYNE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
- W66BD (Channel 53; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TELEVISION)
- WSOT-LP (Channel 57; MARION, IN; Owner: SUNNYCREST MEDIA, INC.)
- WIWU-LP (Channel 51; MARION, IN; Owner: IWU COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- DW68BN (Channel 68; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: ZONATION BROADCASTING)
- W45AG (Channel 45; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: TRAN STAR, INC.)
Vera Cruz fatal accident list:
Mar 1, 2007 03:53 AM, Cr-600, Cr-400, Lat: 40.683450, Lon: -85.334781, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
Sep 2, 1980 09:30 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 8 meters (26ft)
Total average daily traffic: 942
Total average daily truck traffic: 94
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 1,565
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3- .26 Mi W Int Cr 500 S & Cr 700 E, Call Sign: KFL362, Licensee ID: L00038119
Assigned Frequencies : 151.595 MHz
Grant Date: 10/07/2003, Expiration Date: 01/04/2014
Registrant: Don Harvey, 6743 E 500 S, Bluffton, IN 46714, Phone: (219) 334-5361 - .20 Mi N Crs 500 S & 600 E, Call Sign: KRR437, Licensee ID: L00107146
Assigned Frequencies : 152.975 MHz
Grant Date: 06/25/1997, Expiration Date: 06/22/2002, Cancelation Date: 10/27/2002
Registrant: George Schlagenhauf, 4817 S 600 E, Bluffton, IN 46714, Phone: (219) 824-2395 - .25 Mi N Int Cr 300 S & Cr 500 W, Call Sign: KSS437, Licensee ID: L00021734
Assigned Frequencies : 152.915 MHz
Grant Date: 10/21/1999, Expiration Date: 11/17/2004, Cancelation Date: 01/22/2005
Registrant: Carl Fiechter, 5016 W 350 S, Berne, IN 46711, Phone: (219) 334-5232
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