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Population (year 2000): 1,618. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,686 (+4.2% change)
 

Males: 742  (45.9%)
Females: 876  (54.1%)

Elkhart County

Median resident age:  37.2 years
Indiana median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 46573.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,900 (it was $41,515 in 2000)
Wakarusa  $41,900
Indiana:  $43,993

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $112,100 (it was $96,100 in 2000)
Wakarusa  $112,100
Indiana:  $114,400

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Races in Wakarusa:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (33.8%), United States (18.7%), Irish (6.1%), Swiss (5.9%), English (5.2%), Dutch (3.2%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 847 feet

Land area: 2.26 square miles.

Population density: 740 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Wakarusa

  • High school or higher: 83.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
  • Unemployed: 1.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wakarusa town

  • Never married: 18.2%
  • Now married: 58.4%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 15.2%
  • Divorced: 6.9%

26 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.6%
Indiana:  3.1%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Wakarusa, Indiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Wakarusa to the number of sex offenders is 1673 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Wakarusa:  0.8% ($769)
Indiana:  0.9% ($868)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Elkhart, IN (10.8 miles , pop. 51,874).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Fort Wayne, IN (68.8 miles , pop. 205,727).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (116.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Nappanee, IN (6.4 miles ), Dunlap, IN (9.7 miles ), Osceola, IN (9.8 miles ), Elkhart, IN (10.8 miles ), Bremen, IN (11.0 miles ), Goshen, IN (12.8 miles ), New Paris, IN (13.0 miles ), Mishawaka, IN (14.1 miles ).

Latitude: 41.53 N, Longitude: 86.02 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,941 (+181.8%)
Workers who live and work in this town: 269 (34.5%)


123 people in nursing homes

Area code: 574

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Population change in the 1990s: -52 (-3.1%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Transportation equipment (28%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Furniture and related products (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Wood products (3%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (13%)
  • Transportation equipment (13%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Computer and electronic products (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)


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Wakarusa-area historical tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 91% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 3.8 miles away from the Wakarusa town center killed 31 people and injured 252 people.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 tornado 13.0 miles away from the town center killed 36 people and injured 321 people.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Wakarusa:
  • OAKLAWN PSYCHIATRIC CENTER, INC (about 12 miles; GOSHEN, IN)
  • GOSHEN GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; GOSHEN, IN)
  • COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF BREMEN INC (about 13 miles; BREMEN, IN)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wakarusa:
  • ELKHART MUNI (about 13 miles; ELKHART, IN; ID: EKM)
  • SOUTH BEND REGIONAL (about 24 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; ID: SBN)
  • KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL (about 58 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; ID: AZO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wakarusa:
  • MISHAWAKA PILOTS CLUB (about 9 miles; ELKHART, IN; ID: 3C1)
  • NAPPANEE MUNI (about 10 miles; NAPPANEE, IN; ID: C03)
  • GOSHEN MUNI (about 17 miles; GOSHEN, IN; ID: GSH)

Amtrak stations near Wakarusa:
  • 7 miles: NAPPANEE (252 S. MAIN ST.). Services: free short-term parking, free long-term parking.
  • 11 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.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wakarusa:
  • UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 20 miles; NOTRE DAME, IN; Full-time enrollment: 10,633)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 20 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
  • KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 5,017)
  • WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; KALAMAZOO, MI; FT enrollment: 23,132)
  • ANDREWS UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI; FT enrollment: 2,342)
  • PURDUE UNIVERSITY-NORTH CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 62 miles; WESTVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,500)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-FORT WAYNE (about 69 miles; FT WAYNE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,385)
Public elementary/middle schools in Wakarusa:
  • NORTH WOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 727; Location: 207 N ELKHART; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • WAKARUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 504; Location: 400 N WASHINGTON ST; Grades: KG - 05)
  • MADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 193; Location: 66030 DOGWOOD RD; Grades: KG - 05)
Private elementary/middle school in Wakarusa:
  • WABASH SCHOOL (Students: 21; Location: 66744 CR 7; Grades: 1 - 8)
Library in Wakarusa:
  • WAKARUSA-OLIVE & HARRISON TWP PL (Operating income: $387,678; Location: 124 N ELKHART ST; 43,555 books; 3,534 audio materials; 1,575 video materials; 155 serial subscriptions)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Wakarusa and their reported violations in the past:

OLIVE MENNONITE CHURCH (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 4 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:
This town:  2.5 people
Indiana:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  71.8%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  2.5%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  4.0%
Whole state:  9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  1.4%
Whole state:  4.2%

Wakarusa compared to Indiana state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Wakarusa (2007 data):
  • Keybank National Association: Wakarusa Branch at 100 North Elkhart Street, branch established on 1890-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $88,081.2 mil, Deposits: $61,704.6 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 961 total offices, Holding Company: Keycorp



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply 1$3,627$43,5240$0
Sewerage 1$3,499$41,9881$886
Streets and Highways 1$2,777$33,3240$0
Police Protection - Officers 5$17,459$41,9020$0
Other Government Administration 1$4,097$49,1645$1,023
Financial Administration 1$3,543$42,5161$859
Totals for Government 10$35,002$42,0027$2,768


Wakarusa government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $42,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $130,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $811,000
    Water Utilities: $180,000
    Sewerage: $134,000
    Regular Highways: $82,000
    Housing & Community Development: $59,000
    Police Protection: $6,000
    Fire Protection: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $46,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $217,000
    Highways: $19,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $995,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $904,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $960,000
    Other, NEC: $807,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $97,000
    Water Utilities: $35,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $35,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $33,000
    Rents: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $132,000
    General - Other: $105,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $700,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $126,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $140,000
    Highways: $53,000
  • Tax - Property: $574,000
    Individual Income: $85,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $544,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $46,000

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 Wakarusa:
  • WFRN (1270 AM; 5 kW; ELKHART, IN)
  • WHLY (1580 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: TIMES COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • 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)
  • WTRC (1340 AM; 1 kW; ELKHART, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, 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.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wakarusa:
  • WLRX (95.7 FM; NAPPANEE, IN; Owner: TALKING STICK COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WFRN-FM (104.7 FM; ELKHART, IN; Owner: PROGRESSIVE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WZOW (97.7 FM; GOSHEN, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC.)
  • WBYT (100.7 FM; ELKHART, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WHPZ (96.9 FM; BREMEN, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNSN (101.5 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: WSBT, INC.)
  • WNDV-FM (92.9 FM; SOUTH BEND, 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.)
  • WGCS (91.1 FM; GOSHEN, IN; Owner: GOSHEN COLLEGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSND-FM (88.9 FM; NOTRE DAME, IN; Owner: VOICE OF THE FIGHTING IRISH, INC.)
  • W207BF (89.3 FM; GOSHEN, IN; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • WZOC (94.3 FM; PLYMOUTH, IN; Owner: PLYMOUTH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRBR-FM (103.9 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: HICKS BROADCASTING OF INDIANA, LLC)
  • W241AD (96.1 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: PROGRESSIVE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC)
  • WHME (103.1 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WETL (91.7 FM; SOUTH BEND, IN; Owner: SOUTH BEND COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP.)
  • WAOR (95.3 FM; NILES, MI; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • W243AJ (96.5 FM; MISHAWAKA, IN; Owner: PROGRESSIVE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
  • WAWC (103.5 FM; SYRACUSE, IN; Owner: WILLIAM ANDREW DIXON)

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

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