Decatur County, Indiana (IN)

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County population in July 2007: 24,959 (42% urban, 58% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 6,871
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,518

% of renters here:	27%
State:	29%

Land area: 373 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 67 people per square mile

(average).

2008 cost of living index in Decatur County: 82.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 83%
Government: 9%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Decatur County, Indiana:

White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
Hispanic (0.5%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $28,109
County population in 2003: 24,764
Jobs in 2003: 13,211

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Decatur County,IN real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 12,566
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.3%

Average household size:

Decatur County:	2.6 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,117 ($40,401 in 1999)

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

2007 median house/condo value: $117,053 ($86,400 in 2000)

Decatur County:	$117,053
Indiana:	$122,900

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $455 (lower quartile is $372, upper quartile is $527)

This county:	$455
State:	$518

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $947
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $306

Institutionalized population: 267

Decatur County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 100 buildings, average cost: $108,900
2001: 100 buildings, average cost: $134,500
2002: 102 buildings, average cost: $123,500
2003: 91 buildings, average cost: $131,200
2004: 98 buildings, average cost: $116,400

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Decatur County Indiana:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 73.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 25.7%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $548 (0.6%)

Decatur County household income distribution in 2007

Decatur County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	9.3%
Whole state:	9.5%

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

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.1%
Indiana:	4.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 200 1990 to 1994: 26 1985 to 1989: 54 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 10 1970 to 1974: 24 1970 to 1974: 1 1965 to 1969: 79

Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

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

Decatur County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Decatur County
Average size of farms: 306 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $128631
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $279.51
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.82%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 45.28%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $107453
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 82.37%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.06%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $112891
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 82.40%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.60
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 4.78%
Corn for grain: 71795 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 5422 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 86688 harvested acres
Vegetables: 80 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 11 acres

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.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Metal and metal products (13%)
Transportation equipment (11%)
Construction (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
Machinery (4%)
Educational services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (14%)
Transportation equipment (12%)
Educational services (9%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Assemblers and fabricators (13%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3%)

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

Japan (30%)
Vietnam (13%)
Germany (12%)
Canada (10%)
India (10%)
Philippines (8%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Decatur County:

German (35%)
United States or American (23%)
English (12%)
Irish (9%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Italian (2%)

Decatur County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Decatur County, Indiana

219 people in nursing homes
38 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
19 people in other group homes
10 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
8 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $45,279.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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

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

Births per 1000 population in Decatur County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Decatur County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Decatur County

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%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 4
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 7725.270
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 284.340
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 48418.1

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1346.090
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 992.690
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 19.85

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 27.38
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 83.39

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 3.97

Household type by relationship

Households: 24,256

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,988

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

Deaths: 1,201

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

Net international migration: +174

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

Net internal migration: -308

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

Population growth in Decatur County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 218
1995 to 1998: 803
1990 to 1994: 700
1980 to 1989: 768
1970 to 1979: 1,648
1960 to 1969: 1,536
1950 to 1959: 874
1940 to 1949: 551
1939 or earlier: 2,894

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Decatur County, Indiana:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 101 4 rooms: 587 5 rooms: 1,643 6 rooms: 2,071 7 rooms: 1,278 8 rooms: 582 9+ rooms: 607

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Decatur County, Indiana:
	1 room: 5 2 rooms: 129 3 rooms: 470 4 rooms: 650 5 rooms: 654 6 rooms: 335 7 rooms: 133 8 rooms: 83 9+ rooms: 59

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Decatur County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 149 2 bedrooms: 1,723 3 bedrooms: 4,005 4 bedrooms: 801 5+ bedrooms: 193

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Decatur County:
	no bedroom: 5 1 bedroom: 637 2 bedrooms: 1,113 3 bedrooms: 607 4 bedrooms: 113 5+ bedrooms: 43

Cars and other vehicles available in Decatur County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 252 1 vehicle: 1,491 2 vehicles: 3,149 3 vehicles: 1,373 4 vehicles: 441 5+ vehicles: 165

Cars and other vehicles available in Decatur County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 285 1 vehicle: 1,147 2 vehicles: 758 3 vehicles: 252 4 vehicles: 64 5+ vehicles: 12

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

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 (40%) Electricity (27%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%) Wood (5%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Other fuel (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (38%) Electricity (37%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) Wood (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 259

Here:	8.8%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 36

Here:	2.7%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 73

Here:	13.2%
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.)

Decatur County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Air Transportation: $19,000
Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $7,054,000
Charges - Hospital Public: $28,941,000
All Other: $829,000

Parks & Recreation: $71,000
Construction - Own Hospitals: $3,204,000
General: $975,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $26,414,000
Regular Highways: $2,487,000

Central Staff Services: $2,297,000

General - Other: $1,736,000

Welfare - Other: $1,052,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $713,000

Corrections - Other: $678,000

Health Services - Other: $610,000

Police Protection: $512,000

Financial Administration: $498,000

Parks & Recreation: $484,000

General Public Buildings: $318,000

Natural Resources - Other: $95,000

Air Transportation: $19,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $92,000
General - Interest on Debt: $320,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $1,204,000
Libraries: $200,000

Solid Waste Management: $75,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,804,000
Health & Hospitals: $108,000

All Other: $3,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $7,709,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $89,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $7,290,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $330,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,903,000
Interest Earnings: $332,000

Rents: $3,000
Other Capital Outlay - Own Hospitals: $1,637,000
Central Staff: $363,000

General - Other: $211,000

Regular Highways: $104,000

Parks & Recreation: $25,000

Corrections - Other: $7,000

Judicial: $7,000

Police Protection: $6,000

Health - Other: $3,000

Natural Resource - Other: $3,000

Financial Administration: $2,000

Welfare - Other: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $14,792,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,703,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $875,000
General Support: $728,000

Public Welfare: $407,000

Highways: $240,000

Health & Hospitals: $165,000
Tax - Individual Income: $1,587,000
Property: $748,000

Other Selective Sales: $95,000

NEC: $22,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $17,578,000

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