Dubois County, Indiana (IN)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (37.5%), Educational,health and social services (13.1%), Retail trade (11.5%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Dubois County, Indiana:

Median resident age:	36.1 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Males: 19,619	(49.5%)
Females: 20,055	(50.5%)

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Dubois County:	2.6 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

This county:	$50,418
Indiana:	$47,448

This county:	$428
State:	$518

Dubois County:	$122,988
Indiana:	$122,900

Detached houses: $156,597

Here:	$156,597
State:	$158,066

Townhouses or other attached units: $120,300

Here:	$120,300
State:	$148,761

In 2-unit structures: $127,824

Here:	$127,824
State:	$113,796

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $126,189

Here:	$126,189
State:	$114,735

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $142,716

Here:	$142,716
State:	$141,159

Mobile homes: $37,344

Here:	$37,344
State:	$33,761

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $44,643

Here:	$44,643
State:	$52,440

This county:	5.3%
Whole state:	9.5%

This county:	1.7%
Whole state:	4.2%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Dubois County is $406 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $520 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $710 a month.

Cities in this county include: Jasper, Huntingburg, Ferdinand, Holland, Birdseye.

2005 air pollution in Dubois County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 26 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 55 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 16.9 µg/m³. Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 41 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Crawford County , Daviess County , Martin County , Orange County , Perry County , Pike County , Spencer County , Warrick County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Duff Conservation Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Dubois County include: Anderson Valley Church (A), Shiloh Church (B), Lemmon Church (C), Saint Raphaels Church (D), Saint Joe Church (E), Saint Johns Church (F), Hickory Grove Church (G), Nicholson Valley Church (H), Saint Peters Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Adkins Cemetery (1), Garland Cemetery (2), Alexander Cemetery (3), Payne Cemetery (4), Armstrong Cemetery (5), Augustana Cemetery (6), Gwin Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Camp Ground Lake (A), Knebel Lake (B), Izaak Walton Lakes (C), Izaak Walton Lake (D), Ireland Lake (E), Saint Anthony School Lake (F), Olinger Lake (G), Idle Hour Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lick Fork (A), Mill Creek (B), Miller Fork (C), Wolfe Creek (D), Ell Creek (E), Jasper Drain (F), Jasper Brook (G), Jahn Creek (H), Ireland Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Dubois County include: Lick Fork State Recreation Area (1), Maple Grove Camp (2), Camp Carnes (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.6%
Indiana:	10.4%

Current college students: 1,112
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 828 (24% naturalized citizens)

Dubois County:	2.1%
Whole state:	3.1%

Mean travel time to work: 17.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 90.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,865
• One, attached: 235
• Two: 823
• 3 or 4: 518
• 5 to 9: 255
• 10 to 19: 437
• 20 or more: 284
• Mobile homes: 1,080
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14

Housing units in Dubois County with a mortgage: 5,371 (378 second mortgage, 795 home equity loan, 34 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,755

Here:	58.9% with mortgage
State:	70.9% with mortgage

Dubois County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Indiana state average. It is 1.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/3/1970, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Dubois County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Indiana state average. It is 62% 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 53.9 miles away from Dubois 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 62.4 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 54.0 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 52.0 miles away from Dubois County center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 66.8 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 29.5 miles away from Dubois 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: 17,620 (85%) Carpooled: 1,949 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%) Subway or elevated: 2 (0%) Railroad: 1 (0%) Motorcycle: 13 (0%) Bicycle: 30 (0%) Walked: 388 (2%) Other means: 72 (0%) Worked at home: 611 (3%)

4.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,775 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.36%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.11% relocated from other counties in Indiana ($23,820 average AGI)
1.25% relocated from other states ($14,956 average AGI)

Dubois County:	1.25%
Indiana average:	2.47%

from Spencer County, IN	0.48% ($30,367 average AGI)
from Pike County, IN	0.41% ($26,397)
from Daviess County, IN	0.22% ($29,757)
from Orange County, IN	0.22% ($37,444)
from Vanderburgh County, IN	0.21% ($32,853)
from Perry County, IN	0.21% ($35,088)
from Crawford County, IN	0.19% ($22,968)

4.69% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($49,383 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.69%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.16% relocated to other counties in Indiana ($21,960 average AGI)
1.53% relocated to other states ($27,423 average AGI)

Dubois County:	1.53%
Indiana average:	2.55%

to Spencer County, IN	0.46% ($39,592 average AGI)
to Vanderburgh County, IN	0.43% ($25,347)
to Pike County, IN	0.37% ($30,148)
to Marion County, IN	0.36% ($34,424)
to Martin County, IN	0.16% ($29,444)
to Perry County, IN	0.13% ($37,524)
to Gibson County, IN	0.12% ($37,200)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,818 (5,215 aged, 603 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 34,302 (9,196 male householders, 1,568 female householders)

  9,161 spouses, 13,176 children (12,077 natural, 387 adopted, 712 stepchildren), 259 grandchildren, 132 brothers or sisters, 169 parents, 179 other relatives, 462 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,598 (1,831 male householders (1,483 living alone)), 2,169 female householders (2,003 living alone)), 598 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 774 (542 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,376 2-persons, 2,413 3-persons, 2,413 4-persons, 1,115 5-persons, 393 6-persons, 54 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,486 1-person, 455 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

95.1% of residents of Dubois County speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (32% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 32% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $207,339,000 ($5085 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $31,267,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $85,976,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $36,670,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,605,000
Federal grants: $19,939,000
Federal procurement contracts: $47,688,000 ($23,704,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,461,000 ($5,272,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,266,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $19,175,000
Federal Government insurance: $19,396,000

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	46 per 1000 residents
State:	47 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	-3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.19 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	6.1
State:	6.1

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

67% of Dubois County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Indiana.

Dubois County:	66.7%
State average:	55.7%

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

• This state: 34413
• Northeast: 350
• Midwest: 1653
• South: 1826
• West: 534

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $68,100

Here:	10.3%
Indiana:	11.8%

Here:	2.7%
Indiana:	8.8%

Here:	11.6%
Indiana:	23.4%

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