Allen County, Indiana (IN)

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% of renters here:	29%
State:	29%

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Races in Allen County, Indiana:

Median resident age:	34.1 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 162,425	(48.9%)
Females: 169,424	(51.1%)

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Allen County:	2.5 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

This county:	$47,729
Indiana:	$47,448

This county:	$507
State:	$518

Allen County:	$114,100
Indiana:	$122,900

Detached houses: $138,688

Here:	$138,688
State:	$158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $129,891

Here:	$129,891
State:	$148,761

In 2-unit structures: $106,789

Here:	$106,789
State:	$113,796

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $93,547

Here:	$93,547
State:	$114,735

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $67,014

Here:	$67,014
State:	$141,159

Mobile homes: $28,992

Here:	$28,992
State:	$33,761

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 16
• Robberies: 23
• Assaults: 35
• Burglaries: 275
• Thefts: 811
• Auto thefts: 119

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 11
• Robberies: 20
• Assaults: 36
• Burglaries: 330
• Thefts: 1078
• Auto thefts: 139

Allen County:	10.5%
Indiana:	12.3%

Area name: Fort Wayne, IN MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Allen County is $474 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $592 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $738 a month.

Cities in this county include: Fort Wayne, New Haven, Leo-Cedarville, Huntertown, Woodburn, Monroeville, Grabill.

2005 air pollution in Allen County:

Carbon Monoxide: 2 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.095 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.086 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 24 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 50 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 15.7 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 38 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Adams County , DeKalb County , Defiance County, Ohio , Huntington County , Noble County , Paulding County, Ohio , Van Wert County, Ohio , Wells County , Whitley County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Allen County: Elks Country Club (A), New Haven Conservation Club (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Allen County include: Peoples Chapel (A), Wesley Chapel (B), Salem Church (C), Anderson Church (D), Lake Chapel (E), Viberg Chapel (F), Marquardt Church (G), Beech Grove Church (H), Bethel Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Antioch Cemetery (1), Watterson Cemetery (2), Barnett Cemetery (3), Oak Grove Cemetery (4), Hoffman Cemetery (5), Bethel Cemetery (6), Huntertown Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Viberg Lake (A), Fulk Lake (B), Everett, Lake (C), White Lake (D), Beedy Lake (E), Daus Addition Lake (F), Hurshtown Reservoir (G), Poe Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Martin Branch (A), Krumlauf Branch (B), Johnson Drain (C), Houk Ditch (D), Hoffman Creek (E), Nickelsen Creek (F), Gar Creek (G), Black Creek (H), Big Indian Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Allen County include: Camp McMillan (1), Pigeon River State Fish and Wildlife Area (2), Greenlawn Memorial Park (3), Bobilya Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	10.7%
Indiana:	10.4%

Current college students: 18,136
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 13,394 (39% naturalized citizens)

Allen County:	4.0%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 99,574
• One, attached: 2,501
• Two: 4,608
• 3 or 4: 5,639
• 5 to 9: 6,716
• 10 to 19: 5,613
• 20 or more: 7,997
• Mobile homes: 6,221
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 36

Housing units in Allen County with a mortgage: 60,131 (6,608 second mortgage, 6,305 home equity loan, 207 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20,722

Here:	74.4% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Allen County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 2.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 30 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/16/1968, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 15 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Allen County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Indiana state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 54.0 miles away from Allen County center
On 4/17/1990 at 10:27:34, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 45.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 138,315 (84%) Carpooled: 17,185 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 1,169 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 57 (0%) Subway or elevated: 20 (0%) Railroad: 55 (0%) Motorcycle: 91 (0%) Bicycle: 268 (0%) Walked: 2,541 (2%) Other means: 703 (0%) Worked at home: 4,145 (3%)

4.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,756 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.53%
Indiana average:	6.54%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($341 average AGI)

Allen County:	0.04%
Indiana average:	0.10%

2.25% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($17,500 average AGI)
2.23% relocated from other states ($21,915 average AGI)

Allen County:	2.23%
Indiana average:	2.47%

from DeKalb County, IN	0.23% ($35,052 average AGI)
from Whitley County, IN	0.22% ($45,237)
from Noble County, IN	0.20% ($31,742)
from Huntington County, IN	0.16% ($31,448)
from Marion County, IN	0.16% ($33,410)
from Wells County, IN	0.14% ($31,291)
from Adams County, IN	0.12% ($31,901)

4.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,051 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.65%
Indiana average:	6.56%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($152 average AGI)

Allen County:	0.03%
Indiana average:	0.03%

2.11% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($18,398 average AGI)
2.51% relocated to other states ($24,500 average AGI)

Allen County:	2.51%
Indiana average:	2.55%

to Marion County, IN	0.29% ($31,042 average AGI)
to Whitley County, IN	0.22% ($42,401)
to DeKalb County, IN	0.20% ($39,659)
to Noble County, IN	0.15% ($39,945)
to Huntington County, IN	0.13% ($48,206)
to Hamilton County, IN	0.12% ($64,520)
to Wells County, IN	0.11% ($33,813)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 43,686 (37,275 aged, 6,411 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 275,173 (66,289 male householders, 20,328 female householders)

  67,189 spouses, 105,046 children (96,249 natural, 2,806 adopted, 5,991 stepchildren), 4,416 grandchildren, 1,958 brothers or sisters, 1,418 parents, 2,749 other relatives, 5,780 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 51,098 (19,801 male householders (15,510 living alone)), 22,473 female householders (19,812 living alone)), 8,824 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 5,578 (3,197 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 35,765 2-persons, 19,483 3-persons, 18,173 4-persons, 8,518 5-persons, 3,123 6-persons, 1,555 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 35,322 1-person, 5,822 2-persons, 759 3-persons, 205 4-persons, 76 5-persons, 60 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons.

92.5% of residents of Allen County speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (43% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $2,104,097,000 ($6149 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $486,066,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $675,954,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $304,533,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,471,000
Federal grants: $271,784,000
Federal procurement contracts: $684,344,000 ($426,653,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $157,012,000 ($41,626,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,473,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $243,991,000
Federal Government insurance: $163,656,000

Here:	80 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	40 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+12 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	-15 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 40.66 millions of gallons per day (10% from ground, 90% from surface)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.1

Here:	4.1
State:	4.2

54% of Allen County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Indiana.

Allen County:	53.6%
State average:	55.7%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 226401
• Northeast: 10375
• Midwest: 47606
• South: 25338
• West: 7271

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $72,600

Here:	22.1%
Indiana:	11.8%

Here:	17.0%
Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	24.5%
Indiana:	23.4%

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