DeKalb County, Indiana (IN)

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% of renters here:	18%
State:	29%

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

Type of workers:

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

Races in DeKalb County, Indiana:

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

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

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DeKalb County:	2.6 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

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

This county:	$464
State:	$518

DeKalb County:	$116,075
Indiana:	$122,900

Detached houses: $152,333

Here:	$152,333
State:	$158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $139,348

Here:	$139,348
State:	$148,761

In 2-unit structures: $168,744

Here:	$168,744
State:	$113,796

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $105,958

Here:	$105,958
State:	$114,735

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $126,723

Here:	$126,723
State:	$141,159

Mobile homes: $30,691

Here:	$30,691
State:	$33,761

This county:	5.9%
Whole state:	9.5%

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

Here:	14.0%
Indiana:	10.4%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

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

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

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.

DeKalb County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Indiana state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/12/1986 at 08:19:37, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 67.9 miles away from DeKalb County center
On 9/2/1994 at 21:23:06, a magnitude 3.5 (3.4 LG, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 99.7 miles away from the county center
On 4/17/1990 at 10:27:34, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 64.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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%

Household type by relationship

• 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

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

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

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

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

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

Here:	6.3
State:	6.1

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

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

Here:	7.2%
Indiana:	11.8%

Here:	3.1%
Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	19.7%
Indiana:	23.4%

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