Daviess County, Indiana (IN)

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% of renters here:	21%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.1%), Educational,health and social services (17.4%), Retail trade (12.1%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Daviess County, Indiana:

Median resident age:	35.5 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 14,705	(49.3%)
Females: 15,115	(50.7%)

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Daviess County:	2.7 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

This county:	$39,307
Indiana:	$47,966

This county:	$341
State:	$534

Daviess County:	$100,423
Indiana:	$125,200

Detached houses: $124,449

Here:	$124,449
State:	$160,080

Townhouses or other attached units: $150,042

Here:	$150,042
State:	$149,441

In 2-unit structures: $222,759

Here:	$222,759
State:	$129,187

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $106,118

Here:	$106,118
State:	$133,538

Mobile homes: $30,008

Here:	$30,008
State:	$33,761

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 9
• Burglaries: 24
• Thefts: 101
• Auto thefts: 15

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 43
• Thefts: 94
• Auto thefts: 14

This county:	13.8%
Whole state:	9.5%

This county:	4.8%
Whole state:	4.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Daviess County is $421 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $654 a month.

Cities in this county include: Washington, Odon, Elnora, Plainville, Montgomery, Cannelburg, Alfordsville.

2005 air pollution in Daviess County:

Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.007 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.026 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Dubois County , Greene County , Knox County , Martin County , Pike County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Washington Waterworks (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Daviess County include: Aikman Church (A), All Saints Church (B), Antioch Church (C), Assembly of God Church (D), Shiloh Church (E), Baile Church (F), Veale Creek Church (G), Berea Church (H), Bethany Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Friendship Cemetery (1), Plainville Cemetery (2), Alfordsville Cemetery (3), Wells Cemetery (4), Walnut Hill Cemetery (5), Wagler Cemetery (6), Hawkins Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Jackson Pond (A), Blue Hole Pond (B), Big Piney Pond (C), Melton Pond (D), Swan Pond (E), Horseshoe Pond (F), Little Piney Pond (G), Indian Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dinken Creek (A), Hurricane Branch (B), Mud Creek (C), Smothers Creek (D), Sugar Creek (E), Hawkins Creek (F), Oberts Ditch (G), Hanna Creek (H), Grindstone Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Daviess County include: Glendale State Fish and Wildlife Area (1), West Boggs Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.5%
Indiana:	9.4%

Current college students: 653
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 71.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 571 (26% naturalized citizens)

Daviess County:	1.9%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 69.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,305
• One, attached: 143
• Two: 322
• 3 or 4: 241
• 5 to 9: 180
• 10 to 19: 92
• 20 or more: 267
• Mobile homes: 1,317
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 31

Housing units in Daviess County with a mortgage: 3,565 (309 second mortgage, 261 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,282

Here:	61.0% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Here		57.9%
USA		50.2%

Daviess County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 2.7 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/20/2002, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.

Daviess County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 57% 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 45.5 miles away from Daviess 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 42.8 miles away from the county center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 61.3 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 42.9 miles away from Daviess County center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 53.8 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 53.5 miles away from Daviess 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: 9,463 (72%) Carpooled: 2,382 (18%) Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%) Taxi: 7 (0%) Bicycle: 28 (0%) Walked: 356 (3%) Other means: 192 (1%) Worked at home: 634 (5%)

3.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,862 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.79%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.67% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($16,610 average AGI)
1.12% relocated from other states ($10,253 average AGI)

Daviess County:	1.12%
Indiana average:	2.47%

from Knox County, IN	0.47% ($7,265 average AGI)
from Martin County, IN	0.43% ($27,289)
from Pike County, IN	0.36% ($24,730)
from Dubois County, IN	0.17% ($18,444)
from Gibson County, IN	0.14% ($21,533)
from Greene County, IN	0.14% ($36,400)
from Vanderburgh County, IN	0.14% ($45,067)

5.01% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,695 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.01%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.42% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($20,623 average AGI)
1.58% relocated to other states ($10,072 average AGI)

Daviess County:	1.58%
Indiana average:	2.55%

to Knox County, IN	0.59% ($29,274 average AGI)
to Vanderburgh County, IN	0.37% ($25,487)
to Dubois County, IN	0.35% ($29,757)
to Martin County, IN	0.33% ($25,800)
to Pike County, IN	0.23% ($37,458)
to Marion County, IN	0.21% ($21,136)
to Monroe County, IN	0.17% ($37,000)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 16.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.7

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,476 (3,811 aged, 665 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 25,855 (6,734 male householders, 1,195 female householders)

  6,639 spouses, 9,982 children (9,168 natural, 191 adopted, 623 stepchildren), 361 grandchildren, 132 brothers or sisters, 113 parents, 249 other relatives, 450 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,420 (1,229 male householders (1,031 living alone)), 1,774 female householders (1,677 living alone)), 417 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 545 (495 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,257 2-persons, 1,723 3-persons, 1,515 4-persons, 755 5-persons, 336 6-persons, 343 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,708 1-person, 238 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

86.3% of residents of Daviess County speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (30% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 37% speak English not well, 18% don't speak English at all).
11.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $164,485,000 ($5438 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,582,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $75,712,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $37,355,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,474,000
Federal grants: $33,642,000
Federal procurement contracts: $973,000 ($11,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,329,000 ($1,960,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $603,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,840,000
Federal Government insurance: $34,099,000

Here:	83 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	-17 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.45 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.8
State:	6.1

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

68% of Daviess County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Indiana.

Daviess County:	67.8%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 25521
• Northeast: 300
• Midwest: 1482
• South: 1375
• West: 422

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $50,600

Here:	18.5%
Indiana:	11.8%

Here:	14.7%
Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	8.3%
Indiana:	23.4%

• #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #62 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2005 and 2006"
• #85 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"

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