Clay County, Indiana (IN)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (24.9%), Educational,health and social services (19.3%), Retail trade (14.9%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Clay County, Indiana:

Median resident age:	37.1 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 12,887	(48.5%)
Females: 13,669	(51.5%)

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Clay County:	2.6 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

This county:	$42,080
Indiana:	$47,448

This county:	$363
State:	$518

Clay County:	$96,586
Indiana:	$122,900

Detached houses: $117,433

Here:	$117,433
State:	$158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $128,895

Here:	$128,895
State:	$148,761

In 2-unit structures: $87,385

Here:	$87,385
State:	$113,796

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $61,377

Here:	$61,377
State:	$114,735

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $143,806

Here:	$143,806
State:	$141,159

Mobile homes: $34,175

Here:	$34,175
State:	$33,761

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 9
• Burglaries: 38
• Thefts: 90
• Auto thefts: 26

This county:	8.7%
Whole state:	9.5%

This county:	3.6%
Whole state:	4.2%

Area name: Terre Haute, IN HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Clay County is $409 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $527 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $650 a month.

Cities in this county include: Brazil, Clay City, Knightsville, Harmony, Staunton, Carbon, Center Point, State Line City.

Neighboring counties: Greene County , Owen County , Parke County , Putnam County , Sullivan County , Vigo County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Wabash Camp Ground (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Clay County include: Wesley Chapel (A), Sharon Church (B), Peniel Church (C), Asbury Church (D), Rock Run Church (E), Clay Prairie Church (F), Berea Church (G), Union Church (H), Union Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Funk Cemetery (1), Wesley Chapel Cemetery (2), German Cemetery (3), Girton Cemetery (4), Perth Cemetery (5), Pell Cemetery (6), Goshorn Memorial Park (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Muir Lake (A), Dietz Lake (B), Izaak Walton Lake (C), Twin Beach Lake (D), Lake of the Woods (E), Lake in the Woods (F), Risslers Lake (G), Bowles Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Tillman Creek (A), Lena Drain (B), Cardonia Run (C), Landing Run (D), McIntyre Creek (E), Knob Creek (F), Kisling Creek (G), King Creek (H), Kilns Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Clay County: Camp Na-Wa-Kwa (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	12.8%
Indiana:	10.4%

Current college students: 872
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 150 (29% naturalized citizens)

Clay County:	0.6%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 48.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,640
• One, attached: 85
• Two: 248
• 3 or 4: 165
• 5 to 9: 117
• 10 to 19: 80
• 20 or more: 297
• Mobile homes: 1,459
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Clay County with a mortgage: 3,522 (273 second mortgage, 368 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,358

Here:	59.9% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Clay County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Indiana state average. It is 1.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/19/1988, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

Clay County-area historical earthquake activity is above Indiana state average. It is 78% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 79.7 miles away from Clay County center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 59.3 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 77.2 miles away from the county center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 78.6 miles away from Clay County center
On 4/21/2008 at 05:38:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, 4.0 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 75.9 miles away from the county center
On 1/24/1990 at 18:20:24, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.8 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.6 miles away from Clay County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 9,784 (82%) Carpooled: 1,485 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 46 (0%) Motorcycle: 17 (0%) Bicycle: 6 (0%) Walked: 157 (1%) Other means: 88 (1%) Worked at home: 344 (3%)

5.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,867 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.89%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.71% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($23,912 average AGI)
1.18% relocated from other states ($6,954 average AGI)

Clay County:	1.18%
Indiana average:	2.47%

from Vigo County, IN	1.73% ($31,103 average AGI)
from Putnam County, IN	0.73% ($26,822)
from Owen County, IN	0.38% ($23,711)
from Marion County, IN	0.31% ($26,645)
from Greene County, IN	0.27% ($25,741)
from Parke County, IN	0.23% ($28,565)
from Sullivan County, IN	0.12% ($35,500)

6.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,370 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.73%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.28% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($23,714 average AGI)
1.45% relocated to other states ($5,654 average AGI)

Clay County:	1.45%
Indiana average:	2.55%

to Vigo County, IN	2.07% ($29,843 average AGI)
to Putnam County, IN	0.61% ($29,306)
to Marion County, IN	0.38% ($26,821)
to Owen County, IN	0.21% ($36,476)
to Parke County, IN	0.21% ($24,952)
to Vermillion County, IN	0.20% ($28,150)
to Monroe County, IN	0.17% ($21,059)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,001 (4,309 aged, 692 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 23,050 (6,106 male householders, 1,323 female householders)

  6,076 spouses, 7,975 children (7,151 natural, 148 adopted, 676 stepchildren), 472 grandchildren, 167 brothers or sisters, 148 parents, 230 other relatives, 553 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,191 (1,059 male householders (894 living alone)), 1,710 female householders (1,542 living alone)), 422 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 315 (286 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,242 2-persons, 1,701 3-persons, 1,537 4-persons, 639 5-persons, 209 6-persons, 101 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,436 1-person, 278 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 16 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

98.4% of residents of Clay County speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $158,091,000 ($5810 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,885,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $75,956,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $35,772,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,933,000
Federal grants: $31,470,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,245,000 ($45,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,713,000 ($4,104,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,206,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,704,000
Federal Government insurance: $17,775,000

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

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	+14 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.32 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.8
State:	6.1

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

62% of Clay 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, 71% lived in Indiana.

Clay County:	61.9%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 22703
• Northeast: 257
• Midwest: 1626
• South: 1191
• West: 544

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $43,600

Here:	6.9%
Indiana:	11.8%

Here:	3.5%
Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	11.6%
Indiana:	23.4%

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