Benton County, Indiana (IN)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (23.6%), Educational,health and social services (21.9%), Retail trade (10.6%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Benton County, Indiana:

Median resident age:	36.7 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 4,677	(49.6%)
Females: 4,744	(50.4%)

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Benton County:	2.6 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

This county:	$45,445
Indiana:	$47,448

This county:	$408
State:	$518

Benton County:	$104,377
Indiana:	$122,900

Detached houses: $110,103

Here:	$110,103
State:	$158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $63,895

Here:	$63,895
State:	$148,761

In 2-unit structures: $99,573

Here:	$99,573
State:	$113,796

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $106,457

Here:	$106,457
State:	$114,735

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $70,504

Here:	$70,504
State:	$141,159

Mobile homes: $44,318

Here:	$44,318
State:	$33,761

This county:	5.5%
Whole state:	9.5%

This county:	2.1%
Whole state:	4.2%

Area name: Lafayette, IN HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Benton County is $550 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $676 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $880 a month.

Cities in this county include: Fowler, Oxford, Boswell, Earl Park, Ambia.

Neighboring counties: Jasper County , Iroquois County, Illinois , Newton County , Tippecanoe County , Warren County , White County , Vermilion County, Illinois .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Churches in Benton County include: Barrydale Church (A), Bethany Chapel (B), Zion Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Perigo Cemetery (1), Oxford Cemetery (2), Griffin Cemetery (3), Blue Ridge Cemetery (4), Totheroh Cemetery (5), Justus Cemetery (6), Boswell Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Creeks: Mud Creek (A), Goose Creek (B), Upper Sugar Creek (C), Coon Creek (D), Little Pine Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.0%
Indiana:	10.4%

Current college students: 247
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 74 (86% naturalized citizens)

Benton County:	0.8%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 49.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,340
• One, attached: 42
• Two: 115
• 3 or 4: 26
• 5 to 9: 60
• 10 to 19: 46
• 20 or more: 40
• Mobile homes: 145
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Housing units in Benton County with a mortgage: 1,435 (145 second mortgage, 176 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 811

Here:	63.9% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Benton 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 18 fatalities and 288 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 18 people and injured 285 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Benton County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Indiana state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/14/2000 at 03:54:20, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 64.1 miles away from Benton County center
On 12/20/1990 at 14:04:17, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 77.7 miles away from the county center
On 12/17/1990 at 05:24:59, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 38.2 miles away from the county center
On 12/16/1996 at 01:58:31, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 74.8 miles away from Benton County center
On 4/24/1990 at 09:41:24, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 85.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,623 (78%) Carpooled: 625 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 23 (0%) Ferryboat: 3 (0%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 98 (2%) Other means: 26 (1%) Worked at home: 215 (5%)

8.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,151 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.10%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.18% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($28,619 average AGI)
1.92% relocated from other states ($6,529 average AGI)

Benton County:	1.92%
Indiana average:	2.47%

from Tippecanoe County, IN	3.35% ($42,391 average AGI)
from Newton County, IN	0.73% ($21,040)
from Warren County, IN	0.35% ($32,250)
from White County, IN	0.32% ($24,636)

9.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,898 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.58%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.43% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($26,377 average AGI)
2.15% relocated to other states ($8,521 average AGI)

Benton County:	2.15%
Indiana average:	2.55%

to Tippecanoe County, IN	4.07% ($30,803 average AGI)
to Jasper County, IN	0.52% ($29,889)
to Newton County, IN	0.46% ($27,750)
to Warren County, IN	0.43% ($29,467)
to White County, IN	0.32% ($38,364)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,673 (1,505 aged, 168 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 8,077 (2,176 male householders, 420 female householders)

  2,184 spouses, 2,888 children (2,556 natural, 118 adopted, 214 stepchildren), 144 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 34 parents, 69 other relatives, 146 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,141 (426 male householders (338 living alone)), 562 female householders (532 living alone)), 153 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 203 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,101 2-persons, 549 3-persons, 536 4-persons, 290 5-persons, 76 6-persons, 44 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 870 1-person, 92 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

96.0% of residents of Benton County speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (76% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 37% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $56,912,000 ($6227 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $740,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $23,834,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,189,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,516,000
Federal grants: $8,654,000
Federal procurement contracts: $517,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,202,000 ($187,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $685,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,190,000
Federal Government insurance: $55,213,000

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	-55 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.48 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.6
State:	6.1

Here:	5.4
State:	4.2

62% of Benton County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Indiana.

Benton County:	62.3%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 7267
• Northeast: 58
• Midwest: 1145
• South: 675
• West: 155

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $50,700

Here:	13.0%
Indiana:	11.8%

Here:	1.6%
Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	11.3%
Indiana:	23.4%

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