DeKalb County, Indiana (IN)

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County population in July 2007: 41,796 (58% urban, 42% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 12,341
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,793

% of renters here:	18%
State:	29%

Land area: 363 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 115 people per square mile

(average).

2008 cost of living index in DeKalb County: 82.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (43.4%), Educational,health and social services (13.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 87%
Government: 7%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in DeKalb County, Indiana:

White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
Hispanic (1.7%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
Other race (0.7%)
American Indian (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	34.7 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 20,059	(49.8%)
Females: 20,226	(50.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $33,825
County population in 2003: 41,140
Jobs in 2003: 22,895

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Total labor force in 2004: 21,891
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.5%

Average household size:

DeKalb County:	2.6 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,262 ($44,909 in 1999)

This county:	$51,262
Indiana:	$47,448

2007 median house/condo value: $115,991 ($88,000 in 2000)

DeKalb County:	$115,991
Indiana:	$122,900

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $464 (lower quartile is $384, upper quartile is $548)

This county:	$464
State:	$518

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,072
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $325

Institutionalized population: 405

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 190 buildings, average cost: $129,100
2001: 198 buildings, average cost: $128,200
2002: 188 buildings, average cost: $130,200
2003: 238 buildings, average cost: $140,000
2004: 205 buildings, average cost: $149,100

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in DeKalb County Indiana:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 68.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 31.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $695 (0.8%)

DeKalb County household income distribution in 2007

DeKalb County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	5.9%
Whole state:	9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	2.8%
Whole state:	4.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in DeKalb County is $444 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $564 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $776 a month.

Cities in this county include: Auburn, Garrett, Butler, Waterloo, St. Joe, Corunna, Altona.

Neighboring counties: Allen County , Defiance County, Ohio , LaGrange County , Noble County , Steuben County , Williams County, Ohio .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable location: Auburn Golf Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in DeKalb County include: Meese Church (A), Coburn Corners Church (B), Ashley-Hudson Church (C), Barker Church (D), Barkers Chapel Methodist Church (E), Union Chapel (F), Maple Grove Church (G), Big Run Church (H), The Wesleyan Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Alton Cemetery (1), Watson Cemetery (2), Wartenbe Cemetery (3), Barkers Chapel Cemetery (4), Bear Creek Cemetery (5), Jenkins Cemetery (6), Kraft Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Cedar Lake (A), Story Lake (B), Upper Story Lake (C), Holiday Lakes (D), Depew Lake (E), Lintz Lake (F), Lower Story Lake (G), Haynes Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hiram Sweet Ditch (A), Black Creek (B), Buck Creek (C), Bear Creek (D), Sycamore Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in DeKalb County: Hardy Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.7%
Indiana:	4.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Current college students: 1,537
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 322 (42% naturalized citizens)

DeKalb County:	0.8%
Whole state:	3.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 115 1990 to 1994: 16 1985 to 1989: 53 1980 to 1984: 30 1975 to 1979: 35 1970 to 1974: 19 1970 to 1974: 4 1965 to 1969: 50

Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 67.0%

DeKalb County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 12,241
One, attached: 138
Two: 513
3 or 4: 597
5 to 9: 293
10 to 19: 201
20 or more: 363
Mobile homes: 1,790
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Housing units in DeKalb County with a mortgage: 6,411 (655 second mortgage, 671 home equity loan, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,515

Here:	71.8% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Agriculture in DeKalb County
Average size of farms: 179 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $42338
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $198.67
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.49%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 41.84%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $42092
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 69.19%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.76%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $61446
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 92.20%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 6.06
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 20.56%
Corn for grain: 41016 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 7146 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 68197 harvested acres
Vegetables: 13 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 30 acres

DeKalb County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Indiana state average. It is 1.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 29 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/14/1992, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 28 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Metal and metal products (18%)
Transportation equipment (13%)
Construction (10%)
Plastics and rubber products (7%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)
Educational services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (12%)
Educational services (9%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Cashiers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (23%)
Canada (13%)
Germany (12%)
Netherlands (11%)
Vietnam (7%)
Korea (7%)
United Kingdom (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in DeKalb County:

German (39%)
United States or American (21%)
English (9%)
Irish (7%)
French (except Basque) (3%)
Italian (2%)
Polish (2%)

DeKalb County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 16,953 (84%)
Carpooled: 2,198 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 71 (0%)
Motorcycle: 23 (0%)
Bicycle: 55 (0%)
Walked: 395 (2%)
Other means: 106 (1%)
Worked at home: 488 (2%)

People in group quarters in DeKalb County, Indiana

273 people in nursing homes
70 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
62 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
23 people in homes for the mentally retarded
19 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
5 people in homes for the mentally ill
2 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $49,758.

6.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,263 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.40%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.46% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($22,599 average AGI)
1.95% relocated from other states ($10,664 average AGI)
DeKalb County: 1.95%
Indiana average: 2.47%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Allen County, IN	1.68% ($39,659 average AGI)
from Noble County, IN	1.05% ($27,912)
from Steuben County, IN	0.88% ($24,546)
from Williams County, OH	0.17% ($27,750)
from Defiance County, OH	0.13% ($34,952)
from LaGrange County, IN	0.11% ($22,222)
from Whitley County, IN	0.11% ($34,471)

6.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,645 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.83%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.92% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($23,066 average AGI)
1.91% relocated to other states ($9,579 average AGI)
DeKalb County: 1.91%
Indiana average: 2.55%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Allen County, IN	1.91% ($35,052 average AGI)
to Steuben County, IN	0.98% ($30,686)
to Noble County, IN	0.93% ($28,560)
to Marion County, IN	0.18% ($22,586)
to LaGrange County, IN	0.15% ($38,417)
to Whitley County, IN	0.12% ($30,100)
to Williams County, OH	0.10% ($32,563)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.2

Births per 1000 population in DeKalb County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Deaths per 1000 population in DeKalb County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in DeKalb County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,506 (4,737 aged, 769 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.41
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 4838.170
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 108.370
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 37681.82

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1315.440
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 866.560
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 7.2

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 38.14
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 64.81

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12

Household type by relationship

Households: 39,830

In family households: 34,926 (9,017 male householders, 1,969 female householders)
9,208 spouses, 12,839 children (11,325 natural, 332 adopted, 1,182 stepchildren), 488 grandchildren, 161 brothers or sisters, 124 parents, 339 other relatives, 781 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,904 (2,127 male householders (1,662 living alone)), 2,033 female householders (1,892 living alone)), 744 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 455 (415 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,356 2-persons, 2,600 3-persons, 2,401 4-persons, 1,102 5-persons, 383 6-persons, 144 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,554 1-person, 509 2-persons, 62 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

97.5% of residents of DeKalb County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (38% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 59% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $144,438,000 ($3478 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,482,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $84,076,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $31,456,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,494,000
Federal grants: $15,909,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,345,000 ($153,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,157,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,386,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $18,509,000
Federal Government insurance: $23,029,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,001

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

Deaths: 1,815

Here:	44 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +93

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

Net internal migration: +147

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Population growth in DeKalb County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.37 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 522
1995 to 1998: 1,615
1990 to 1994: 1,236
1980 to 1989: 1,743
1970 to 1979: 2,075
1960 to 1969: 1,296
1950 to 1959: 1,226
1940 to 1949: 938
1939 or earlier: 5,493

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in DeKalb County, Indiana:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 18 3 rooms: 119 4 rooms: 860 5 rooms: 2,645 6 rooms: 3,128 7 rooms: 2,694 8 rooms: 1,570 9+ rooms: 1,305

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in DeKalb County, Indiana:
	1 room: 36 2 rooms: 168 3 rooms: 464 4 rooms: 829 5 rooms: 540 6 rooms: 396 7 rooms: 259 8 rooms: 57 9+ rooms: 44

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in DeKalb County:
	no bedroom: 15 1 bedroom: 131 2 bedrooms: 2,249 3 bedrooms: 7,464 4 bedrooms: 2,078 5+ bedrooms: 404

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in DeKalb County:
	no bedroom: 55 1 bedroom: 731 2 bedrooms: 1,140 3 bedrooms: 718 4 bedrooms: 135 5+ bedrooms: 14

Cars and other vehicles available in DeKalb County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 266 1 vehicle: 2,836 2 vehicles: 5,212 3 vehicles: 2,821 4 vehicles: 895 5+ vehicles: 311

Cars and other vehicles available in DeKalb County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 223 1 vehicle: 1,399 2 vehicles: 953 3 vehicles: 163 4 vehicles: 20 5+ vehicles: 35

57% of DeKalb County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Indiana.

DeKalb County:	56.9%
State average:	55.7%

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

This state: 30595
Northeast: 629
Midwest: 5739
South: 2306
West: 570

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $71,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (56%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%) Electricity (16%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Wood (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (50%) Electricity (34%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Other fuel (2%) Wood (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 369

Here:	7.2%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 70

Here:	3.1%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 275

Here:	19.7%
Indiana:	23.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

DeKalb County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Air Transportation: $1,125,000
Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,401,000
Charges - All Other: $828,000
Construction - General: $1,139,000
Regular Highways: $772,000

Air Transportation: $756,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $4,068,000
Central Staff Services: $3,420,000

Welfare - Other: $2,440,000

Corrections - Other: $1,851,000

Financial Administration: $1,182,000

Police Protection: $1,000,000

Natural Resources - Other: $872,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $864,000

General - Other: $825,000

Health Services - Other: $396,000

General Public Buildings: $282,000

Parks & Recreation: $183,000

Air Transportation: $152,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $104,000

Solid Waste Management: $56,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $56,000
General - Interest on Debt: $186,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $2,412,000
Libraries: $355,000

Solid Waste Management: $60,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $405,000
Public Welfare: $120,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,500,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,410,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $90,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,472,000
Interest Earnings: $220,000

Rents: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $672,000
Regular Highways: $270,000

Air Transportation: $151,000

Central Staff: $110,000

Financial Administration: $55,000

Welfare - Other: $19,000

General Public Building: $17,000

Corrections - Other: $14,000

Natural Resource - Other: $7,000

Judicial: $1,000

Police Protection: $1,000

Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $7,142,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $9,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $2,333,000
General Support: $1,219,000

Public Welfare: $566,000

All Other: $356,000

Health & Hospitals: $64,000
Tax - Individual Income: $2,564,000
Property: $2,238,000

Other Selective Sales: $229,000

NEC: $66,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $7,918,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

DeKalb County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)