Bartholomew County, Indiana (IN)

Back to: Indiana, Indiana smaller cities, Indiana smallest towns, All US cities.

% of renters here:	26%
State:	29%

Bartholomew County:	10.8%
Indiana:	12.2%

This county:	7.3%
Whole state:	9.5%

This county:	2.9%
Whole state:	4.2%

We are giving away a $200 prize - enter simply by sending us your own pictures of this county!

Type of workers:

Bartholomew County, Indiana business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Bartholomew County, Indiana:

Median resident age:	36.2 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 35,107	(49.1%)
Females: 36,328	(50.9%)

Recent posts about Bartholomew County, Indiana on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users. Bartholomew County is mentioned 17 times on our forum:

	From California to Indiana?  (138 replies)
	Map of Columbus, Indiana Flood Area  (3 replies)
	Moving to Columbus, Indiana: Best area to live?  (32 replies)
	Property taxes  (8 replies)
	Marion County Tax question  (9 replies)
	Thinking of moving to Indiana  (20 replies)

Bartholomew County:	2.5 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

This county	$46,763
Indiana:	$43,993

Bartholomew County	$130,230
Indiana:	$114,400

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 20
• Burglaries: 86
• Thefts: 304
• Auto thefts: 2

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 15
• Burglaries: 45
• Thefts: 270
• Auto thefts: 4

Area name: Columbus, IN MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bartholomew County is $566 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $679 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $832 a month.

Cities in this county include: Columbus, Hope, Taylorsville, Elizabethtown, Hartsville, Clifford, Jonesville.

Neighboring counties: Brown County , Decatur County , Jackson County , Jennings County , Johnson County , Shelby County .

Click to draw/clear county borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Bartholomew County: Hansells Station (A), Harrison Lake Country Club (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Bartholomew County include: Wesley Chapel (A), Saint Peters Church (B), Shiloh Church (C), Walker Chapel (D), United Separate Church (E), Trinity Church (F), Mount Carmel Church (G), Mount Healthy Church (H), White Creek Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Galbraith Cemetery (1), Parkison Cemetery (2), Haislup Cemetery (3), Old Saint Louis Cemetery (4), New Harmony Cemetery (5), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (6), Treadway Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Twin Lakes (A), Suhre Lake (B), Schultz Lake (C), Everroad Lake (D), Schaefer Lake (E), Lawsons Lake (F), Fraternal Order Columbus Police Lake (G), Jean Williamson Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lick Creek (A), Wolf Creek (B), Mud Creek (C), Muddy Branch Creek (D), Horse Creek (E), Nineveh Creek (F), Haw Creek (G), Opossum Creek (H), Otter Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Bartholomew County include: Grouse Ridge Public Fishing Area (1), New Albany-Floyd County Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Azalia Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	3.2%
Indiana:	4.1%

Current college students: 2,882
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,683 (27% naturalized citizens)

Bartholomew County:	3.8%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 85.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 22,185
• One, attached: 572
• Two: 674
• 3 or 4: 1,038
• 5 to 9: 1,270
• 10 to 19: 569
• 20 or more: 863
• Mobile homes: 2,682

Housing units in Bartholomew County with a mortgage: 11,625 (1,722 second mortgage, 1,637 home equity loan, 46 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,937

Bartholomew County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Indiana state average. It is 3.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/1/1978, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 6 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 29,622 (84%) Carpooled: 3,634 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 165 (0%) Railroad: 16 (0%) Taxi: 7 (0%) Motorcycle: 15 (0%) Bicycle: 142 (0%) Walked: 402 (1%) Other means: 155 (0%) Worked at home: 958 (3%)

6.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,992 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.49%
Indiana average:	6.54%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($451 average AGI)

Bartholomew County:	0.12%
Indiana average:	0.10%

3.90% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($21,068 average AGI)
2.47% relocated from other states ($17,473 average AGI)

Bartholomew County:	2.47%
Indiana average:	2.47%

from Jennings County, IN	0.61% ($27,727 average AGI)
from Jackson County, IN	0.60% ($32,530)
from Johnson County, IN	0.58% ($27,607)
from Marion County, IN	0.39% ($39,555)
from Brown County, IN	0.28% ($42,696)
from Monroe County, IN	0.19% ($28,038)
from Decatur County, IN	0.18% ($28,196)

6.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,089 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.20%
Indiana average:	6.56%

0.09% of residents moved to foreign countries ($593 average AGI)

Bartholomew County:	0.09%
Indiana average:	0.03%

4.05% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($24,964 average AGI)
2.06% relocated to other states ($19,533 average AGI)

Bartholomew County:	2.06%
Indiana average:	2.55%

to Johnson County, IN	0.71% ($34,172 average AGI)
to Marion County, IN	0.57% ($45,513)
to Jennings County, IN	0.56% ($27,827)
to Jackson County, IN	0.41% ($32,270)
to Brown County, IN	0.28% ($46,026)
to Monroe County, IN	0.20% ($35,491)
to Shelby County, IN	0.19% ($50,340)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.1

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 10,575 (8,933 aged, 1,642 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 61,279 (16,124 male householders, 4,067 female householders)

  16,721 spouses, 21,383 children (19,492 natural, 595 adopted, 1,296 stepchildren), 820 grandchildren, 265 brothers or sisters, 291 parents, 530 other relatives, 1,078 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 9,253 (3,728 male householders (3,008 living alone)), 4,039 female householders (3,666 living alone)), 1,486 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 903 (867 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,983 2-persons, 4,478 3-persons, 4,279 4-persons, 1,764 5-persons, 551 6-persons, 136 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,674 1-person, 872 2-persons, 118 3-persons, 72 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

94.7% of residents of Bartholomew County speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 26% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $386,122,000 ($5290 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $52,510,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $166,862,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $67,860,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,728,000
Federal grants: $75,153,000
Federal procurement contracts: $33,314,000 ($25,021,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $36,205,000 ($23,035,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $217,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $42,714,000
Federal Government insurance: $90,637,000

Here:	71 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	46 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+17 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	-12 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 12.41 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

56% of Bartholomew County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Indiana.

Bartholomew County:	55.6%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 51950
• Northeast: 1584
• Midwest: 6383
• South: 7460
• West: 1064

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $98,800

Here:	14.2%
Indiana:	11.8%

Here:	3.9%
Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	12.1%
Indiana:	23.4%