Decatur County, Indiana (IN)

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% of renters here:	27%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (37.0%), Educational,health and social services (15.3%), Retail trade (11.7%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Decatur County, Indiana:

Median resident age:	35.8 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 12,131	(49.4%)
Females: 12,424	(50.6%)

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Decatur County:	2.6 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

This county:	$46,117
Indiana:	$47,448

This county:	$455
State:	$518

Decatur County:	$118,085
Indiana:	$122,900

Detached houses: $156,986

Here:	$156,986
State:	$158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $138,661

Here:	$138,661
State:	$148,761

In 2-unit structures: $124,825

Here:	$124,825
State:	$113,796

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $183,390

Here:	$183,390
State:	$114,735

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $85,725

Here:	$85,725
State:	$141,159

Mobile homes: $33,378

Here:	$33,378
State:	$33,761

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $137,500

Here:	$137,500
State:	$52,440

This county:	9.3%
Whole state:	9.5%

This county:	2.9%
Whole state:	4.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Decatur County is $489 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $587 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $761 a month.

Cities in this county include: Greensburg, Westport, St. Paul, Millhousen, Milford.

Neighboring counties: Bartholomew County , Franklin County , Jennings County , Ripley County , Rush County , Shelby County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Hamburg Community Center (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Decatur County include: Rock Creek Church (A), Mount Aerie Church (B), Union Church (C), Union Chapel (D), Liberty Church (E), Rodney Church (F), Star Church (G), Springhill Church (H), Mount Pleasant Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Wesley Cemetery (1), Antioch Cemetery (2), Patrick Cemetery (3), Arnold Cemetery (4), Nauvoo Cemetery (5), Horseshoe Bend Cemetery (6), Mowery Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Reed Reservoir (A), Morrison Pond (B), Lake Santee (C), Lake McCoy (D), Greenburg Reservoir (E), Middle Fork Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Middle Branch Clifty Creek (A), Mill Creek (B), Jordan Creek (C), Rodney Branch (D), Hurricane Creek (E), Muddy Fork Sand Creek (F), North Branch Clifty Creek (G), Panther Creek (H), Pond Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Decatur County include: Camp Clifty (1), Greenburg Reservoir State Fishing Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	13.3%
Indiana:	10.4%

Current college students: 647
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 394 (31% naturalized citizens)

Decatur County:	1.6%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 74.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,781
• One, attached: 111
• Two: 300
• 3 or 4: 284
• 5 to 9: 312
• 10 to 19: 152
• 20 or more: 191
• Mobile homes: 854
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Decatur County with a mortgage: 3,574 (417 second mortgage, 472 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,703

Here:	67.7% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Decatur County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Indiana state average. It is 2.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 2/22/1971, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Decatur County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Indiana state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/12/2004 at 13:05:19, a magnitude 3.8 (3.5 MB, 3.8 MW, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 24.8 miles away from Decatur 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, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 96.1 miles away from the county center
On 1/27/1990 at 14:05:50, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.1 miles away from the county center
On 12/20/1990 at 14:04:17, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 64.9 miles away from Decatur County center
On 4/14/2000 at 03:54:20, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 73.3 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 97.1 miles away from Decatur County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 9,933 (81%) Carpooled: 1,653 (13%) Subway or elevated: 16 (0%) Bicycle: 5 (0%) Walked: 285 (2%) Other means: 54 (0%) Worked at home: 383 (3%)

5.70% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,686 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.70%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.42% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($23,066 average AGI)
1.28% relocated from other states ($7,620 average AGI)

Decatur County:	1.28%
Indiana average:	2.47%

from Ripley County, IN	0.60% ($33,267 average AGI)
from Rush County, IN	0.56% ($33,089)
from Jennings County, IN	0.47% ($26,043)
from Bartholomew County, IN	0.46% ($25,022)
from Shelby County, IN	0.42% ($29,190)
from Franklin County, IN	0.33% ($34,061)
from Marion County, IN	0.33% ($26,364)

6.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,264 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.39%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.01% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($22,818 average AGI)
1.38% relocated to other states ($7,448 average AGI)

Decatur County:	1.38%
Indiana average:	2.55%

to Shelby County, IN	0.74% ($29,880 average AGI)
to Ripley County, IN	0.71% ($31,319)
to Marion County, IN	0.63% ($28,641)
to Bartholomew County, IN	0.50% ($28,196)
to Rush County, IN	0.37% ($29,474)
to Franklin County, IN	0.36% ($35,189)
to Jennings County, IN	0.33% ($26,636)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,070 (3,575 aged, 495 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 21,312 (5,630 male householders, 1,308 female householders)

  5,626 spouses, 7,502 children (6,724 natural, 212 adopted, 566 stepchildren), 305 grandchildren, 140 brothers or sisters, 116 parents, 247 other relatives, 438 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,944 (1,142 male householders (927 living alone)), 1,340 female householders (1,213 living alone)), 462 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 299 (266 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,004 2-persons, 1,620 3-persons, 1,412 4-persons, 629 5-persons, 174 6-persons, 99 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,140 1-person, 291 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 1 6-persons.

97.0% of residents of Decatur County speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 34% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $115,087,000 ($4609 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,826,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $57,123,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $25,252,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,034,000
Federal grants: $21,015,000
Federal procurement contracts: $889,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,773,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,182,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,531,000
Federal Government insurance: $33,085,000

Here:	79 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	48 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+9 per 1000 residents

Here:	-12 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.35 millions of gallons per day (42% from ground, 58% from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

61% of Decatur County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Indiana.

Decatur County:	61.2%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 20593
• Northeast: 167
• Midwest: 1216
• South: 1864
• West: 270

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $55,000

Here:	8.8%
Indiana:	11.8%

Here:	2.7%
Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	13.2%
Indiana:	23.4%

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